Transcript Ancient Greece

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Ancient Greece
Ch. 9
Ch. 9 Lesson 1
Objective: The students will learn
where Greece is located on a map.
They will also learn about the early
cities of Greece and how they
developed over time.
Standards:6-2.1 Describe the
development of ancient Greek
culture including the concept of
citizenship and the early forms of
democracy in Athens.
Label Greece on a map.
Geography of Greece
A mountainous land
1. It did not provide much land to
farm
2. They had to farm on hillsides.
3. The mountains divided the people
The Sea
Greece is surrounded by many seas:
Aegean, Ionian, and the
Mediterranean
Greece had a lot of harbors along its
long coastline.
They traded with a lot of cultures
around them.
They traded crops: grapes, olives,
and grains.
Trade
Where did they get this from?
Discuss in group for a moment
Food
Alphabet
Countries
along the
Mediterranean
Sea
Phoenicians
Coins
Lydians
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Write 5 facts about
Greece
City-states
Greece was not a united country,
but had small independent citystates.
Climate was nice in Greece: Winter
(rain), and Summers (hot and dry)
1. Greece held many events outside:
theaters, political meetings, and
religious ceremonies.
Early Greek cities
The Minoans
1. Located on the island of Crete
2. Had a written language, made
cloth, pottery, and jewelry.
3. King Minos
4. Controlled trade of surrounding
areas
5. About 2000 bc, the Minoans started
leaving Crete and came to the main
island of Greece.
Greek Pirates
The early civilization of Mycenae
reminds me of ancient pirates.
They had a huge city surround by 20
ft. walls.
They attacked other ships and took
their valuables (plunder)
Greek Polis
Definition – Greek City-state
English words like Police and Politics
comes from polis.
Acropolis-a fort in each city-state
that people would go to in times of
danger
Agora – marketplace
Agoras (outside marketplaces)
1.Men would shop
2.Women would go to the water
fountain
3. People would debate issue, choose
officials, pass laws, and carry out
business
Citizenship
Only free, land-owning men born in a
polis could be citizens
Women and children could qualify for
citizenship, but had none of the
rights that went along with it.
Sparta
Government: Military and oligarchy
Slaves were called Helots (Greek for
capture)
Population in 450 BC was 25,000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v97o90bnUVs
Life of a Spartan
Only healthy babies were allowed to
live in Sparta
Boys were sent to military camp at
age seven. ( They were given very
little supplies to survive. They often
stole in order to live)
Read quote on page 185
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Ancient Greece
Spartan Women
Strong and responsible
Very athletic: wrestled, ran, played
sports.
Had rights
Ran the family farms while husband
was away.
Athens
Greek city-state (named after the
goddesses Athena)
Had a Democracy (government by the
people)
Athenian governing body was called the
Assembly.
Only citizens were allowed to take part of
the Assembly and vote.
Slaves, women, and workers born outside
of Athens were not citizens.
Population in 450 bc 170,000 people
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Greece
Objective: The students will learn
about the “Golden Age” of Athens
and learn about the Greek
Philosophers: Socrates, Plato, and
Aristotle.
Standard: 6-2.2
Pages 261-265
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-mkVSasZIM
Greeks Vs. Persia
Background:
Persia was the greatest military
power in the world at this time.
They attacked Athens and the
Athenians won. This was a big
victory.
Athens knew Persia would attack
again so Sparta joined forces with
them.
What if Perisa Conquered
Greece???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
3AqBtuOSzQE
Athens and Sparta together defeated
the Persians.
Battles:
1. Battle of Marathon – page 194
2. Sparta 300 –page 195
3. Battle of Salamis –Athens defeats
Persia in a navy battle – page 195196
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Battle of
Marathon
Athenians defeated
Persians by tricking
the Persians into
thinking they were
not going to attack,
then Athens
attacked and won.
Sparta
Battle of Salamis
Persians wanted
revenge against
Athenians.
The Athenians fleet of ships
lured the Persians fleet into the
strait (channel) near Athens.
