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Chapter 7: “The Glory of Ancient Greece” (Pages 196-222)
Using your pre-reading skills, look through the chapter. Look at the pictures, read the captions under the
pictures.
Section 1: “Daily Life in Athens” (Pages 196-205)
1. Choose one picture in this section that you found to be the most interesting. Recreate the picture and
write a heading under your pictures that helps explain your picture or write at least two sentences
saying what you learned from the picture. Put the page number next to your picture.
2. Read the section on page 198 called “Prepare to Read.” List one objective that you should learn from
this section:
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3. Which Reading Skill is going to be targeted in this chapter?
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4. Choose 3 terms with which you are unfamiliar. Write the word and the definition on the lines below:
A. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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B. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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C. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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5. Now read the red bolded headings. These headings tell you what that section will be about. Write
each of the red bolded headings from this chapter on the lines below. If there is a smaller blue heading
under the red one, write those headings under that line. See my examples for the first one.
A. Public Life
a. The Marketplace
b. The Business of Men
c. Public Buildings
B.___________________________________________________________________________________
a. _________________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________________________________________________
a. _________________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________________
Now that you have pre-read, read this section. As you read, watch for the following sentences and
complete them as you come across them in your reading.
Pages 198-199:
6. A look at __________ _________ in ancient Athens will help you understand how many people lived
in the early days of Greece.
7. The _______ knew they could look forward to assuming an important role in Athenian public life.
8. The ______________ was the center of Athens’ religious life and the ________ was the center of
public life.
9. The mild ____________ of Athens made it possible to carry on business in the open.
10. In the Agora, the men talked of politics, _______________, or event in their community.
11. The buildings were often beautiful structures, for Athenians greatly admired beauty in ___________.
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12. The _____________________ was the center of the household.
13. Some homes even had _____________________.
14. Even wealthy families ate __________ only during religious festivals.
15. Athenian men thought women needed to be _____________________.
16. Women could not __________.
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17. Although women throughout Greece did important work, they were expected to be almost
____________.
18. Many scenes were mythological, but other showed Athenian ____________ life.
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19. It was the labor of the _________ that gave Athenian men the leisure time to go to the _________.
20. _____________ was common in Athens.
21. Many free people became enslaved when they were captured by armies during war or by
___________ while traveling on ships.
22. Most Greek ________________ could not have operated without slaves.
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23. The busy heart of a Greek city was called the _________ or “_________________.”
24. There (in the agora), the orator _____________ spoke and the philosopher __________ taught and
was sentences to _________.
25. There (in the agora), __________ was born as Athenian citizens ________ for their leaders and sat
on __________.
Section 2: “Athens and Sparta” (Pages 206-213)
1. Choose one picture in this section that you found to be the most interesting. Recreate the picture and
write a heading under your pictures that helps explain your picture or write at least two sentences
saying what you learned from the picture. Put the page number next to your picture.
2. Read the section on page 206 called “Prepare to Read.” List one objective that you should learn from
this section:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Which Reading Skill is going to be targeted in this chapter? ___________________________________
Name ____________________________________________________Hour ______ Date ________
4. Choose 3 terms with which you are unfamiliar. Write the word and the definition on the lines below:
a. ___________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Now read the red bolded headings. These headings tell you what that section will be about. Write
each of the red bolded headings from this chapter on the lines below. If there is a smaller blue heading
under the red one, write those headings under that line. See my examples for the first one. Notice there
is no “a” heading under “A” because there are no blue headings under that section.
A. Living in Sparta
B. ___________________________________________________________________________________
a. _________________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________________________________________________
a. _________________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________________
D. ___________________________________________________________________________________
E. ___________________________________________________________________________________
a. _________________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________________
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Now that you have pre-read, read this section. As you read, watch for the following sentences and
complete them as you come across them in your reading:
Pages 206-207:
6. What did the boy with true character have under his cloak? __________
7. Life in Sparta was ___________ and even __________.
8. Sparta never came close to equaling Athens’ other ___________________.
9. In 600 B.C. due to many changes, Sparta established one basic rule:
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10. Living in fear of a helot (slaves) revolt (takeover – due to the larger number of slaves than Spartans),
the Spartans turned their city into an ________ ________.
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11. Only the ______________ children were raised because the Spartans wanted only the healthiest
people in their city.
12. At _________ a Spartan boy left his home to live in _____________ (a building where soldiers lived).
13. Boys could hardly live on the small amount of food he was given, so he was encouraged to _______.
14. However, if the boy was caught _______________, he was severely ________________.
15. Spartan men remained soldiers until they were age _______.
16. Like the boys, girls also trained and competed in __________ and ___________ throwing.
17. Spartan girls should be strong so they could have strong and healthy ___________.
18. Spartan women were allowed to own _______.
19. Because Spartan men were so involved in the military, women often had to run the __________ (or
estates).
20. The Spartans did not mingle (socialize with) other ____________.
21. The Spartan fighting force played a key role in the Greek wars against the ___________.
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22. Stories say that after the battle at Marathon, the Athenians sent their fastest runner to tell the
people of Athens of the ____________.
23. Today’s ____________ honors this legend.
24. The classical Greek era lasted from 500 B.C to ______ B.C.
25. The Greeks put aside their differences to defend their _____________.
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26. By one account, at the end of the Battle of Marathon, the Athenians had killed _______ Persians,
and had lost only _____ Athenian soldiers.
