1. 1100 BC BC

2. How did the geography of Ancient Greece effect the government of the civilization?
*Since Greece had geographic features that separated the people (water, mountains, etc.), they did not have 1 government system. Instead the Greeks formed city-states. Each city-state had its own government, laws, and military.

3. Ancient Greece
*Greeks lived along the coastline, because the land was more fertile and easier to trade.
*Ancient Greeks were known for growing olives. Olives were used for making medicine and food. They were an extremely important part of the economy.
Greece is a country in Europe. In ancient times, people lived along the huge coastline where food was plentiful.

4. New Towns The Ancient Greeks settled in areas around cities.
*Question #1
*Each city-state had its own government, laws, and military.
*What other civilization had city-states? Sumer; How were these city-states different from Ancient Greece? Sumer built walls around their city-states for protection. Ancient Greece did not build walls around their city-states primarily because their geography (mountains, water) provided protection.
Together, the city and the surrounding area was called a city-state.

5. The most famous city-states were Athens, Sparta, and Olympia
The most famous city-states were Athens, Sparta, and Olympia. They each had their own laws and rulers.
*Question #2
*Athens = direct democracy (smart)
Sparta = military, oligarchy (strong)
Olympia = Olympics, Mt. Olympus (spiritual)
Olympia
Sparta

6. At the center of each city-state was an acropolis.
The acropolis is the place where men gathered to discuss politics and worship their gods and goddesses.
*Question #3
*What was in the middle of a Sumerian city-state? Ziggurat
*Men had all of the power; women were treated differently based on what city-state they lived in (women of Sparta vs. women of Athens).

7. 1-Minute Pause 1 minute to think about the following:
1 thing that you learned
1 thing that you were interested in

8. A city and the surrounding areas; have their own government & laws
city-state
Category:
Definition:
Political
A city and the surrounding areas; have their own government & laws
Examples:
Athens, Sparta, Olympia

9. acropolis Political Parthenon
Category:
Definition:
Political
The place where men went to discuss politics and worship their gods and goddesses
Examples:
Parthenon

10. Athens & Sparta Pamphlet Directions
Correctly Formed Pamphlet
Title Page – Decorated (2 pictures – Athens; 2 pictures – Sparta)
3 Differences on Venn Diagram
3 Similarities on Venn Diagram
Completed Paragraph with Valid Reasons
Size
Spelling & Grammar
Colored (No Marker; No Pencil)
Neatness
Rubric
Correct Format – 6 pts.
2 Pictures for Athens – 10 pts. (5 pts./picture)
2 Pictures for Sparta – 10 pts. (5 pts./picture)
3 Differences – 18 pts. (6 pts./difference)
3 Similarities – 18 pts. (6 pts./similarity)
Paragraph with Valid Reasons – 10 pts. (4 pts./picture)
Size – 5 pts.
Colored – 10 pts.
Neatness – 10 pts.
Spelling & Grammar (3 or more mistakes) – 3 pts.

11. Power Thinking Review P1 – Ancient Greece P2 – P3 – P4 - P4 –
*P2 – City-States
*P3 – Sparta; P4 – Military
P3 – Athens; P4 – Direct Democracy
P3 – Olympia; P4 – Mt. Olympus/Olympics

12. What was the responsibility of a citizen in Athens?
*The responsibility of a citizen in Athens was to vote for laws (direct democracy)
*Athenian Citizen = male, not a slave, father had to be a citizen
Who was a citizen in Athens?

13. Government
The city-state of Athens developed a form of democracy.

14. The word democracy means “rule by the people”
The word democracy means “rule by the people”. In a direct democracy, all of the citizens vote to make the laws.
*Question #4
*The citizens did play a part in the government, but the term “citizen” restricts who gets to vote. In Athens, a citizen was a free male whose father had been a citizen.
*Role Play – Have everyone stand up – then have the girls sit down, the slaves sit down, citizens whose father was not a citizen. The people who were actually citizens and could vote was very small.

15. The direct democracy of Athens is similar to what the United States bases part of their government on today! In the US, there are times when our citizens vote directly for laws.
*Question #5

16. Government where citizens vote on laws
direct democracy
Definition:
Category:
Political
Government where citizens vote on laws
Examples:
Athens

17. 1-Minute Pause 1 minute to think about the following:
1 thing that you learned
1 thing that you were interested in

18. Power Thinking Review P1 – Ancient Greece P2 – City-States
P2 – Direct Democracy
P3 -
*P3 – Government where the citizens vote for the laws

19. What united the Greek city-states?
*Culture (Language, Olympics) & religion

20. Religion
The Ancient Greeks worshiped and believed in many gods and goddesses.
*Polytheistic – Belief in many gods

21. The Ancient Greeks wrote myths, or stories, that explain the origins of the world and details the lives and adventures of their gods and goddesses.
*Question #6
*Myths were believed to be true during the time of Ancient Greece, but now we see them as works of fiction.

22. gods
Zeus- king of the gods. Most powerful god. Would hurl his thunderbolt if he was angry.
*Question #7 (part)

23. Poseidon- god of the sea. Has control of the waves and oceans
Poseidon- god of the sea. Has control of the waves and oceans. Brother of Zeus.
*Question #7 (part)

24. goddesses
Hera- The queen of the gods. Wife of Zeus. Goddess of marriage, children, and the home.
*Question #7 (part)
*Goddesses did not always have “direct” powers; their power was often persuasion.

25. Aphrodite- goddess of love and beauty.
*Question #7 (part)

26. One-Sentence Summary
______________ and ____________ are similar in that they both _______________, but ______________ while ___________.

