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Greece- Chapter 8
Chapter 8-1
Description of the Geography of Greece:
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Fill in the organizer below with information from your reading:
Seas
Mountains
People
Where they lived
Famous for
What happened to them
Minoans
Mycenaeans
Describe life in the polis:
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Why did Greeks set up colonies?
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Chapter 8-2
Types of Government: (Explain Each)
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Monarchy
Democracy
Why did Cleisthenes create a Democracy and what did he become known as?
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Athenian Democracy
Benefits
Drawbacks
Why did Democracy end in Athens?
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What is the difference between Direct Democracy and Representative Democracy?
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Why is the United States a Representative Democracy?
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Chapter 8.3
Station 1: Greek Myths
 Read about Greek Myths
 Answer 2 questions:
 What is mythology? __________________________________________
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 Why did ancient civilizations create myths? _______________________
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 Take a Mythology Match worksheet and complete with your group
Station 2: Homer
 Read about Homer and two chapters from the Odyssey
 Answer 2 questions:
 Why were Homer’s stories so popular?
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 Explain what the Iliad and Odyssey were about?
Iliad
Odyssey
Station 3: Aesop
 Read about Aesop and two of his most famous fables
 Answer 2 questions:
o What is the moral of The Ant and the Grasshopper? ____________
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o Why are Aesop’s Fables so important?
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Station 4: Olympics
 Read about the Ancient Olympics
 List 3 fun facts you learned about the Olympics
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 List all of the Olympic games you can think of
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Station 5: Language
 List 3 things you learned that you didn’t know before
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 Take a Greek/English Words Match worksheet and complete with your
group
Station 6: The Arts
 Answer 3 questions:
o Where did the word lyric come from? Why?
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o Why do you think mythological references are popular with sports
teams?
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o How has Ancient Greece influenced our culture? List some of the
ways.
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Exit Ticket:
How are fables different from Myths?
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Vocabulary for Chapter 8
Polis
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Acropolis
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Agora
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Democracy
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Aristocrats
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Oligarchy
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Citizens
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Tyrant
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Mythology
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Fables
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