Standard
SSWH3 The student will examine the political,
philosophical, and cultural interaction of Classical
Mediterranean societies from 700 BCE to 400 CE.
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a. Compare the origins and structure of the Greek polis,
the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire.
b. Identify the ideas and impact of important individuals;
include Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and describe the
diffusion of Greek culture by Aristotle’s pupil Alexander
the Great and the impact of Julius and Augustus Caesar.
c. Analyze the contributions of Hellenistic and Roman
culture; include law, gender, and science.
d. Describe polytheism in the Greek and Roman world
and the origins and diffusion of Christianity in the Roman
world.
EQ
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How does Greek civilization influence
later and modern society in terms of
government, culture, and philosophy?
Activator
_______ 1. The civilization of ancient Greece was at its peak nearly
1000 years ago.
_______ 2. The ancient Greeks had no written language but still
produced a very successful civilization.
_______ 3. For most of its history, ancient Greece was not a
politically unified country.
_______ 4. The Greeks formed the world’s first dictatorship.
_______ 5. The ancient Greeks believed that one all-powerful god
created human beings, ruled over their lives, and decided when they
would die.
________ 6. The Greek city-state of Sparta was a militaristic society.
________ 7. The Hellenistic culture results from and is spread by
the conquests of Alexander the Great
________ 8. The philosophers were opposed to the early
democracy.
Geography of Ancient Greece
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Polis=city-state in Greece
 Fundamental unit of Greek society
○ Remember a city-state is a city that functions as its
own nation (own military, government, etc.)
 Run by Male Citizens
 Citizen-Soldiers
 Helots: peasants forced to work the land
○ Lots of isolated city-states in Greece that develop
independently of each other because of the
geography-so Greece not unified for most of its
history
 Islands and mountains that separate city-states
Greek Mythology in Pop Culture
Amazon.com
 Nike
 Ajax
 Midas Auto Repair
 Olympics
 Pandora
 Apollo space program
 Aurora borealis
 Venus Razors
 Achilles Heel
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Greek Mythology
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Traditional stories about Gods
 May or may not be true
 Explain natural events
 Homer: The Iliad and the Odyssey about Trojan
War
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Greeks had many different Gods that rules
over different domains
 Gave their gods human like qualities
 Gods are the center of Greek life
 Festivals, temples, games, etc. to worship and honor
these gods
 Zeus: ruler of gods, lives on Mount Olympus
Mythology Chart
Complete in Notability
 State the domain of each listed god or
goddess
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Mythology Project
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Introduce guidelines
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Tomorrow: Know whom you want to
work with and have an idea of 3 to 4
gods you may want to select
Greek Government
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Different Governments
 Monarchy: king rules
 Aristocracy: nobles rule
 Oligarchy: a few wealthy people rule
 Democracy: Citizens vote and express viewpoints
○ In Greece-male landowners got to vote
○ Mankind Story of Us Video
 http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-
us/videos/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us-birth-of-democracy
Government Simulation
Scenario is listed in Schoology
 With your group, act out that scenario,
showing how the assigned form of
government would respond to your
situation
 Write your skit on paper and practice
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Summary
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Ball Game
Persian Wars
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Unifies Ancient Greek city-states
 Feuding Sparta and Athens unite to fight
outsiders
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Greeks better equipment, navy, training
 Phalanx-Greek fighting formation
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Victory at Marathon: messenger to Athens
Battle of Thermopylae: 300
Greeks win to gain control of Aegean Sea
Greek Life/Culture
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Add Notes
Athens vs. Sparta Chart
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Use the Athens vs. Sparta Comparison
to complete your guided chart on these
2 city-states
You as a Person in History
Write a fictional piece that describes
your life as either a Spartan or Athenian
youth, citizen or woman. Your stories
should contain at least three major
aspects of Spartan or Athenian
life/culture.
 Formal Writing
 Submit to Schoology
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Athens vs. Sparta
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Athens:
 Valued wisdom and education
 Young children would attend formal schools
 reading, writing and mathematics, music, poetry, sport and gymnastics.
 Had the world’s first democracy
 Male landowners vote
 Focus on sea trade, arts, culture
 Had a large navy
 Decorated Athens in marble and gold
 Place of art, literature, architecture, plays, theaters
 2 types of Greek plays: tragedy and comedy
 Satire of everyday Greek life and emotions
 Story of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
 Women not very free and had no rights
Athens vs. Sparta
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Sparta
 Oligarchy with hints of monarchy
○ Ruled by warrior kings with assembly of free
males
 Militaristic society
○ Valued war, strength, honor
○ Education: Trained youth in athletics-boys in
military, girls in sports
○ Emphasized “Sparta over Family”
 "Either come back with your shield or on it"
○ Women seen as near equals to men
Checking for Understanding
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Which of the following is an accurate comparison
of Athens and Sparta?
 A Both Athens and Sparta were weak citystates.
 B Spartan women did not have as many
freedoms as Athenian women.
 C The Athenians placed the military at the
center of their society; Spartans generally did
not.
