Chapter 4 and 5 Pages 58-89. Students will learn to… ◦ Identify the factors that led to the development of the Aegean civilization.

Chapter 4 and 5Pages 58-89

Students will learn to…◦ Identify the factors that led to the development of

the Aegean civilization.

1. Mythology2. Polis 3. Persian Wars4. Peloponnesian

War5. City-State

6. Olympics7. Sparta8. Democracy9. Hellenistic10. Philosophy

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?

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?

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

with the government of Sparta

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.

2Fill in Leaders and the changes they made looking on Pg. 67

3Use the SmartBoard to find the difference between a direct and indirect democracy. List countries that an indirect democracy would be practiced.

4Complete the chart learning the government, economy and social values of Athens.

5Complete 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

Girls Boys

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 6-16+◦ 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