Ancient Greece 2013 Student Notes Respectively Submitted Gloucester Township Schools C. Stephen Ingraham 2013 9

Ancient Greece2013 Student Notes

Respectively SubmittedGloucester Township Schools

C. Stephen Ingraham2013

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Social Studies Block # ____ Name ______________________________Mr. Ingraham & Mrs. McMaster Date ___________________

Ancient Greece Table of Contents

1)Vocabulary of Greece2) Mountains & the Sea3) Earliest Greeks - (“Minoans” & “Myceneans”)

4) Greek Cultural Identity (“Stories & Legends” and “To be Greek”)

5)Athens6) The Persian Wars7) The Golden Age (“The Golden Age” & Achievements of the Golden Age”)

8) End of the Golden Age9) Conquest of Greece (“Conquest of Greece” & “Building an Empire”)

10) Alexander’s Legacy

Vocabulary Terms of Greeceacropolis - a walled hilltop fortress.agora - An open-air market and gathering place.alliance - agreements between governments or city-states to help one another. aristocracy – wealthy ruling class.assembly – a group of lawmakers who make decisions for the whole community.Athens - The main city-state in Attica or the southern uplandscitizenship - The status of a citizen and its duties, rights, and privileges.deity - synonym for a divine god or goddess.Democracy – a system of rule by the people in making community decisions.hellenistic - adj. Greek-like (Referring to the belief in an ancient hero Hellen)mythology - a collection of stories passed down from generation to

generation usually telling about an ancient god or hero.oligarchy - a small ruling group of lawmakers who make all the decisions.Parthenon - The chief temple of the goddess Athena on the acropolis in Athens.polis - A Greek city-statetyrant – someone who took control of a government by force and ruled alone.Sparta - The main city-state in the mountainous Peloponnesus.

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Chapter 7 Ancient Greece Song

You take the Minoans / On the island of CreteThey were seafaring traders / They were peaceful and sweetThey traded olive oil, wool, and pottery.That’s what they’re all about! –(clap).

Chorus: Tragedies are seriousComedies are humorous,Democracy is for us,Greek culture is all about us! -(Clap, Clap).

You take the Mycenaeans / On the mountainous peloponnesusThey were a warlike people / Their wealth was a weapon census.They borrowed writing, customs, and religious beliefs.When they invaded Crete. –(clap).

They tell of Homer’s epic poem / about the beautiful Helen,Who was kidnapped to Troy / all the Greeks started yelling.They fought for ten years, then tried the Trojan horse trickThat’s the only way they could win. –(clap).

Sung to the tune of the Hokey Pokey

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Chapter 7 Ancient Greece Song continuedThe city-state of Sparta / was afraid of their slaves.So at seven boys & girls / left for camp with many a wavesTo live and die with honor was the Spartan wayObedience is what it’s all about. –(clap).

Chorus: Tragedies are seriousComedies are humorous,Democracy is for us,Greek culture is all about us! -(Clap, Clap).

In the city-state of Athens / 20 year old males could vote,But no women or slaves. / They could only carry and tote.Democracy, majority rule, Pericles, and Herodotus.Hippocrates says illness is all about us. –(clap).

The Persians set out / to conquer everything in sight,But the Greeks wouldn’t give up / and united for a fight.Both Darius and son, Xerxes both did try.Many Persians had to die. –(clap).

Alexander’s father died / so Macedonia wasn’t so great.To conquer the known world / would be Alexander’s fate.Around the Mediterranean he never lost a battle.Spreading Greek culture all about. –(clap)

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Essential Questions – Greece•What forms of government existed in Ancient Greece?•How is citizenship a key concept in the development of civilizations?•What skills must citizens have to effectively participate in their democracy?•How are the government structures of Western Civilizations based on the• political forms developed in Ancient Greece?•What socioeconomic and social class differences were evident in Ancient Greece?•How were women viewed and treated in Ancient Greece?•What evidence of Ancient Greek influence exists today?•How does war change a civilization?•What role did Greek gods and goddesses play in daily life?•How did the Minoan and Mycenaean people influence later Greek cultures?•What causes a civilization to decline?

