Acropolis 4 Web

January 27, 2009

Objective: The students will review the Trojan War through film.

The students will discuss the different points of a polis and how it affects the lives of the Greeks.

Homework: Dark Ages notes should be finished

Greece

Polis - A Greek city-state (independent)

Acropolis – The main gathering place in the polis on a fortified hill

Acropolis – Safe Refuge from invaders

Acropolis – Religious center with altars to gods and goddesses

Acropolis

Acropolis

Acropolis

Acropolis

Agora – Large open area usually used as a market

Agora – Market place and a place to meet for discussion and debates

Polis- Varied in size from a few miles wide to several hundred miles

Polis- The population varied from as few as 50 to upwards of 300,000 people in Athens

Geography

According to the Graph:What is the average temperature in the summer months?

What is the average temperature in the winter months?

Compare it to our temperatures.

Famous Artists!

Please show us your drawings!!