Transcript How can we review the impact of ancient Greece and Rome?

EQ: What have been the contributions of
classical civilizations to the history of
humankind?
Aim: How can we review the impact of ancient
Greece and Rome?
Do Now:
HW- Review Notes Test on Greece and Rome this week
1. Make sure you get today’s review chart.
2. What do we know about Greece and Rome.
(Fast brainstorm- come up to board for Extra Credit.)
Mini lesson- how to fill in your review chart.
Social Studies- Objectives: The student will explain
how the contributions of ancient Greece and Rome
have influenced the present world in terms of
architecture, government (direct and representative
democracy), and sports.
The ancient Greeks and Romans were
two groups of people who made
significant contributions to society in
terms of architecture, government,
and sports.
The ancient Greeks and
Romans have influenced the
lives of people today.
Know the following terms:
• Contribution: the act of giving or doing
something
• Direct democracy: a government in which
people vote to make their own rules and laws
• Representative democracy: a government in
which people vote for (elect) a smaller group
of citizens to make their rules and laws for
everyone
In this lesson, we will study the
Ancient cultures of Greece & Rome
You may be surprised to find out how much we
learned from these people of long ago…
Activity- How can we design a review chart on Ancient Greece and
Rome?
Directions- Step 1- go to www.mrmegna.com , Step 2 Global 9th Grade
ESL, Scroll to bottom of page and open up power point and fill in
chart. Make sure you put facts about Greece under Greece and facts
about Rome under Rome.
Facts about Rome
Facts about Greece
The people of Ancient Greece &
Rome made many contributions to
today’s society.
Some of those contributions were in:
Architecture
government
Sports
A
contribution is
the act of giving or doing something
***The ancient Greeks & Romans made
contributions
by giving people today ideas for architecture,
government, and sports.
The Greeks used columns when they
designed many buildings.
This is a column
This is a picture of the Parthenon in
Greece.
The Romans used arches when they
constructed (made) buildings.
This is an arch
This is the
Colosseum in Rome.
The Romans used arches when they
constructed (made) aqueducts.
This is an arch
Not only did the people of Ancient Greece &
Rome influence architecture, they also
influenced Art.
Can you
see the
many
tiles in
this
mosaic?
Many Greek & Roman buildings display
mosaics and
sculptures.
Have you ever heard of the Olympics?
You have probably enjoyed watching the
athletes compete in the Winter Olympics as
well as the Summer Olympics.
The Olympic Games began back in Ancient
Greece.
So far we have learned how
the Greeks and Romans
influenced architecture
and sports. We will learn
about one more way they
made a contribution to
the people of today.
***Our government is based on ideas
from Ancient Greece & Rome.
***We call Greece “The Birthplace of
Democracy.”
***A democracy is a government ruled by
the people.
The people of Greece used a
Direct Democracy.
A Direct Democracy is a government where
people vote to make their own rules & laws.
***The Romans used a
Republican form of Government Representative Democracy.
A Representative Democracy is a government in
which the people elect (vote for) a smaller group to
make the rules & laws for everyone.
Which kind of government do we have in the
United States?
Do we have a Direct Democracy?
Do we have a Representative Democracy?
This one is correct!
Now that we have learned about the
contributions of the Greeks and Romans, let’s
focus on where these places were located and
find out about the people who lived there.
***Both Greece and Rome are located on the
continent of Europe. They are both located on
the Mediterranean Sea. Both places have
many hills, too.
***Pelopennesus – a mountainous peninsula in southern Europe
Almost 2000 islands surrounded Peloponnesus – Villages were isolated, cut off from each other
***Where did ancient Greek
civilization begin?
***On the Peloponnesus
and the islands
surrounding this
mountainous peninsula
The Greeks were shipbuilders.
The Romans were road builders.
Both ancient Greece & Rome had only a small
amount of the rich soil needed for farming. Still
some of the people were farmers. They had to
farm on hillsides
Because of where they lived, the Greeks &
Romans needed to adapt to their environment.
Ancient Greece & Rome were located along the
Mediterranean Sea, so the people who lived
there were traders.
Since there were many mountains & hills, the
Greeks built many, small communities.
***Political units made up of a city
and surrounding villages sprung up
called “city-states.”
***Greek city-states shared common culture and language, but
choose different forms of government. Athens and Sparta were the
largest city-states.
***Monarchy – ruled by Kings
***Some were ruled by a “tyrant” someone who took power illegally
***Sparta was ruled by an “oligarchy” a system ruled by a few
individuals and was a military state (had two kings)
***Athens became a limited democracy where all citizens could take
part in the government and make laws. Only free adult males were
citizens. Women, slaves, and foreigners were not citizens
***In the early 5th century B.C., Greece was invaded by Persia
(which is now Iran)
***Athens and Sparta joined forces. The Greeks won!
***Decades later Athens & Sparta fought each other in the
Peloponnesian War – Sparta won
The city-states were so busy focusing on the war between Sparta and
Athens they didn’t notice their neighbor Macedonia was building an
army to invade Greece.
***Alexander the Great from Macedonia conquered territories from
North Africa, Middle East and Asia spreading Greek culture.
Who was Pericles?
Pericles was an Athenian statesman, so influential in Athenian
history that the period of his power is called the Age of
Pericles.
In Athenian politics Pericles sought to enable all citizens to
take an active part in the government. Payment of citizens for
their services to the state was introduced, and members of
the council were chosen by lot from the entire body of
Athenians.
Pericles believed anyone who neglects Athens is useless
Pericles believed anyone who fights for their state should
have a say in state affairs
***ANCIENT
ROME
***Overthrew their Monarchy
***Created a “republic” a form of government in which citizens
elect representatives to rule in their name
***All male citizens could vote but only “patricians” members
of rich and powerful families could hold the highest government
offices.
***Farmers, merchants, and craftspeople made up the class
known as “plebeians.”
***The Roman Republic grew to fast and there was so much
conflict that they allowed Octavian (Augustus) to take control
and formed the “Roman Empire” under his complete control.
Augustus expands the Empire
takes over Palestine a Jewish
kingdom in the Mediterranean.
during this time period Jesus is
born and Christianity begins
Christianity becomes official
religion of the Roman Empire
***Causes for the decline of the Roman Empire
A series of inexperienced and corrupt emperors
Division of the Empire
Conflict with Germanic tribes
Crushing tax burden
Gap between the rich and the poor
Decline of patriotism and loyalty
Food shortages
What’s this?
The Parthenon
Where can it be found?
Greece
What’s this?
The Colosseum
Where can it be found?
Rome
We have learned about the many contributions that the
Ancient Greeks
&
Romans
made to the world.
We can thank the Greeks & Romans for:
Greeks
artists, writers and philosophers
theater, science, and government
Democracy – giving people a
voice in government
Romans
roads, aqueducts, and public buildings
idea of a republic and created written
code of law
Legal systems today still influenced by
the republic of Rome
Activity- Make a list of what they
have in common on the back of
the chart.
Activity- Video analysis
Make a list of the contributions the ancient Greeks
and Romans did.
Summary/ Conclusion
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