Sparta and Athens
banded together to
fight the Persians
Themistocle believed the heavy
Persian ships would crowd the
channel, making it hard to
move
Persians found a way
to attack from behind,
conquering the
Athenians
Greeks boats were smaller and
faster- easier to move
Greek san Athenians boats,
Greeks defeated the Persian
Army
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Greece
Golden Age of Athens
Around 479 b.c.
What did the Greeks do?
Built beautiful buildings
Extended human knowledge
(philosophers)
Experienced great wealth and
growth.
Greek Philosophers
Socrates:
Taught people to learn by
asking questions.
He was later found guilty
of trying to corrupt the
young.
He was made to drink
poison in prison.
Plato:
Student of Socrates
Thought that democracy
was wrong and that a
few men should rule and
make the decisions.
Believed in a Utopia style
of government. Utopia is
supposed to be a perfect
world.
Aristotle:
Student of Plato
Wrote books on many topics
Taught Alexander the Great
Created the “first” university
Greeks Fighting
Background:
After Athens went into its Golden
Age, they began to act unwisely or
“too big”.
They forced city-states to join their
Delian League and used the money
from it to build buildings in Athens.
Q: Do you think the other city-states
thought very highly of Athens?
Opposition
What city-state do you think rejected
Athens proposal for them to join the
Delian League?
You are right, Sparta!!!!
Peloponnesian War
Greece and its allies against Sparta
and its allies.
Athens:
Sea power
Plague killed many
people in Athens
Lost power
Sparta:
Army
Starved people in Athens
(but the Athenian navy got
food in)
Burned farms and homes
Won but soon lost power.
Greece falls apart
After the Peloponnesian War, Greece
was in a state of disaster.
Many men turned to Persia to serve
in its army as mercenaries ( hired
soldiers)
Sparta had lost so many men that it
was also no longer a strong power.
Chapter 8
Standard: 6-2.2
Analyze the role of Alexander the
Great, Socrates, Plato. Archimedes,
Aristotle, and others in the creation
and spread of Greek governance,
literature, philosophy, the arts,
math, and science.
Religion
page 213
The Greeks believed in gods and
goddesses.
These gods lived on Mt. Olympus
The father of all Greek Gods was
Zeus. All gods or goddesses were
related to him.
The Olympic Games were created to
honor the Greek Gods.
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Project
Research one of the Greek Gods.
List the following facts: what was he
or she the god of? How was he or
she related to Zeus? Tell anything
else that is interesting about the god
or goddess.
Due Wednesday, Jan 18th
Alexander the Great
Took over as King of Macedonia in
336 BC.
He quickly took over Persia, Syria,
Phoenicia, and Egypt. (What
continents did he conquer?)
He wanted to take over Asia (India)
but they attacked during the
monsoon season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
0F5qlu3nSDY
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What is the role of
Alexander the Great,
Socrates, Plato, and
Aristotle?
What happened to him?
His troops had to turn around
He got sick and then died
He ruled only 13 years. He was 20
when he started and 33 when he
died.
Hellenistic Age
Started after Alexander died.
Greek cities were built throughout
the Greek Empire.
This means that everything in the
cities where built just like the Greek
cities.
Alexandria
Located in Egypt
Alexander founded it (named after
him)
Center of trade and learning
1st lighthouse built there
Had a library there that was
supposed to be the best in the world.
Famous people
Hippocrates
“father of Medicine”
Archimedes
Mathematician & the pulley system
Pythagoras
Geometry
Euclid
Most important mathematician,
studied plane geometry
Phillip II dies
Alexander defeats
the Egyptians and
becomes a Pharaoh
Alexander dies
after creating an
empire in Asia,
Africa, and Europe
Alexander becomes
king at 20 years
old.
Alexander
becomes Pharaoh
The
Hellenistic
Age begins
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Classwork
Begin Study Guide
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Greece
** Correction on your study guide…All
men born in Athens to parents born
in Athens are considered citizens in a
democracy in Athens
Classwork
Elementary Video Adventures: Ancient
Greece
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– Listen and write facts based on the
philopshers
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Classwork
You are going to create
a wanted poster for
Aristotle, Alexander the
Great, Plato or Socrates
You poster must include
5 facts (charges), a
picture, reward amount
and what they are
wanted for