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Chapter 10
MEDITERRANEAN: THE GREEK
PHASE
Objective and Bell Ringer
 Bell Ringer: How are people best represented in
government? What does democracy mean to you?
 Objectives:
 Describe how Ancient Greece contributed to
modern forms of society and government
 Describe the ways in which acceptable and
unacceptable behavior was enforced.
 Homework: Rate Me Bar Graph (separate paper)
Assigned next class
Housekeeping
 Plan on staying after school on Tuesdays 2:30-3:30 if
you are currently failing so that you may get caught
up or retest. This week’s tutorial will be set up for
Thursday.
 Don’t forget to sign up prior to coming so copies can
be made beforehand. Sign up list is located in black
binder on bookshelf next to handout tray.
Types of Government Review
 For each slide, copy the term and the definition
Theocracy
 Theocracy – a government ruled by religious
leaders who claim gods authority
 List one advantage of this government
 List one disadvantage of this government
Pharoah Ancient Egpyt
 Theocracy- a government
ruled by religious by religious
leaders who claim gods or
appointed by a god
 Rule centered around the
religious institution
 Example Vatican City
 Iran Islamic Republic of
Iran(theocratic state Islam)
 Dynasty hereditary rulers
Egypt also Ming Dynasty
China
 http://www.mummies2pyram
ids.info/historycivilization/egyptiandynasties.htm
 Religion is use as a
justification for laws.
 We have a Separation of
Church and State 1st
amendment
Oligarchy
 Oligarchy – A small group of people having
control of a country, organization, or institution
 List one advantage of this government
 List one disadvantage of this government
Oligarchy
 Rule by a small group
of people
 Example: Soviet
Union
Monarchy
 Monarchy – a form of government in which
supreme authority is vested in a single figure,
such as a king, and whose powers can vary.
 List one advantage of this government
 List one disadvantage of this government
Direct Democracy
 Direct Democracy – the type of governing
system where all people vote directly on an
issue.
 List one advantage of this government
 List one disadvantage of this government
Representative Democracy
 Representative Democracy – a form of
government in which officials are elected to
represent community. These representatives
then vote on issue.
 List one advantage of this government
 List one disadvantage of this government
Dictatorship
 Rule by one
individually who has
absolute power
 One needs a powerful
military to gain
control and retain
power
 Example: Cuba
Aristocracy
 Rule by the noble
class or Aristocracy
Major Types of Government Review
Can you find other examples of each type of
government in your textbook
1.Representative Democracy
2. Direct Democracy
3. Theocracy
4. Monarchy
Debrief
 Write a one-sentence thesis answering the
following question:
 Which system of government is the most effective?
 Remember 1 claim, and three supporting reasons.
The Three Branches of Government
in Ancient Athens
 Referred to as a tripartite government
The
Assembly
The Council
The People’s
Court
Classical Greece 2100-150
BCE
Creation of Greece
Map on Page 126
 Greece has city-states
 Geography was the reason
created from Minoan and
the Mycenaean
civilizations.
 View the timeline on pages
124 and 125
Greece developed into
separate city-states
because the terrain was
rugged and travel was
difficult between the
different cities.
Question
 What is the worlds first example of a city-
state?
Mesopotamia (Sumer, Ur, Babylon, etc.)
Sparta
 What age where boys
taken to train as
soldiers?
 What mineral was
discovered that led to
increased military
strength?
 Hoplites at age 20
Spartan Government
 Sparta was led by two kings who also served
as a military commanders.
 Elected council of leaders
 Spartan women have more rights compared
with other Greek city-states
 How is this giving citizens more of a voice in
comparison to other forms of government
such as absolute monarchs?
Athenian Democracy
 A democracy is a form of
government in which
people govern
themselves. (Most
common type)
2 types
 direct democracy
(People vote on each
law)
 Representative
democracy (people vote
on representatives to
vote for them)
500 BCE
 What type of democracy
do we have in our
country? Why?
 Did the democracy extend to all Athenians???
Not to slaves, women, and of course children
Greece's Conflict with Persia
 The Persian Empire
wanted the region called
Ionia (Modern day
Turkey)
 King Darius led Persian
forces to retain their
control over Ionia
 Son Xerxes ten years
later set out to conquer
Greece's main land
Movie 300
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Prc1Ufu
okY
 After the War The Persians returned to their
homeland and The Golden Age of Athens
began!!!
Greek Achievements
Write Summary of each bullet point
 Greek Philosophy see page 143 Human
Legacy textbook
 Greek Literature( poetry, History, and drama
see page 144
 Greek Architecture and Art see page 147
Alexander the Great
 See Alexander’s Empire on page 151 Human
Legacy textbook
 What lasting impact did Alexander leave on
the world?
Gallery Crawl
 6 Stations
Aristocrat Solon mediates crisis
Aristocrats to keep large landholdings
But forgive debts, ban debt slavery
Removed family restrictions against participating
in public life
Instituted paid civil service
SOLON AND ATHENIAN
DEMOCRACY
Turn to page 135 in the Human
Legacy text…
 Read about the Birthplace of Democracy
 In your notebook
 POV-Create a dialogue between Solon, Peisistratus
and Cleisthenes to show how they felt about
democracy
 The dialogue must be at least 12 lines and include
how each person views democracy
Rate Me Bar Graph
Using your textbook pp. 134-141, take notes on
the following leaders in classical Greek society.
You will use this information for a bar graph
described in next slide.
Solon
Cleisthenes
Pesistratus
Draco
Pericles
Rate Me Bar Graph Assignment
Create a bar graph of the leaders during classical
age of Greece described in your textbook pp.
134-141 Using information from the reading
and any additional information you may have,
give each person a rating of 1-10. 1 will be the
lowest and 10 will be the highest. Create a bar
graph that compares your rating for each
leader.
Debriefing
 How did Greek democracy influence American
government?
 Horrible Histories
Greek Culture Gallery Crawl
 In your groups, you will be rotating through five
stations
 7:00 per station
 Collaboration is encouraged
 Test questions come directly from this activity