2. ONE MINUTE! Be Seated HAVE YOUR NOTEBOOK AND TEXTBOOK ON YOUR DESK HAVE A PEN OR PENCIL Be silent and focused 10 participation points

3. Review of Ancient Greece Reading Guide

4. Greece, Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Timbuktu, Rome, Judea (Israel), Asia Minor (Turkey)

5. Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Aegean Sea, Troy, Macedon

6. 1. What aspects of Greek geography caused the Greeks to be more independent? Mountains Isolated the Greeks Created small civilizations Everyone knew each other, so there was more political participation (just like UPA)

7. 2. How did Greece’s geography make it easier for them to trade with other civilizations? The sea was all around Many natural harbors Mountains blocked land trade…. …Forced the Greeks to become seafarers (“Necessity is the mother of all invention.”)

10. Trading with other civilizations brings in new ideas and technology

11. 3. What is the name of the earliest Greek civilization? Minoan (and then) Mycenaea

12. 5. Discuss two factors that led to the decline of Greece during “The Greek Dark Age” In 1200 B.C., there was a: Decline in population Decline in agriculture Cause by a volcano and El Nino

13. WORKBOOK EXERCISE: Pgs. 50 – 51 40 Class Work Points Due at end of period Might be on the exam

14. Discussion: Can Good things Come From Bad?

15. ΡҺ σξ η ι ϲ ι αη Ph oen i c ian (Phoenician) 6. Where did the Greek alphabet come from?

16. Greeks starved during the Greek Dark Age…. In search of food, Greek ships traded with Phoenicians The Phoenician alphabet spread to Greece

17. Greek poet 4. Who was Homer and what did he do? Wrote about Achilles’ Heel Wrote about Trojan Horse Wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey

19. WORKBOOK EXERCISE: Pgs. 7 – 8 (Identifying Main Idea) 60 Class Work Points Due at end of period Might be on the exam

20. Grammar Mistake on Pg. 112! The Aeolian Greeks who were located in northern and central Greece colonized the large island of Lesbos and the territory near the mainland.

21. 7. What is a Polis? “city-state” that has: –Town centers/meeting areas –Fortifications –Agoras/markets –Community –Small population

22. Examples of city-states: Athens Sparta Thebes Corinth Macedon

23. WORKBOOK EXERCISE: Pgs. 53 10 Class Work Points Due at end of period Might be on the exam

24. 8. What is the primary difference between democracies and oligarchies? Democracy – rule by all Oligarchy – rule by few Is the United States more like a democracy or an oligarchy?

25. WORKBOOK EXERCISE: Pgs. 54 20 Class Work Points Due at end of period Might be on the exam

26. 9. Spartan Society Warlike “Spartan” (dull) Regimented Self-disciplined Military state Slave holders Art/learning were discouraged

27. 10. Discussion – would you prefer to be a young person in Ancient Greece or a young person in our society?