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Steps to CivilizationHunters

Gatherers

Farmers(agriculture)

5) Civilization

1) Nomads2) Band (clan)

3) culture4) tribe

CIVILIZATION a culture that has welldeveloped: a) Government

b) Religionc) Learning (knowledge) d) Writing

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Five Minute AssessmentI. The Early People of Greece

1. Ancient Greece developed on what? a) an island b) the Balkan peninsula c) the Atlantic coast d) Southwest Asia.

2. All are Greece’s physical features except: a) Greece has a dry climate b) Greece has thin, rocky soil c) Greece has few good harbors d) Three-fourth of Greece is mountains.

3. Because the rugged land makes travel difficult and trade almost impossible, the ancient Greeks a) didn’t trade b) developed a network of roads c) became fishermen, sailors, & merchants d) became dependent on others.

4. The earliest Greeks were a) the Dorians b) the Spartans c) the Mycenaeans d) the Minoans.

5. An example of cultural borrowing is a) the Minoans adopting Mycenaean religious beliefs b) the Dorians invading the mountainous peloponnesus c) the Mycenaeans using Minoan customs and language d) Athenians imitating Spartan government Do with pp. 211-2 “Mountains and the Sea” pp.212-3 “The Minoans” & pp. 213 “The Mycenaeans”

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Chapter 7 Ancient GreeceI. The Early People of Greece

A. Mountains and the Sea Environment 1. Greece is on the large Balkan Peninsula 2. An isthmus connects the Southern half of the Balkan Peninsula is called the Peloponnesus. 3. Greece’s other physical features:

a) Greece has a dry climate.b) Three-fourth of Greece is rugged mountains.c) Greece has a thin layer of rocky soil.

4. Living along the Mediterranean coast, the Greeks become fishermen, sailors, and merchants. They have little natural resources so they exchange olive oil, wool, and wine for what they needed.

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5 minute AssessmentGreek Cultural Identity

1. What we know about the Mycenaeans comes froma) the writing of the poet Homer b) The pictures on palace wallsb) the myths of the Greek gods & goddesses c) the journals of Odysseus

d) the legends written by Plato.

2. The epic “The Iliad” is a long story poem about a) the Greek gods & goddesses b) a Olympic competition c) the Trojan War d) a hero’s return home after the war.

3. Greeks identified with their a) ancestors b) city-state c) their country of Greece d) leaders.

4. Greek cultural identity was all the following except? a) calling themselves Hellenes b) having a common religion c) having a common language d) being fiercely independent.

5. The Olympic games started out as a a) blood sacrifice b) athletic competition c) religious ceremony d) training for soldiers.

Do with pp. 214-5 “Ancient Stories And Legends” & pp. 220-1 “To Be Greek”

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Greek Cultural IdentityB Minoans

The earliest Greeks seafaring traders living on the Island of Crete

C. Ancient Stories and Legends ( Pages 214-5) Mythology1. The poet blind Homer wrote epic story-poems about the Mycenaeans 2. “The Iliad” is about the great Trojan War fought over kidnapped princess Helen.3. “The Odyssey” is about Odysses return home after the war.

D. To be “Greek” ( Pages 220-1 )1. Greek identified with their city-state not their country of Greece.2. Greeks had a Cultural Identity connecting to other Greeks.

a) They called themselves Hellenes, or decedents of a common ancestor Hellen. b) They had a common Language, Alphabet, and Religious Beliefs.

(Zeus and other gods controlled daily events.) c) Each city-states competed in the Olympic Games to honor Zeus.

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Aegean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

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Athens

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5 minute AssessmentGreek Cultural Identity

1. To protect themselves from invaders Greek communities builta) an acropolis b) walled city-states c) an agora d) an aristocracy

2. At first a tyrant ruled, but in some city-states the riches men shared authority and in a(n)?a) aristocracy b) assembly c) agora d) polis

3. Spartan children were taken from their family and put in training camps at what age?a) seven b) eight c) ten d) thirteen.

