Transcript Greeks and the Romans

Chapter 4 and 5
Pages 58-89
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Students will learn to…
◦ Identify the factors that led to the development of
the Aegean civilization.
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Mythology
Polis
Persian Wars
Peloponnesian War
City-State
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Olympics
Sparta
Democracy
Hellenistic
Philosophy
Take a look at the geographical make up of Greece.
Find a partner and make some observations…
• What are some of the things that you noticed?
• How do you think the geography of this country impacts its people and
their lives?
• What would be the positive effect and negative effect
of this impact?
Geography
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Take a look at the
physical make up of
Greece. Make some
observations…
What are some of
the things that you
noticed?
How do you think
the geography of
this country
impacts its people
and their lives?
What would be the
positive effect and
negative effect of
this impact?
1900 BC
492 BC
338 BC
• Mycenaeans invade Greece
• “Age of Pericles” begins
• Hellenic dominance ends
 Minoans
◦ King Minos
◦ Bull Dancing Pg. 61
◦ Decline: Tidal Wave
or Earthquake!
 Mycenaeans
◦ Mythology
◦ Unified Greece w/
language & religion
◦ Decline: Arguing 
weakness and
Dorians conquered
After Dorians invade
 Gods / Goddesses
appear in Greek
myths
 Polytheistic
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Look at Pg. 62
What might this
reveal about the
people?
 1200
BC –
700 BC
◦ Dorians
◦ Ionians
Why do you think so little is known
about this time period?
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Students will learn to…
◦ Describe the development of city-states
◦ Compare and contrast the democracy of Athens
with the government of Sparta
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• Polis
• Colonies
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• Aristocrats
• Common people
• Oligarchies
• Democracies
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Pericles’ Speech
Pg. 58
Why would the
government
exclude some
people?
Which government
would you rather
live under and why?
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Compare and contrast the Greeks’ belief in the right of the
individual with the beliefs of the Indo-Aryan caste system.
Provide examples of effects on present-day cultures of these
differing beliefs.
Fill in Leaders and the changes they made looking on Pg. 67
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Use the SmartBoard to find the difference between a direct and
indirect democracy. List countries that an indirect democracy
would be practiced.
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Complete the chart learning the government, economy and social
values of Athens.
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Complete the chart learning the government, economy and social
values of Sparta.
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What evidence
do we have that
the Greeks had
yet to become a
nation?
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What do you think
might have
happened to get
the city-states to
unite?
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Students will learn to…
◦ Describe the role of the Persian Wars in Athens’ rise
to Greek leadership
◦ Evaluate Athenian democracy and the reasons for
Athens’ decline
◦ Describe the changes that occurred in Greece and
Persia after their conquest by Philip of Macedonia
and Alexander the Great
◦ The Legacy of Greece
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Athens &
Sparta allied
against
Persians.
Will lead to
Athens in
power
 Marathons?
 Olympics?
Battle of Thermopylae Video
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Delian League
◦ Defensive Group
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Pericles
◦ The Golden Age
◦ Parthenon
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Government
◦ Assembly
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Direct Democracy
◦ Almost every citizen
could hold a public
office
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Courts
◦ All citizens created
equal.
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Education
◦ Needed to keep
democracy
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Girls learned at home
◦ Read, write, and play a
musical instrument
◦ Weaving
◦ Pottery-making
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If women wanted
protection of the law,
they had to have a
male citizen represent
her in court
Girls
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Tutors taught large
groups and poorly paid
◦ Boys were educated from
age 6-16+
◦ Play a musical instrument
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Age 14-Gymnasium
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Athletic skills
Astronomy
Geometry
Geography
Public speaking
Natural history
Boys
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No one needed
Delian League
Athens reacts bad
City-states Revolt!
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Macedonia invades!
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Alexander takes
charge
His goal: Spread the
Hellenic civilization
abroad
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Alexander’s idea
◦ “One World”
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Hellenistic Age
begins
◦ At time of economic
growth and cultural
exchange
Greek Legacy