Monday 8/24: Assignment #2
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textbook: Chapter 4 Section One
PowerPoint: "Archaic Greece."
reading: "The Trojan War."
Questions/
Activities:
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What were the major geographic features of the island of Crete?
How did their geography affect the development of early Minoan
culture?
From the pictures of Minoan artifacts in the PowerPoint, what clues
do they give you
about the culture of the Minoan people [lifestyle, government,
religion, social structure, etc.]?
Why did the Minoan civilization decline by 1450 BCE?
How did the Mycenaeans develop a strong culture led by wealthy
warrior-kings?
What aspects of Minoan civilization were preserved and spread by the
Mycenaeans?
What were the mythical AND the real causes of the Trojan War?
What role did Homer's epics play in Greek culture?
What were the effects of the Dorian migrations on Greek civilization?
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"Bronze Age"
Minoans
Knossos
Sir Arthur Evans
Linear A
matriarchy
Mycenaeans
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Linear B
Helen of Troy
Trojan War
Homer
epic
Iliad
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Odyssey
"Trojan
horse"
Heinrich
Schliemann
Dorians
Tuesday-Wednesday 8/25-26: Assignment #3
Textbook: Chapter 4 Section 2
Sources:  reading: "Ancient Sparta."
Questions/
Activities:
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web research: "The Greek Polis."
chart: "Different Forms of Government in Ancient Greece."
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What is a polis? Identify some of its general characteristics.
Identify the different ways that a polis could be governed.
How did the Spartans achieve the domination of the
Peloponnesus?
Why did the city-state of Sparta develop into a military state?
You are a social scientist trying to understand the culture, values,
and society of the
polis of ancient Sparta. As a social scientist, you want to know the
following about
this city-state:
* geographic location and physical environment [geographer]
* social classes [sociologist]
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* government structure and laws [political scientist]
* diplomacy/foreign policy [historian/political scientist]
* military capabilities [historian]
* commerce and trade [economist]
* education system [sociologist/anthropologist]
* art/architecture [archaeologist]
* ideals and values of the society [sociologist/anthropologist]
As you go through the reading above, take good notes on these
categories so that you will be able to intelligently analyze ancient
Sparta in class.
Terms:
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polis
acropolis
monarchy
aristocracy
oligarchy
phalanx
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helot
ephors
laconic
Assignment #5
Sources:
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Questions/
Activities:
1. Write your own personal definition for the word
"democracy." Now go to a dictionary
and get a formal definition.
2. Answer these questions as you do the reading:
* According to Pericles, what precisely makes
Athens great?
* How does this compare to other city-states?
* What is Pericles’ definition of democracy?
* What are the responsibilities of Athenian
citizenship?
* Why does Pericles need to defend the Athenian
system?
* In what ways does way of life in Athens differ from
other Greek city-states?
* What problems do you see in Pericles’ description
of Athens?
* Where does Pericles directly or indirectly make
verbal attacks on Sparta?
* How do we in the United States today define
democracy? Is it the same
way as Pericles’ definition?
* Is a funeral oration a reliable source for
information about a culture? Why or why not?
3. What were the causes and effects of the Persian Wars
on the Greek city-states?
Terms:
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reading: "Pericles' Funeral Oration."
textbook: pg. 129
direct
democracy
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indirect democracy
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Pericles
Thursday 8/27: Conflict in the Greek World
Questions:
Terms:
1. How did the Persian Wars affect Greece?
2. What were the causes and effects of the Persian Wars?
alliance
Stipend
Pericles
jury
direct democracy
ostracism
Friday 8/28: Assignment #8
Sources:
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textbook: Chapter Four Section Four
reading #1: "Socrates."
reading #2: "The Trial of Socrates."
Questions/
Activities:
1.
What were the causes and effects of the Peloponnesian War on
the Greek city-states?
Why was Philip, ruler of a relatively less developed Macedon,
able to conquer the classical cities of mainland Greece?
Do reading #1 and answer these questions:
* What were Socrates' most basic philosophical principles, as
outlined by Plato
in The Apology?
* Why didn't Socrates write any of his ideas down himself?
* What is the only thing that Socrates admits he "knows?"
* List some of the basic ideas/principles of the Sophists.
* Why does Plato feel that Socrates was a Sophist?
* What is the definition given of the Greek work arête? Why
is it critical in doing the
right think, according to Socrates?
Do reading #2 and answer these questions:
* Why does Socrates believe that it would be wrong for him to
escape, even to save,
his own life?
* Compare Socrates' views with those of Antigone [in the last
assignment]. What
similarities/differences can you find?
* Socrates stated that he had entered into a "contest" with the
state. What does he
mean by this? Why does he feel that he must "break" this
contract?
* Why does Socrates refuse to apologize for his "wrong-doing"
and choose to die?
Why does Socrates feel his decision is a great "service" to the
city of Athens?
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Terms:
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Socrates
dialectic
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Sophists
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arête