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Chapter 8- Ancient Greece
This packet includes the following worksheets:
1. Title Page and targets
2. Greek Life Quiz Answers and Section 8.1 PowerPoint Notes
3. Chapter 8.1 Interactive Story
4. Chapter 8.1 Interactive Story
5. 8.2 PowerPoint Notes
6. 8.2 PowerPoint Notes
7. 8.2 Graphic Organizer
8. Democracy Side By Side
9. Greece Map and Questions
10. Bellringer Page
What are my Essential Questions for Chapter 8?
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How does the geography of Ancient Greece affect the cultures that
developed there?
How does compare Ancient Greece to the previous River Valley
Civilizations we have studied?
In what ways are the Minoan and Mycenaean cultures
alike/different?
How have the Greeks influenced our modern world?
How was the democracy of Ancient Greece set-up, and how does
and compare it to the democracy of the United States?
What are the pros and cons of having a democracy?
What are the difference between a democracy, a tyranny, and an
oligarchy?
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Ancient Greece, Chapter 8 (Section 1) Notes
Directions: Generate notes using the information provided on pages 228-233:
Geography:
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The Minoans:
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The Mycenaeans:
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City-states:
Interactive Story for Chapter 8, Section 1
Individual Words:
(2 kids) City-state: “Go to your room!” “You can’t tell me what to do!”
Aegean Sea: “Sailing along the Aegean Sea”
Peloponnesus: “mainland”
Minoans: “The island of Crete”
Peninsula: “Water on 3 sides”
Mycenaeans: “The first Greeks”
Dark Age: “Like, where’s my culture?”
Tsunami: “Wave!”
Once upon a time Historians started to study the early Greek cultures. Historians found
the early Greek cultures fascinating because they are a huge influence on the world today. In
order for Historians to actually study Greek culture, they needed to first study the geography
of Greece that explains why people settled there in the first place. Many of the islands of
Greece are located in the Aegean Sea. Since the islands that are on the Aegean Sea are all
about 40 miles from the mainland, the Aegean Sea made a perfect place for the Greeks to
travel from island to island. Also, the mainland of Greece, historians noticed was a peninsula. A
peninsula is a landform that is land with water surrounding it on three sides. The main peninsula
that the Greeks lived on was called the Peloponnesus. The Peloponnesus peninsula made a
perfect area to settle since it had easy access to the islands in the Aegean Sea and was on the
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mainland as well. Because of the geography of Greece, the Greeks had to pick specific crops to
grow. The hilly geography made the area ideal for growing grapes and other crops such as
olives. Most of the crops were drought resistant and held up well to the Mediterranean climate.
There are two main civilizations that developed within the Peloponnesus peninsula and the
Aegean Sea. Historians think that both of these cultures are very fascinating. The first
culture, or civilization, was the Minoan Civilization. They lived in the Aegean Sea on the island
of Crete (one of the largest in the region). Historians like to study the buildings of the Minoans
and their wonderful culture. Although they lived on Crete, the Minoans did not speak Greek and
therefor are not considered Greek. Meanwhile, the Mycenaeans were developing their own
culture on the Peloponnesus peninsula. The Mycenaeans were also a very strong civilization.
They built many great fleets of ships that were sailed throughout the Aegean Sea. Some
historians think that sometime in the 1600s BC a volcano erupted north of Crete. This caused a
tsunami to destroy much of Crete. This helped to weaken the Minoans civilization. Eventually
the Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans.
In the 1100s BC, the Mycenaeans’ culture started to decline. Historians have studied the
problem to figure out what happened, but they still do not know up until today. This period of
decline was called the Dark Age by historians. During the Dark Age, the Greeks were attacked
by the Dorians. During the Dark Age, historians have noted that the culture of the Greeks
declined. The Dark Age led to a loss of culture. They lost their writing, and trade came to a
stand still. Historians have noted, that though there were all these problems during the Dark
Ages, oral tradition was able to keep the stories of the culture of the Greeks alive. Once the
Dark Age was finished, it allowed for the rise of city states. Historians say that a city state is
a city with an independent government. In other words, there aren’t any other city states that
have control over it. Some city states on the Aegean Sea and Peloponnesus peninsula were more
powerful than others. Historians believe that the rise of city states have helped to build up the
culture of the Greeks that is so present today.
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The End
Government in Athens PowerPoint Notes ~ 8.2
 Greece is the birthplace of Democracy, a type of government in which
 The word democracy comes from Greek words meaning ”
Rise of the Aristocrats
 In early Greece,
ruled the city-state.
 Later, a group of
,
took power
 A government in which only a small group of people have power is called an
 With the aristocrats controlling $ and now the government, the
little say in the government.
had
Wreck it buy a new one…
 Since the rebellion failed a man named
created a new set of
for Athens
 These laws were very harsh. Punishing minor crimes like loitering punishable by death.
Draco Out
 Draco’s laws were believed to be
harsh laws.
 Under Solon’s laws, all free men living in Athens became
Rise of Tyrants
 In 546 a noble named Peisistratus
Athens and was called a
 A tyrant is,
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so a man named Solon
created less
Peisistratus became the leader of
.
Tyrant what, Tyrant who
 Today the word tyrant is harsh but in ancient Greece the word had a very different meaning
 Tyrants in Athenian government were usually
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to the city starting new policies to
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 Peisistratus brought
unify the city, building temples and monuments.
Sippin’ Haterade
 After Peisistratus died, his son took over as tyrant
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were unhappy because
 They convinced a rival city-state to attack Athens and re-claimed their power
Democracy is Created
 Around 500 BC a man named Cleisthenes gained power in Athens.
 Despite coming from a rich family he felt that,
 With the support of
he overthrew the aristocracy and established the world’s
Democracy Under Cleisthenes
 All citizens had the right to participate in the
, or
created the city’s laws.
 The assembly met outdoors on a hillside so everyone could attend
that
 After speeches were over the assembly voted
Voting
 The number of people who voted in assembly
 For major decisions the assembly needed
 Athenians selected citizens to be
 These city officials decided which laws
which wasn’t always easy to get
Pericles
 Led the government from
 To encourage people to participate in government he started to
 He also
to Congress who pass laws.
to vote for us.
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 Americans elect
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Direct v. Representative Democracy
All citizens in Athens could participate directly in government
What this means is
The United States is too large for everyone to gather so we formed another kind of Democracy
The democracy created by the United States is a representative democracy, or
In this system, citizens
Elected officials then meet to make up and enforce the country’s laws
Section 8.2 Graphic Organizer
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
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Athenian Democracy
Benefits
Drawbacks
Who Participates?
Who holds the power?
How does one participate?
How is power distributed?
How are decisions made?
How is government organized?
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How are leaders chosen?
1. What are some of the dominate landforms of Greece?
2. Based upon the map, where do you believe most Greeks settled? Why?
3. What advantages and disadvantages does the geography pose for the ancient Greek peoples?
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4. From your knowledge of Global Studies, make an inference regarding how the areas settled by the Greeks differ
from the early settlements of the Fertile Crescent region, the Nile River Valley, the Indus River Valley, and ancient
China?