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Ancient Greece
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Dear 6th Grade Historian,
1) Take out a pen or pencil.
2) Copy your homework assignment into your homework folder.
3) Take out your homework and place it in the upper left corner of your desk.
4) Silently put your binder on the floor.
5) Philosopher of Athens, our city-state is in chaos! People are making violent threats against each
other, committing illegal crimes, and acting like wild animals! Please help the people to understand
the wisdom in the following quotation: rewrite it in your own words.
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while evil people will
find a way around the laws. - Plato (the Ancient Greek philosopher)
6) Do you think that this quotation is wise? Explain your answer.
Mr. Woodward, History
History
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Ancient Greece
Greeks at War
Pre-Reading Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Was Ancient Greece a single country, or was it made up of a variety of city-states?
2. List one cause of war between different Greek city-states.
3. Define democracy.
4. List two Ancient Greek city-states.
5. Which word is used to describe people from Athens?
6. Define fleet.
During-Reading Directions: Underline every piece of evidence that shows that the Ancient Greek
city-states spent a lot of resources in going to war with one another.
Mr. Woodward, History
History
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Ancient Greece
Post-Reading Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Was Greece a united civilization? Explain your answer.
2. Was warfare common between the Greek city-states? Explain your answer.
3. Which two Greek city-states hated each other? Explain your answer.
4. Which two Greek city-states were the most powerful? Explain your answer.
5. For how long were the Athenians and Spartans at war? Explain your answer.
6. Which city-state had the best-trained soldiers? Explain your answer.
7. What was the full-time job of all Spartan men? Explain your answer.
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8. Why did Spartan men grow their hair long? Explain your answer.
9. Did Athens and Sparta continue to fight each other, or were they allied, during the Persian Wars?
Explain your answer.
10. Against which civilization did Athens and Sparta fight during the Persian wars?
11. Explain how the Spartans ultimately defeated the Athenians.
12. Describe what the Greeks believed happened to a warrior when he died in battle.
13. Define hoplite.
14. Why were hoplites called hoplites?
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15. Spartan hoplite! You are about to enter a chaotic and bloody battle. You must create a design for the
front of your shield. Draw a design that will inspire your allies and terrify your enemies!
16. Explain why you created the design that you did.
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Ancient Greece
Athens and Sparta
Pre-Reading Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Define city-state.
2. Define colony.
3. List two Greek city-states.
4. In the middle of which sea was Greece located?
5. How did the location of Ancient Greece contribute to maritime trade?
6. List one basic idea of democracy.
6. Define tyranny.
During-Reading Directions: Underline every piece of evidence that shows that Athens and Sparta
were very different societies. Double underline every words that you find that is in your Vocabulary
Journal or on the Word Wall.
Mr. Woodward, History
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Post-Reading Questions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. (page 259) Provide an overview of how Athens and Sparta were different. Explain your answer in at
least five sentences.
2. (page 260) How did the different geography of Athens and Sparta make them very different
societies? Explain your answer in at least five sentences.
3. (page 261) Outline the advantages and disadvantages of the Athenian democracy. Write at least
two entries on each side of the T-Chart. Write in sentence fragments.
Advantages of the Athenian democracy
Disadvantages of the Athenian democracy
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4. (page 262) Provide an overview of the Athenian economy. Explain your answer in at least five
sentences.
5. (page 263) Provide an overview education in Athens. Explain your answer in at least five
sentences.
6. (page 264) Provide an overview of how women and slaves were treated in Athens. Explain your
answer in at least five sentences.
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6. (page 265) Provide an overview of the Spartan government. Make sure to describe the Council of
Elders. Explain your answer in at least five sentences.
7. (page 266) Provide an overview of the Spartan economy. Explain your answer in at least five
sentences.
8. (page 267) Provide an overview of education in Sparta. Explain your answer in at least five
sentences.
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9. (page 268) Provide an overview of how women and slaves were treated in Sparta. Explain your
answer in at least five sentences.
10. (page 269) On the T-Chart below, outline that differences between Sparta and Athens. Write at
least five bullet points for each side.
Sparta
Athens
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