27. Athens emerged from the wars with Persia as the most ___________ city-state.
28. Athens joined other city-states to form the _________ League.
29. In time, Athens started treating the other city-states like ___________ (slaves) rather than allies
(friends).
30. Athens did support democratic groups within the other city-states, but its focus was on freedom for
its own ____________.
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31. Athens began using the money that was supposed to protect all of Greece from the Persians and
used it to build the __________ and to finance other ____________.
32. The people of these city-states in Greece began to fear and resent ___________ power.
33. They looked to ___________, who had not joined the Delian League, to protect them from Athens.
34. Sparta decided to create its own league called the ___________________ League.
35. In 431 B.C. Sparta and its allies fought against _________ and its allies.
36. One “mistake” Pericles made during this war was to let people from the surrounding areas move
into the city ___________.
37. When Pericles did this, it caused a widespread disease called the ____________ because so many
people were living in close contact with each other.
38. Even _____________ died.
39. After his (see #38) death, there were power struggles to see who would not take over __________.
36. Athens was wealthier and had a better navy, but in the end ___________ won.
37. Who did Sparta get help from (even though they were enemies)? _____________
Section 3: “The Spread of Greek Culture” (Pages 216-222)
1. Choose one picture in this section that you found to be the most interesting. Recreate the picture and
write a heading under your pictures that helps explain your picture or write at least two sentences
saying what you learned from the picture. Put the page number next to your picture.
Name ____________________________________________________Hour ______ Date ________
2. Read the section on page 216 called “Prepare to Read.” List one objective that you should learn from
this section:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Which Reading Skill is going to be targeted in this chapter? ___________________________________
4. Choose 3 terms with which you are unfamiliar. Write the word and the definition on the lines below:
a. ___________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Now read the red bolded headings. These headings tell you what that section will be about. Write
each of the red bolded headings from this chapter on the lines below. If there is a smaller blue heading
under the red one, write those headings under that line. See my examples for the first one. Notice there
is no “a” heading under “A” because there are no blue headings under that section.
A. Philip Comes to Power
B. ___________________________________________________________________________________
a. _________________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________________________________________________
a. _________________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________________
D. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Name ____________________________________________________Hour ______ Date ________
Now that you have pre-read, read this section. As you read, watch for the following sentences and
complete them as you come across them in your reading:
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1. The kingdom of __________________ lay just north of Greece.
2. Alexander thought of himself as __________ and spoke the Greek language.
3. People of Greece didn’t accept the Macedonians as Greeks; they thought they were ______________.
4. Alexander’s tutor (teacher) was the Greek philosopher __________________________.
5. When he was young _________________________ had studied Greek.
6. When Philip came to power, he dreamed of conquering the rich city states of _____________.
7. Philip united Macedonia and then formed alliances (friendships) with many city-states by threatening
or _______________ them.
8. Philip built an army even stronger than _________________.
9. Demosthenes tried to warm his fellow Athenians of King ______________ taking over Greece.
10. Athens and Thebes tried to stop Philip, but Philip was able to take control of _____________.
11. The speeches that Demosthenes issued against King Philip came to be known as the _________, a
word which is still used today to describe a strong appeal (request) against someone or something.
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12. How did King Philip die? _____________________________________________________________
13. Who took over after King Philip died? ___________________________________________________
14. One of King Alexander’s first actions was to invade the _____________ ________________.
15. It was weaker than it had been during Greek times, but it was still powerful, stretching from Egypt to
____________.
16. Within 11 years, King Alexander had conquered a vast amount of land. These military
accomplishments allowed him to be called _______________ ____ ________.
17. Even today, there are many cities named __________________ or Alexandroupolis throughout Asia.
18. In 323 B.C., Alexander the Great got as far as Babylon when he came down with a ___________.
19. His conquests spread ____________ culture throughout a vast area.
20. By his death in 323 B.C., Alexander controlled Greece as well as the territory ruled by the _________.
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21. After 50 years of ____________ and ___________, the empire of Alexander the Great was split into
three kingdoms.
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22. For the next 300 years, descendants (offspring) of these commanders fought over the lands that
____________ had conquered.
23. Many _____________ soldiers remained in the new kingdoms after Alexander’s death and settled in
those cities.
24. The word ____________ describes Greek history and culture after the death of Alexander the Great.
25. When Alexander the Great took control of lands, he tried not to destroy the ____________ of the
defeated people; he wanted these cultures to mix with the _________ culture in these cities.
26. The greatest of the Hellenistic cities was __________________ in Egypt.
27. Alexandria had a famous lighthouse and boasted having the largest _____________ in the world.
28. Alexandria was the learning capital of the Greek ____________.
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29. Math and __________ also flourished (grew) in Alexandria.
30. _____________ developed a branch of math called ________________.
31. People during the Hellenistic also believed the earth was ________________.
32. Archimedes discovered that people could use __________ and __________ to lift heavy objects.
33. Even though a scientist in ca 200 B.C. believed the sun was the center of the universe, people did not
accept this idea until ca A.D. _______.
Give 5 points if they have a topic sentence about what they learned, 3-4 supporting details, and a
concluding sentence. Be sure the paragraph is about what they learned. 
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