Download ancient greece - Mr. Sager World History

 Answer the following questions on a post it using your notes
from yesterday:
 1. Name the four groups that helped to influence Greek
civilization and culture
 2. How did geography and climate affect Greek
civilization?
 3. Describe three ways Ancient Greece has influenced
modern society
ANCIENT GREECE
PERSIAN WARS AND
START OF GOLDEN AGE
GOVERNMENTS
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*City – States – cities and surrounding territory form a
state
* Each city-state had its own form of rule
▶ Monarchy – single person, called a king, ruled
▶ Aristocracy – rule by small group of noble,
landowning families
▶ Oligarchy – rule by few powerful people
▶ Tyranny – powerful individuals, usually nobles or
other wealthy citizens, seize control and rule
PERSIAN WARS MAP
GOVERNMENT
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Athens – rule by the people –
First Direct Democracy
▶ State ruled by its citizens
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Rule is based on citizenship
Majority rule decides vote
Practiced in Athens by 500 BC
PERSIAN WARS
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*Sparta – southern part of Greece –
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*Prominent city- state in Greece
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Cut off from rest of Greece by the Gulf of Corinth
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*Military State – ruled by military
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*Most powerful army in Greece
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All forms of personal expression discouraged
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No value on arts, literature, or other artistic and
intellectual pursuits
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Valued duty, strength, and discipline over Freedom,
individuality, beauty and learning
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Assume leadership in the Persian Wars
PERSIAN WARS
Persian Empire - powerful empire – modern day Iran
▶ Began in 490 BC
▶ Greeks defeat Persians, slaughtering 6,000 Persians
in one single day
▶ Ten years later – Persian forces advanced again
▶ Themistocles – convinced Athenians to evacuate the
city and fight at sea
▶ Defeated Persians, weakening their navy, and
leaving their leader unprotected
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CONSEQUENCES OF
PERSIAN WAR
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*Athens emerges as a superpower and a leader of
the Delian League
▶ Delian League – alliance of Greek city –states
▶ Athens entered its golden age – a time centered
around an abundance of wealth and personal
expression
ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY
• Expanded under the rule of Pericles
• Pericles – took over rule of Athens after
Themistocles
• Three Goals:
– to strengthen democracy
– to hold and strengthen the empire
– glorify Athens
GOAL ONE: STRONGER DEMOCRACY
• Direct Democracy
• Form of government in which citizens rule
directly and NOT through representatives
– *All government policies determined by an
assembly (all members are male)
• United States has a representative democracy
GOAL 2 AND 3: STRENGTHEN AND
GLORIFY ATHENS EMPIRE
• *Led Delian League
• *Built a strong navy
• *Used Delian League’s funds to buy gold,
ivory, and marble
• Began to pay artists, architects, and workers
who used these materials
ARCHITECTURE AND SCULPTURE
• *Parthenon- temple
• 23,000 sq. feet.
• *Built to honor Athena – goddess of wisdom
and the protector of Athens
• *Contained examples of Greek Art that set
standards for future generations of artists
around the world
GREEK DRAMA
• *Greeks built the first theaters
• *Theatrical productions were both an
expression of civic pride and a tribute to the
Gods
GREEK DRAMAS
• 1. COMEDY – slapstick situations and humor
• often made fun of politicians and respected
people
GREEK DRAMAS
2. TRAGEDY – serious drama about common
themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal.
• contained a main character or tragic hero –
usually an important person with
extraordinary abilities
• Tragic flaw usually caused the hero’s downfall
• EX: Oedipus, Antigone
PART I: GREEK TRAGEDY
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You are going to write your own Greek Tragedy:
Your first paragraph should state who your main character is. It should be a person
of high status or a hero. Tell me the name of the person and his status. Tell me a
couple things about his/her life that shows that they have a high status in society.
Your second paragraph should tell me what extraordinary abilities your character
has. What makes them so special?
Your third paragraph should tell me about what tragic flaw they have. The flaw
should be a personal flaw such as the person is too jealous, or makes decisions too
quickly without thinking things through.
Your fourth paragraph should explain an event that occurs that leads to the
downfall of your character. This event should be a direct result of the person’s
tragic flaw. An example would be that your character makes a quick decision and
this leads them to lose all their money, leaving them with nothing.
PUT IN THE EFFORT TO MAKE YOUR TRAGEDY A STORY, BE CREATIVE WHEN
COMING UP WITH YOUR MAIN CHARACTER, THEIR EXTRAORDINARY ABILITIES,
FLAWS AND EVENT THAT LEADS TO THEIR DOWNFALL.
 Create a poster on computer paper that
advertises your play –
 Your poster should have the title of your play,
a picture of your main character and a slogan
that says something about the character’s
flaw or mistake that leads to their downfall.
List an actor on your poster that will play
your main character (must be in color)
 Grab the article from the front table, read and answer the
following questions on a post it:
 1. How did Buddhism spread to China?
 2. What classes were intrigued by the spirituality of
Buddhism?
 3. What religious traditions or beliefs was Buddhism mixed
with?
 4. Why did China’s ruling class eventually turn against
Buddhism?
 Based on the following documents, analyze
the responses to the spread of Buddhism in
China. What additional kind of document
would you need to evaluate the extent of
Buddhism’s appeal in China?
 Documents 2 and 3 – Support the spread of
Buddhism in China
 Documents 4 and 6 Scrutinize it
 Documents 1 and 5 neither encourage nor
discourage it but provide a third perspective on
how it should be dealt with.