Classical European Empires Guided Reading Outline
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Ancient Greece
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Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea
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What does the geography of Ancient Greece consist of mainly?
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What three bodies of water served as transportation for Greek people?
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What three resources were scarce for Greece?
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What landform covers ¾ of Ancient Greece?
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What type of political communities grew in each mountain valley?
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What does arable mean?
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Did Greece ever have a large population?
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What did men discuss at outdoor public events?
Mycenaean Civilization Develops
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Where was Mycenae located?
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How long did these kings dominate Greece?
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What did the Mycenaeans learn from their contact with the Minoans?
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Who did the Mycenaeans fight against in the 1200s B.C.?
Greek Culture Under the Dorians
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Who took over after sea raiders burned Mycenaean cities?
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Who was Homer?
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What is his most famous work?
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Epic5.
Myths6.
How did the Greeks use myths?
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Where the Ancient Greeks monotheistic or polytheistic?
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Who did the Greeks believe was the rule of gods/goddesses?
Warring City States
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Rule and Order in the Greek City-States
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Define polis2.
Define acropolis3.
Define monarchy4.
Define aristocracy5.
Define oligarchy6.
Define tyrantsB.
Athens Builds a Limited Democracy
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Define democracy2.
What was Draco’s legal code based upon?
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What happened to people who owed debts based upon Draco’s code?
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What major reform did Salon introduce?
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What were Athenian social classes based on?
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How did Cleisthenes break up noble power?
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How did he increase the power of the assembly?
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Who was considered a citizen in Athens?
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Who went to school and around what age did they start?
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What did they study?
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What were women’s roles restricted to?
Sparta Builds a Military State
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Describe Sparta’s relationship with the rest of Greece.
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What type of city state did Sparta build?
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What did the Council of Elders do?
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What did Sparta have between 600 and 371 B.C.?
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What did the Spartans value in their culture?
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What did they not value?
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At what age did boys enter and leave life in the military barracks?
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How old were they expected to serve until?
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What was the goal of their training?
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How did the treatment of Spartan women compare to other city states?
Democracy and Greece’s Golden Age
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Pericles’ Plan for Athens
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Who could afford to hold public office?
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Define direct democracy3.
How did Pericles use the money in the Delian league’s treasury?
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Why did Athens need overseas trade?
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Who was at odds with Athens?
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Glorious Art and Architechture
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What is the 23,000 square foot masterpiece of architectural design and
craftsmanship?
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What did the Greeks seek to portray in classical art?
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Drama and History
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Define tragedy2.
Define comedy-
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IV.
Who was Herodotus?
Philosophers Search for Truth
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What does the word philosopher mean?
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What did Socrates encourage Greeks to do?
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How did he die?
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Who Was Plato?
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What famous book did he write?
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What did Aristotle question?
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What legacy does his work leave for today?
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Who was his most famous student?