Journal 8/27

Turn to page 120-121 read about Athens and Sparta. Compare and contrast the cultures of each.

The Ancient GreeksThe dawn of modern civilization

Geography

Geography makes Greece hard: _________ divide

Greece into valleys Islands cut off

by_____ The Mediterranean

is used:

City-States City-State’s citizens

are fiercely ______ to their C-S

The Greeks called the City-State _______ The Acropolis meaning: The Main city has:

1)2)3)

Journal 8/31

Imagine you are a 17 year old male; would you rather live in Sparta or Athens? Why?

Now imagine you are a 17 year old female; same question.

Culture and the Military A warm climate brings people_______to: Greece starts as very class conscience

which means: When Iron replaces _______:

The middle class can afford________ Citizens become the:

The Phalanx develops1)2)

Government

OligarchySuccess in trade=______ who challenge

elite 1) 2)

Aristocracy

Small group of landowners 1) 2) 3) 4)Monarchy

Rule is __________ and absolute

Journal 9/23

Turn to page 126. Read about Pericles and Athenian Democracy. Imagine that you could only tell me 5 things about Athenian Democracy…what would those 5 things be, (hint they should be the 5 most important things).

Athenian Democracy

1)Periclean Athens was a direct democracy

2) Pericles helps poor ppl serve in gov’t

3) Athenians started the concept of trial by jury of ones peers

4) The Athenians had the right to do away with/stop/suspend the gov’t

5) Pericles turns Athens into cultural center of Greece.

Persian Wars

________conquer Greek c-s Ionia ________ _______helps

Darius I: punishes Athens by:

Athenians ________the Persians

Getting ready for war

Themistocles: tells Athenians

to: Athens

persuades ______to join them against the _______

Persia attacks with a new leader _______.

Athenians defeat Persia on land and:

The Last Stand of the 300 Leonidas,: block: Persian army

greatly: Battle lasted ____

days b/f the Spartans were___________

Leonidas ________

The Delian League

Athens comes out of the war as the ______ ________ c-s

Athens creates an ________w/ other c-s called the:

Athens begins to :

The Peloponnesian Wars

Many city states start to __________ Athens

To offset the Delian League:

War erupts in ________ which lasts 27 years!

Fighting __________ Greece and:

Alexander the GreatMacedonian…not Greek

Journal 9/30

What kind of a ruler would you be? How would you keep control of your people?

ATG’s Early History Father, Philip II, :

Spends much of his time:

Educates his son: Very ambitious,

wants to: ATG takes over

empire and sets his sights on ___________

Alexander’s Legacy Kind with conquered _______

Encourages local ppl to: Encourages Greeks to: The blend of Greek and other cultures in

ATG’s empire is known as: Alexandria, Egypt becomes: