ANCIENT GREECE1900-133 BCE

Agenda

• Bellringer (10 min)• Circle Map (10 min)• Notes (30 min)• Letter (20 min)• Fall of Rome Video and

Questions (15 min)• Project (5 min)

• Everyday Bellringer Question

• Explain how the artifact you created/photographed/found is representative of one of the civilizations we studied yesterday.

Greece and Rome

Teacher Choice:As you go through the powerpoint, have the students fill out charts for

Greece and Rome. You may also take Cornell Notes.

SPRITE

Social

Political

Religious

International

Technology

Economics

Greece GEOGRAPHY

• Mountain Ranges – protection & isolation• Seas – trade & expansion• Peninsulas – protection & trade• Islands – trade & expansion

ATHENS• Early Athens was ruled by a king and later by an oligarchy.

• After a series of bad rulers, Athenians would unite and create a democracy.

• Democracy is governed by the people or rule of the many.

SPARTA• ***Sparta was a military state governed by an oligarchy,

rule by the few.***

• Spartan men were bred to be warriors and nothing else.

RELIGION

• The Greeks were polytheistic.

• In Greece, Gods were seen as unpredictable, cruel, and powerful.

PHILOSOPHY• Philosophy is an organized

system of thought or “love of wisdom.”

SOCRATES• Socrates – Believed that the

only goal in education was to improve the individual.

• He used the Socratic method, question and answer, to teach.

• “The unexamined life is not worth living.”

PLATO• He believed that society should

be divided into three basic groups: an upper class of philosophers and kings, a second group of warriors, and a third group containing the rest.

ARISTOTLE• Aristotle analyzed 158 states

and their governments and concluded that only three forms of government were truly effective: Monarchy, Aristocracy, Constitutional Government.

ALEXANDER THE GREAT• Macedonian King 356-323

BCE.

• Only 20 years old when he became king.

ALEXANDER’S LEGACY• Alexander took Syria,

Palestine, and Egypt, and the Persian Empire.

• ***Alexander’s conquests led to the Hellenistic Era where Greek language, architecture, literature, and art spread throughout the world.***

Important Contributions from Greece

• Art• Democracy• Drama• Philosophy• Literature• The Olympics

ALEXANDER’S EMPIRE

Ancient Rome

The Geography of Rome- Geography is Destiny

• Rome’s power grew due to its geography.

• Close to the sea and in the middle of Europe, it became the epicenter of Europe.

The Roman Builders- All over the Empire

• Roads that still last• Aqueducts- bringing

water to every important city

• Forum- public area of the city- center- oration etc.

• Theaters- for entertainment- drama

• Coliseums- more fun, fights, gladiators, animals

Early History

• Rome was founded in 753 B.C.

• In 509 B.C. Rome becomes a Republic (a government with no monarch and the people vote for their representatives)

Twelve Tables

• In 451 B.C. Rome develops the Twelve Tables

• These laws influenced future generations greatly.

Julius Caesar and the end of the RepublicIn 60 B.C., three men

named Pompey, Crassus and Julius Caesar formed an alliance known as the First Triumvirate.

• In 49 B.C., Caesar became Rome’s first dictator.

• Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C.

Terrible Rulers

• Caligula (37-41 A.D.) , Nero (54-68 A.D.), and other terrible rulers weakened the power of the Roman Empire.

The Rise of Christianity

• Around 30 A.D. Jesus Christ is crucified.

• When Rome burns in 64 A.D., Nero blames Christians and they are persecuted for the next 200 years.

• Constantine becomes the first Christian Emperor of Rome.

• In 313 A.D., The Edict of Milan proclaimed official tolerance of Christianity.

Christianity’s Core Beliefs

• One God.

• Jesus Christ is God’s son and the path to salvation.

• The Bible is the Holy book.

Fall of Rome

• In 395 A.D., Rome divides itself in half (it got too big).

• In 476 A.D., the western half of the empire falls to the Visigoths.

The Legacy of The Legacy of RomeRome

The Legacy of The Legacy of RomeRome Republic GovernmentRepublic Government

Roman LawRoman Law Latin Language-Spanish, Latin Language-Spanish,

Italian,FrenchItalian,French Roman Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic Church Roman EngineeringRoman Engineering

• AqueductsAqueducts• Sewage systemsSewage systems• DamsDams• CementCement• ArchArch

Letter

• Christians were persecuted in Rome.

• Some Christians even died for their faith (martyrs).

• Create a letter from the perspective of an imprisoned martyr where you explain your faith to a captor OR create a letter from the point of view of the Romans.

Fall of Rome

• Rome Video

• As you watch the video, answer the following two questions.

• 1. Why did Rome fall?• 2. What will be the consequences of Rome’s

fall?