27. Greek Myth Book Directions
Title Page – Decorated
Identify the correct information from the myth (Title, Characters, Setting, Point of View, Conflict)
Scene from Each Myth
Size of Picture
Colored (No Marker; No Pencil)
Neatness
Spelling & Grammar
Rubric
Decorated Title Page – 5 pts.
Title – 11 pts. (3.6 pts./word)
Characters – 11 pts. (3.6 pts./myth)
Setting – 11 pts. (3.6 pts./myth)
Point of View – 11 pts. (3.6 pts./myth)
Conflict – 11 pts. (3.6 pts./myth)
Scene – 11 pts. (3.6 pts./scene)
Size – 5 pts.
Colored – 10 pts.
Neatness – 10 pts.
Spelling & Grammar (3 or more mistakes) – 3 pts.

28. One-Sentence Summary
“Jason and the Golden Fleece” begins with __________, then __________ happens, and it ends with _________.

29. One-Sentence Summary
_____________ happens because ____________.

30. One-Sentence Summary
______________ wanted _________, but _________, so ___________.

31. Power Thinking Review P1 – Ancient Greece P2 – City-States
P2 – Direct Democracy
P2 - Religion
P3 –
P4 –
P5 -
P5 –
*P3 – Polytheistic
*P4 – Zeus; P5 – Student Choice
P4 – Hera; P5 – Student Choice
P4 – Aphrodite; P5 – Student Choice
P4 – Poseidon; P5 – Student Choice

32. The Olympic Games
The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. in the city-state of Olympia.
*Question #8 (part)
*The Olympics were held every 4 years due to travel.

33. During the first Olympic Games there was only one event, the stadion.
The stadion was a short sprint that lasted the length of the stadium.

34. Over the years many other events were added to the Olympic Games.
Boxing
Wrestling
Pankration (Martial Arts)
Chariot Racing
Pentathlon
*Pankration – UFC Fighting
*Pentathlon – Discus, Sprint, Wrestling, Javelin, Long Jump
*Participants competed nude in order to prevent cheating.
*Sometimes participants in the Olympics would fight to the death or until someone surrendered. Most didn’t surrender, because it was seen as a sign of weakness.

35. Participation in all athletic events during the Ancient Olympic Games was limited to males only. Sorry girls!
*Question #8 (part)
*Women were not allowed to watch the Games.
*The only event that women could participate in was the chariot races by training horses.

36. Champions were awarded an olive branch from a tree that was dedicated to the king of the gods, Zeus. All champions were viewed as heroes for the rest of their lives.
*Question #9

37. The Olympic Games were not held just for the athletic events
The Olympic Games were not held just for the athletic events. The spectators and the athletes spent most of their time worshipping and honoring the gods.
*Question #10

38. One-Sentence Summary
I was surprised that ________________.

39. Sentence Synthesis Use two of the following words in one sentence:
Women Pankration
gods Chariot Racing
Men Olympia
Four Years Olive Branch
*Your sentence must show meaning!

40. Greek Olympic Art
The Ancient Greeks painted images of important events on their pottery specifically the Olympics.
*Question #11
*Greek pottery gives us a lot of information about the culture of the Ancient Greeks.
*Battles are also depicted on pottery.

41. Olympic Pottery Directions
Picture of 1 of the Following:
Olympic Events (Chariot Racing, Wrestling, Pentathlon, Boxing, Pankration, Stadion)
Size of Picture & Decorated Sides
Neatness
Colored (no marker)
Spelling & Grammar
Answer in 1 paragraph:
Which Ancient Olympic event would you most like to compete in? Why?
Rubric
Correct Olympic Event Picture – 35 pts.
Correct Olympic Event in Paragraph – 5 pts.
Paragraph with Valid Reasons – 30 pts.
Size – 5 pts.
Colored – 10 pts.
Neatness – 10 pts.
Spelling & Grammar (3 or more mistakes) – 5 pts.

42. Power Thinking Review P1 – Ancient Greece P2 – City-States
P2 – Direct Democracy
P2 – Religion
P2 - Olympics
P3 –
P4 -
P4 –
*P3 – Held to honor the gods; P3- Only male citizens could participate; P3 – Events; P4 – Student Choice

43. How did Greek culture spread to other areas of the world?
*By invasion - Whenever Alexander the Great conquered an area, he took Greek culture to the area.

44. Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great was NOT Greek. He was a prince that was born in Macedonia.
*Questions #12 & #13

45. Why is he important to Ancient Greece?
Although Alexander was not Greek, he was taught by a Greek philosopher, Aristotle.
Aristotle taught Alexander to respect the Greek culture. Alexander spoke Greek, knew Greek history, and believed in the Greek gods.
*Question #14

46. As King of Macedonia, Alexander’s main job was to expand his kingdom
As King of Macedonia, Alexander’s main job was to expand his kingdom. Alexander spread Greek culture to all lands that he conquered.
It is believed that he would have extended the Macedonian kingdom to China if he had not died at a young age.
*Question #15
*Alexander’s father left him a large kingdom that included the Greek city-states, including Sparta.
*Although Alexander allowed conquered lands to run their own governments as long as they were loyal to him, the Greeks fought him constantly.
*Alexander never lost a battle and extended his kingdom to include Egypt.
*Alexander died at the age of 32 from malaria.

47. Macedonian who conquered Greece and spread their culture
Alexander the Great
Definition:
Category:
Macedonian who conquered Greece and spread their culture
Political/Culture

48. Power Thinking Review P1 – Ancient Greece P2 – City-States
P2 – Direct Democracy
P2 – Religion
P2 - Olympics
P2 – Alexander the Great
P3 –
P3 -
P3 – Student Choice

49. ABC REVIEW Write each letter of the alphabet.
Write one word or phrase related to Ancient Greece for each letter of the alphabet.
(Hint: You can use examples for your letters.)