Download Unit 6, Classical Greece

WORLD HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY 2009-2010, S-2
UNIT 6
CLASSICAL GREECE
READING: Chapter 5, Pages 122-151.
VOCABULARY:
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
1. Mycenaeans
7. Acropolis
12. Parthenon ®
2. Trojan War
8. Monarchy
13. Tragedy
3. Epics
9. Aristocracy
14. Comedy
4. Myth
10. Oligarchy
15. Philosophers
5. Zeus ®
11. Democracy
16. Socrates ®
6. Athena ®
17. Aristotle ®
Section 5
18. Hellenistic
19. Euclid ®
20. Colossus of
Rhodes
OBJECTIVES:
Section 1
1. Why did the Greeks develop into small, independent, communities, instead of one, large, government?
2. How did the landscape limit the growth of the population of Greece?
3. What civilization had a major impact on the Mycenaean culture and ultimately on Western Civilization?
4. Who is referred to as the greatest storyteller of ancient Greece? What is the title of his epic about the Trojan
War?
5. What were the Greeks trying to understand when they created myths? How did they think of their gods?
Section 2
6. Modern-day tyrants are seen as harsh & cruel, how were tyrants perceived during this time period? How
would they get into power?
7. How was Draco’s code a first step toward democracy? How did his code give us the word draconian to refer
to something that involves “extreme severity?”
8. What two things did Solon do to make Athens more democratic?
9. What three things did Cleisthenes do to make Athens more democratic?
10. Athenian education prepared boys for what types of tasks? What about Girls?
11. What type of government did they Spartans have? Why did they create this type of society & government?
12. List the Spartan values. Does the present-day United States emphasize these same values or are the arts,
literature, and intellect more important? Give examples to support your answer!
13. How did Spartan women benefit from the fact that Sparta was militaristic and the men were in military
service? (Hint: This is a thinking question!)
14. Why did Darius the Great decide to attack Athens?
15. Describe the events, including Pheidippides, which contributed to the modern-day concept of a marathon.
16. Where did the Greeks first stop the Persians on land? What role did the Spartans play here? How were
they able to resist & eventually defeat Xerxes & the Persians?
Section 3
17. Who was Pericles? What were his three goals?
18. Why would paid government positions allow more citizens to participate in self-government?
19. What was the purpose of theatrical productions in Athens? What was often the flaw that led to the hero’s
downfall in the tragedies?
20. Who is considered the greatest historian of the classical age? Why?
21. Who fought in the Peloponnesian War? Why were they fighting? Who finally won?
22. Who wrote The Republic? Describe this person’s ideal society.
Section 4
23. What empire did Alexander first invade and conquer? What kind of military leader was Alexander?
24. Looking at the map on page 144, describe the areas included in Alexander’s empire at its height?
Section 5
25. What customs were blended so that “a vibrant new culture emerged” after the death of Alexander?
26. Describe why Egyptian Alexandria was so much admired? What made its Library so important!
27. What two views of how the solar system works were created? Whose was correct?
28. Explain the key ideas associated with Stoicism AND the main goal of Epicureanism?
29. How did Hellenistic sculpture differ from that of the Greek classical age?
CLASS CALENDAR:
Mon. March 22: Unit 6 Map (Ch.5 Map is the title). View some A-V on Greek culture. Introduce Greek Plate
Project. Read Section 1 & do objectives.
Tues. March 23: Begin Greek Plate project. Students may take it home to finish or finish during part of their
lunch period and before or after school. Read and do Sec. 2.
Wed. March 24: Show-And-Tell: Greek Military Gear and Greek methods of war.
Thurs. March 25: Discussion about Alexander the Great, Greek Philosophers, & Helenization. Read Section 3
and do objectives.
Fri. March 26: Video about the Trojan horse and begin the Myth Writing Project. Read & do Section 4.
Mon. March 29: Plate Project is Due. Work on typing your Myth Project in the Computer Lab. Bring a flash
drive to save it, if you need to bring it home. Read & do Section 5.
Tues. March 30: Video and Show-And-Tell about Archimedes.
Wed. March 31: Unit 6 Test.
Thurs. April 1: Unit 6 Map Test. Write your full name using the Greek alphabet.
SPRING BREAK IS APRIL 5TH THROUGH APRIL 9TH.
Tues. April 13: Myth Writing Project is Due.
PLATE PROJECT (20 Points)
This project is for both fun and learning. We can learn many things about the Greeks from the paintings that
they did on their pottery. What we are going to do is make painted “pottery” using designs from ancient Greek
works. Some examples of this are hanging on the wall in the back of the room or displayed along the edge of
the whiteboard. You are required to turn in a plate or platter that you have done in accordance with the
following guidelines:
• The plate is to have a “Greek style” of border around the outer edge. Use examples from the ancient
works or make up your own.
• The center portion of the plate is to be filled in as much as possible with a picture. Adjust the size of
your picture to fulfill this requirement.
• If you are working from a vase or pot, remember that you are NOT to draw the actual vase or pot onto
the plate. ONLY draw the picture that was on it.
• Be sure to color your picture. The whole plate should be colored in.
• Remember to write a title or description of what the picture or drawing is about on the back of the
plate. You will not get full credit unless you do so.
• Remember to write your name and period on the back of the plate, and turn it in on Mon. Nov. 9th.