The Rise of
Ancient Greece
Lesson 1
•The rise of Greek Civilization
•Lesson 2
•Religion, Philosophy, and the
Arts
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Bell Ringer : What do you know
about the land that makes up the
country of Greece
Objective
• Understand the relationship between setting
and development of civilizations
• Examine early Greek history
• Examine the development of democracy in
Greece
• Epic –
A long poem that tells a story
• Acropolis –
A high rocky hill where early people used to build
cities
• City-State –
A city with its own traditions, government and laws.
Both city and independent state
• Aristocrat –
A member of a rich and powerful family
• Tyrant –
A ruler who takes power with the support of
the middle and working class
• Democracy –
A form of government in which citizens
govern themselves
Alliteration a repetition
of a beginning sound
Write an alliteration describing
the Minoan civilization
“Minoan Men of the Mainland Mastered the Mediterranean”
Captured in clay, the culture of Knossos and Crete create a constant
account to cover.
Greece’s Geographic Setting 169
1.
What do we mean when we say the Ancient
Greeks were all Islanders?
We say that Ancient Greeks were islanders because
even if they were living on the mainland they
lived in places that were surrounded by
mountains cutting them off to the rest of the
land mass
2. Contrast how the Minoans and Mycenaean's
spread their power?
Minoans used their location to control the seas by
trade. Mycenaean people controlled the sea by
conquest.
3. List what happened during Greece’s Dark Ages?
172
The people were poor and no longer traded outside
their country. They forgot how to write and kept
traditions alive by word of mouth. Some people
moved to more fertile areas to grow more
crops.
Bell Ringer
• The fly buzzed past……
This is an example of a Simile,
metaphor, personification, or
onomatopoeia?
Democracy in Greece 175
4. Why did some Athenians benefit more from
democracy than others?
Some Athenians benefited more from democracy than
others because only a man over the age of 18 could
participate fully in government.
Bell Ringer
• I nearly died laughing.
This is an example of a Simile,
metaphor, hyperbole,
personification, or
onomatopoeia?
Religion,
Philosophy
and the Arts
Objectives
• Identify religious beliefs of ancient Greeks
• Explore how the Greeks searched for
knowledge about the world
• Describe the relationship between the rise of
democracy and the spread of new ideas in
Greek city- states
• Immortal –
Someone or something that lives forever
• Oracle –
In Ancient Greece, a sacred site used to consult a
god or goddess: Any priest that spoke to the gods
•
Philosopher –
Someone who uses reason to understand
the world
• Tragedy –
A type of drama that ends in disaster for the main
character
1. How did Pericles strengthen democracy?
Pericles made reforms that strengthened
democracy such as paying salaries to
officials, which meant that even poor citizens
could hold office.
Ancient Greek’s Religious
Beliefs183
2. How did Greeks honor their gods?
The Greeks honored their gods with the Olympian
festival and games
3. How did Socrates challenge the values of the people
of Athens?
Socrates made people think about their important
values and beliefs by questioning
4. What role did education and growing wealth play in
the development of philosophy and the arts in
Ancient Greece?
Education was at the heart of philosophy and Arts in
early Greece
Chapter 7
• Lesson 1
• Daily life in Athens
• Lesson 2
• Athens and Sparta
•
Lesson 3
• The spread of Greek Culture
Objectives
• Learn about public life in Athens
• Find out how Athenians spent their
time when they were at home
• Understand how slavery operated in
ancient Greece
• AthensA city state in ancient Greece; the capitol of
modern-day Greece
• Agora –
A public market and meeting place in an
ancient Greek city
• Vendor –
A seller of goods
• Slavery –
A condition of being owned and forced to
work for someone else
1. What kinds of food did Athenians eat ?
Athenians ate simple meals. Bread fish
olives, cheese and vegetables were
common. Meat was eaten during
religious festivals.
2. Describe the home life of the Athenians.
Home life of Athenians was simple. Men
and women living quarters were often
separate. Their rooms were set up
around an open courtyard hidden from
the street.
3. What were the responsibilities of men in
comparison to women in ancient Athens?
Greek men spent their time in the agora
discussing politics philosophy and current
events. Women worked in the home and
managed the slaves.
4. Describe the various roles slaves in
Athens and those in the rest of ancient
Greece?
Slaves constructed buildings, forged
weapons, cooked, and served food,
tended to children, cleaned and wove
cloth.
Athens and Sparta
•
Objectives :
• Learn how people lived in ancient Sparta
• Discover some results of the Persian invasion of
Greece
Understand the conflicts that the Athenian empire faced
• SpartaA city-state in ancient Greece
• Helots –
In ancient Sparta, the term for slaves
who were owned by the state
• Peloponnesian WarWar fought between Athens and
Sparta in ancient Greece almost
every other Greek city-state was
involved in the war.
• Plague –
A wide spread disease
• Blockade –
An action taken to isolate the enemy
and cut off its supply
1.
What type of people were the
Spartans?
The Spartans were war like people who
were in constant fear of a helot uprising
2. What was the Spartan’s attitude about
trade?
Spartans were against trade. They believed
that mixing with outsiders was a threat
to their way of life
3. Why did Greeks believe they had won
their wars with Persia?
The years following the Persian wars led to
a golden era for Athens.
4. What did Greek city-states do to
overcome oppression by Athens?
Greek city-states joined together in the fight
against Athenian oppression
The Spread of Greek Culture
Objectives
• Learn how King Philip of Macedonia came to
power and how Alexander the Great built his
empire
• Understand what role the conquests of
Alexander the great played in Greek culture
• AssassinateTo murder for political Reasons
• Hellenistic –
Describing Greek history and
culture after the death of
Alexander the Great
• Alexander the Great –
King of Macedonia conquered
Persia and Egypt and invaded
India
Bell Ringer
• Why didn’t Alexander the Great
wipe out his enemies?
• What did he do instead?
1. Why did King Philip think Greece
would be easy to conquer?
King Philip thought it would be easy
to conquer Greece because he
would use diplomacy and military
strength. He had a strong army.
2. Why was Alexander so successful
as a military leader?
He watched his father. He learned
from Aristotle and he was driven
3. Why was Alexandria in Egypt such
an important city?
Alexander was important because it
was a center for trade, business
and education. It had two ports
and it lasts until this day.