 D Sparta demanded more subordination of its
citizens to the demands of the state than
Athens.
Checking for Understanding
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Which of the following is an accurate comparison
of Athens and Sparta?
 A Both Athens and Sparta were weak citystates.
 B Spartan women did not have as many
freedoms as Athenian women.
 C The Athenians placed the military at the
center of their society; Spartans generally did
not.
 D Sparta demanded more subordination of its
citizens to the demands of the state than
Athens.
Partner Review Questions
Why did the early city-states in Greece
develop independently of each other?
 What form of government was practiced in
ancient Athens where citizens were able to
vote?
 Would you describe the religion in ancient
Greece as monotheistic or polytheistic?
 Describe a major difference between the citystates of Athens and Sparta.
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Activity-Travel Brochure
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Choose either Sparta or Athens
Create in Pages or any app of your choice
Use your chart, notes, writing, web links to detail your city-state
Tell about its advantages to the prospective visitors.
Highlights may include: cultural activities (such as drama, music and
arts); recreation, athletics and sports; religious sites; architecture
and famous sites; schools/education; accommodations (like homes
where the tourists can stay with some of the locals or homes for
sale); transportation; tourist sites (statues, temples, etc.); and food.
Include a map showing where your city-state is located, and sites
tourists should visit.
In another smaller section you may want to add "travel alerts" which
warn the tourist of some of the dangers he/she might encounter
while staying in your city-state
Summary
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Ball Game
Peloponnesian War
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Athens vs. Sparta
 Athens-Head of the Delian League
 Sparta-Head of the Peloponnesian League
Athens got “too big for its britches” and tried to
tell Sparta, and the rest of Greece what to do
 Athens-stronger navy, but Sparta stronger
army
 Athens defeated
 IMPACT: led to decline in democracy
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Philosophers Quotes
Philosophers Questions
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Complete the Philosophers Questions in
schoology
Use the webquest/links given to you in
Schoology to complete it
Philosophers
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Philosophers:“Lovers of Wisdom”
 Try to use rational thought/common sense to
explain human and everyday behavior
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Three Main Philosophers of Athens:
 Socrates
 Plato
 Aristotle
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmH
AdgDkcCw
Socrates
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Q&A—Socratic Method
 Teaching/examining through asking questions
and making the subject analyze their actions
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Questioned the government and the gods of
Athens
 Charged with corrupting the youth of Athens,
condemned to death
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SOCRATIC QUESTIONING SIMULATION
Plato
Wrote the stories/details of Socrates
 Hated the democracy
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 Wrote The Republic
○ Perfectly governed society where
philosophers were kings
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Had a philosophy school names The
Academy
Aristotle
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Studied at the Academy under Plato
 Questioned nature and humanity
 Came up with the Scientific method
 Tutor for Alexander the Great
Philosophers Eulogy
Choose one of the 3 philosophers to
research further
 YOU ARE GIVING THE EULOGY AT HIS
FUNERAL AS A TRIBUTE TO HIS LIFE!
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 Include basic facts about his life, but mostly
focus on his contributions to society both in the
era in which he died as well as modern day
society.
 Can be a speech or a poem
Summary
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Ball Game
Alexander Map Activity
Alexander the Great
From Macedonia
 Takes over the kingdom after the death of his father
Phillip II
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 Phillip had the idea to conquer Greece
 Alexander carries out his father’s plan
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Expands the empire: conquers Greece, Persia,
Egypt, and the Indus Valley over a 13 year period
 Welcomed in Egypt because they were being ruled by the
Persian
○ Egypt named Alexander a Pharaoh
 Master at battle tactics
○ Never defeated in battle
Hellenistic Culture
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Hellenistic culture: Blend of Greek, Egyptian,
Persian, Indian cultures in to one
 Alexander married a Persian woman and adopted
Persian dress
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Alexander Spread Greek ideas and culture
everywhere
 Planned cities
 Theaters, architecture all like Greece
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Named many cities Alexandria
Hellenistic Culture
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Science & Technology
 Lat and Long for maps and sky charts
 Astronomy: earth/sun at center discussion
○ Eratosthenes, accurate circumference
○ “Geography”
○ Ptolemy
 Geometry: Euclid’s school, Pythagorean
Theorem
 Archimedes: pully, lever, steam engine,
screw
Hellenistic Culture
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Philosophy
 Stoicism: control desire, live in harmony
with natural and divine laws
 Sounds like what religion?
 Epicureanism: harmonize body and mind
 Sounds like what Chinese philosophy?
Checking for Understanding
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The spread of Greek Culture all over the
eastern Mediterranean and the former
Persian Empire is known as
 A: Zoroastrianism
 B Olympization
 C Hellenization
 D Greekization
Checking for Understanding
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The spread of Greek Culture all over the
eastern Mediterranean and the former
Persian Empire is known as
 A: Zoroastrianism
 B Olympization
 C Hellenization
 D Greekization
Alexander Playlist Activity
Summary
T/F Review
 Kahoot
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Quiz