4. For Spartans there is no greater honor than? a) to serve their gods b) to rule all of Greece c) to be a citizen-warrior d) to die in battle.

5. Spartan government was an oligarchy controlled by?a) two kings b) an assembly of male citizens c) five ephors d) Dorian generals

Do with pp. 216-7 “Rise of the City-states” & pp. 217-8 “Sparta”

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II.5 Minute Assessment Directions: Write the word Athens or Sparta next to the description

B. Sparta or Athens? 1.) _______ This City-State had two kings who had power in time of war.2.) ________ In This City-State free men became citizens at the age of twenty3.) _______ In this City-State men served in the army until the age of sixty.4.) _______ This City-State had had an assembly called the Ecclesia.5.) _______ This City-State had an assembly of five wealthy land owners.6.) _______ In This City-State men only served in the army in time of war 7.) _______ In This City-State free men became citizens at the age of thirty.8.) _______ This City-State children took 7 year-olds from their parents 9.) _______ This City-State’s government was a democracy.10.) _______ This City-State’s government was an oligarchy.11.) _______ This City-State had a military culture12.) _______ In this City-State women could own land.

Do after pp. 217-8 “Sparta” & pp. 219-220 “Athens”

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Aegean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Spartan OligarchySmall ruling group

King King

Assembly – 5 EphorsWealthy Land ownersmade all decisions

Citizens All free 30 year old males

Women & slaves werenot considered citizens

Assembly of Citizens All free 20 year old malescan vote.All decisions are made bymajority rule

Women & slaves werenot considered citizens

Assembly of 500 They set the agenda ofFor the next meeting.

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Athenian Democracy Participatory Citizenship

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III. The Golden Age of AthensA. The Persian Wars 1. Around 499 B.C. Persia had conquered all of North Africa and soon captured the Greek Colonies in Asia Minor. 2. In 490 the Persian King Darius I turned towards Athens, because Athens had tried to help the colonies. 3. The Athenians defeat the Persians on the plain of Marathon. 4. 10 years later Darius’s son, King Xerxes, sends 200,000 soldiers and 800 ships to attack Greece. 5. An outnumbered, but united Greek army and navy meets the Persians. The Navy defeats the Persians off Salamis island. 6. Fearing future attacks the Greek city-states form alliances or groups of allies.

a) Sparta leads the Peloponnesian League.b) Athens leads the Delian League.

No 5 minute Assessment

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Aegean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Persian Wars

PersiaThermopylae 480 BCE

Marathon 490 BCE

Salamis 480 BCE

Plataea 479 BCE

*Athens

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Sardis*

Invasion ofKing Xerxes 480 BCE

Invasion ofKing Darius 490 BCE

III. FIVE MINUTE ASSESSMENT The Golden Age of Athens

Famous Greeks leaders, scholars, philosophers, & writers in AthensDirections: Match the leader with his accomplishments

a) studied law, economics, astronomy, and sports.1. ____ Pericles

b) taught by asking questions2. ____ Herodotus

c) said, “Philosophers would be the best leaders.”3. ____Sophocles

d) said illnesses came from natural causes4. ___Aristophanes

e) Leader during the Golden Age of Athens5. ___ Hippocrates

f) wrote histories.6. ___ Socrates

g) wrote tragedies or plays with unhappy endings7, ___ Plato

h) wrote comedies or humorous plays. 8. ____ Aristotle

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III. The Golden Age of AthensB. The Golden Age 1. After the Persians were defeated, a time of achievement began known as the Golden Age. 2. Pericles a member of the aristocracy led Athens’s Ecclesia. a) Public officials and Jurors were paid a salary. So “No one is prevented from service to the city-state”.C. Achievements of the Golden Age b) Pericles had government support for the arts & sciences. So artists,

scholars, architects, and builders came to Athens. 3. Famous Greek Writers & Scholars in Athens.

