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The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization Directions: Answer the following questions based on the movie. The questions are listed in the order they appear in the film and you do not have to answer in complete sentences. Part 1: 1. What was the situation in Athens in 508 BC and why? 2. What class did Cleisthenes come from and what kind of power did this group exercise over Athenians? 3. How did Aristotle describe life for most Athenians in the 6th century BC? 4. Where were the great civilizations in Cleisthenes’ day and how was Greece geographically different than these? 5. Describe Arete, the Greek ideal or vision of a hero. 6. What was Athens' most valuable trading commodity? 7. What did Cleisthenes do in 510 BC? How was Greek society in Athens changing at this time? 8. How had the Olympics changed from their founding to the days of Cleisthenes and how did this festival influence ordinary Greeks? 9. What happened in Athens while Cleisthenes was in exile? What did this do for Cleisthenes? Part 2: 10. Why would conquest by the Persians be the destruction of the Greek way of life? 11. How was the Athenian leader Themistocles different than all the other Athenian leaders that came before him? What was Themistocles worried about while he ruled Athens? 12. What was the name of the alliance that the Athenians created after the defeat of Persia? What was this alliance's purpose? 13. How did the battle of Salamis affect Athens as a regional power economically and politically? 14. How was Pericles different than Themistocles in social class and what was his goal for Athens? 15. How long is the Parthenon Frieze? What was its subject or what was “heroized” in this frieze? 16. What were the favorite subjects of the Athenian theater, and what was the typical plot line of these stories? 17. How do historians know that Athens was the heart of a cultural revolution that spread across Greece? Part 3: 18. What daring plan did Pericles present to the Athenians in the year 431 BC? Why did he do this? 19. What did Greeks like Socrates do with the astronomical knowledge of the Babylonians? 20. What was Socrates favorite subject of study? What does Socrates think people should make every decision based on? 21. What happened to Pericles in 429 BC? How does Donald Kagan explain the failure of Pericles' plans? 22. Why did the Athenians decide to defend the Greek colony on Sicily and attack Syracuse in 415 BC? How did it turn out for the Athenians? 23. What did the Spartans force the Athenians to do after they defeated them? 24. Who did the Athenians use as a scapegoat for their defeat and what did they do to him? Essay Response: You have now watched three documentaries that describe the rise and fall of Athens. The Greek contribution to Western Civilization is profound and modern thought, language, art, architecture, science, and political systems have all been influenced by the ancient Athenians featured in these films. Despite their meteoric rise to power and brilliance, the Athenians found themselves vanquished in 415 BC. Write a formal essay of 5 paragraphs explaining how the cause of Athenian greatness was also the cause of its downfall. Explain the rise and fall of Athens and what this story tells us about the shortcomings of democracy. FORMAL ESSAY RUBRIC CRITICAL THINKING Level 1 Little evidence presented. Explanation incomplete or missing. Some evidence may be used uncritically. Level 2 One example of evidence presented per point. Level 3 Two examples of evidence presented per point. Level 4 Three examples of evidence presented per point. Explanation adequate, but use of evidence might be superficial. Evidence fully supports thesis. Author uses evidence critically. Author is critical and ties the evidence back to their thesis with excellent analysis. Level 2 Thesis present but oversimplified. Transitions present but simple. Level 3 Clear thesis in first paragraph. Use of transition between paragraphs enhances cohesion and coherence. Clear conclusion. Level 4 Excellent thesis. One or two instances of informal writing. Written formally without any informal references. COMMUNICATION Level 1 Ambiguous thesis. Transitions not used - paragraphs not linked. Conclusion very brief or completely repetitious. Many instances of informal writing. Conclusion mostly repetition. A few instances of informal writing. Transitions make meaningful links between paragraphs. Conclusion complements thesis.