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 Students will learn to… ◦ Identify the factors that led to the development of the Aegean civilization.

1. Mythology 2. Polis 3. Persian Wars 4. Peloponnesian War 5. City-State 6. Olympics 7. Sparta 8. Democracy 9. Hellenistic 10. Philosophy

Take a look at the geographical make up of Greece. Find a partner and make some observations… What are some of the things that you noticed? How do you think the geography of this country impacts its people and their lives? What would be the positive effect and negative effect of this impact?

 Take a look at the physical make up of Greece. Make some observations… What are some of the things that you noticed? How do you think the geography of this country impacts its people and their lives? What would be the positive effect and negative effect of this impact?

1900 BC Mycenaeans invade Greece 492 BC “Age of Pericles” begins 338 BC Hellenic dominance ends

 Minoans ◦ King Minos ◦ Bull Dancing Pg. 61 ◦ Decline: Tidal Wave or Earthquake!

 Mycenaeans ◦ Mythology ◦ Unified Greece w/ language & religion ◦ Decline: Arguing  weakness and Dorians conquered

After Dorians invade  Gods / Goddesses appear in Greek myths  Polytheistic  Look at Pg. 62  What might this reveal about the people?

 1200 BC – 700 BC ◦ Dorians ◦ Ionians Why do you think so little is known about this time period?

 Geography led to trade and borrowing on the sea  Myceneans invasion unified the Greeks common language  Worshipping the same gods

 Students will learn to… ◦ Describe the development of city-states ◦ Compare and contrast the democracy of Athens with the government of Sparta

BC Polis Colonies BC Aristocrats Common people BC Oligarchies Democracies  Pericles’ Speech Pg. 58  Why would the government exclude some people?  Which government would you rather live under and why?

1 Compare and contrast the Greeks’ belief in the right of the individual with the beliefs of the Indo-Aryan caste system. Provide examples of effects on present-day cultures of these differing beliefs. 2 Fill in Leaders and the changes they made looking on Pg Use the SmartBoard to find the difference between a direct and indirect democracy. List countries that an indirect democracy would be practiced. 4 Complete the chart learning the government, economy and social values of Athens. 5 Complete the chart learning the government, economy and social values of Sparta.

 What evidence do we have that the Greeks had yet to become a nation?  What do you think might have happened to get the city-states to unite?

 Students will learn to… ◦ Describe the role of the Persian Wars in Athens’ rise to Greek leadership ◦ Evaluate Athenian democracy and the reasons for Athens’ decline ◦ Describe the changes that occurred in Greece and Persia after their conquest by Philip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great ◦ The Legacy of Greece

 Athens & Sparta allied against Persians.  Will lead to Athens in power  Marathons?  Olympics? Battle of Thermopylae Video

 Delian League ◦ Defensive Group  Pericles ◦ The Golden Age ◦ Parthenon  Government ◦ Assembly

 Direct Democracy ◦ Almost every citizen could hold a public office  Courts ◦ All citizens created equal.  Education ◦ Needed to keep democracy

GirlsBoys  Girls learned at home ◦ Read, write, and play a musical instrument ◦ Weaving ◦ Pottery-making  If women wanted protection of the law, they had to have a male citizen represent her in court  Tutors taught large groups and poorly paid ◦ Boys were educated from age ◦ Play a musical instrument  Age 14-Gymnasium ◦ Athletic skills ◦ Astronomy ◦ Geometry ◦ Geography ◦ Public speaking ◦ Natural history

 No one needed Delian League  Athens reacts bad  City-states Revolt!  Macedonia invades!

 Alexander takes charge  His goal: Spread the Hellenic civilization abroad

 Alexander’s idea ◦ “One World”  Hellenistic Age begins ◦ At time of economic growth and cultural exchange

Greek Legacy