a) Herodotus – wrote histories.b) Sophocles - wrote Tragedies or serious plays where the hero meets

an unhappy ending.c) Aristophanes – wrote Comedies, or humorous plays making fun of traditional ideas or leaders.

d) Hippocrates, was a scientist & doctor who said illnesses came from natural causes and was not the punishment of the gods.D. End of the Golden Age - In 404 B.C.E Sparta won the Peloponnesian War

e) Socrates – taught by asking questions f) Plato - started a school called the “Academy”. He said, “Philosophers, or lovers of wisdom, would be the best leaders.”

g) Aristotle - was interested in how things were. He studied law, economics, astronomy, and sports.

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III. The Golden Age of AthensA. Where would you go Athens or Sparta, and Why?

1. You were a teacher & scholar. 2. You didn’t want your children to serve in the military. 3. You desired more freedom to be yourself. 4. You needed protection. 5. You invented something 6. You were hungry. 7. You were an ambassador seeking an alliance. 8. You were a merchant seeking to establish a trading network. 9. You wanted to serve in the military. 10. You were a women and wanted to own land. 11. You had a new idea. 12. You were a builder and an architect. 13. You wanted a say in government.

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IV. 5 Minute Assessment Alexander’s Great Empire1. ____ Who finally united the Greeks? a) Alexander the Great b) Pericles c) King Philip II d) Aristotle

2. ____ What philosopher taught the young Alexandera) Plato b) Aristotle c) Confucius d) Socrates

3. ___ How old was Alexander when he became king of Macedonia? a) seven b) thirteen c) twenty d) twenty-five

4. ___ All are accomplishments of Alexander the Great except? a) Conquered & ruled the known world b) Ruled Multicultural Empire

c) Freed former Greek colonies d) Began the Golden Age of Athens

5. ___ All are accomplishments of Alexander the Great except? a) Conquered Persia b) Ended the Hellenistic Age

c) Crowned Pharaoh in Egypt d) Adopted local customs

Do with pp. 229-230 “Conquest of Greece”, pp.230-1 “Building An Empire”, p. 232 “The Break up of the Empire”& pp, 232-3 “Alexander’s Legacy”

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IV. Alexander’s Great Empire

A. Conquest of Greece 1. King Philip II unites Macedonia 2. Philosopher Aristotle to teach his son, Alexander 3. By 338 B.C. unites Greece 4. Allowed Greek city-states to rule themselves 5. “Greeks were not allowed to fight Greeks”B. Building an Empire 1. In 336 B.C. 20 year old King Alexander 2. Rule the known world 3. In 334 B.C. he led 35,000 men frees former Greek colonies. 4. Conquers Persia

5. Crowned Pharaoh in Egypt 6. Adapted local customs

7. Ruled Multicultural EmpireD. Alexander’s Legacy 1. Built Greek-like cities named Alexandria

2. Began Hellenistic Age (spread Greek religion, art, architecture, philosophy, and language.)

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AFRICA

Mediterranean Sea

ASIAEUROPE

Macedonia

ASIAMINOR

Egypt

Mesopotamia

SyriaPersian Gulf

Black Sea

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Additional

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Prediction: (China)The Qin Shi Haungdi will be remembered as a great ruler.



What Actually Happened

Prediction: (Egypt)The Egyptian belief in mummification and the afterlife will result in the tombs of the pharaoh to be undisturbed.




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Prediction: (Egypt)There will never be a woman leader of Egypt.




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Prediction: (India)In the social structure of India the leaders or ruler will be the head (at the top) .




Prediction: (China)The Nobles of China will follow the teachings of Confucius .




Aegean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Athens

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ATHENS pp. 219-220

SPARTApp. 217-218

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Mediterranean Sea

* AthensSparta *Cydonia *Macedonia *Phocaea *Mytilene *Delphi *Ephesus *Olympia *

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