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The Persian and Greek
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Chapter 3
The Persian Empire
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The Medes and Persians were among the
groups of Indo-Europeans speaking tribes
that migrated around 2000 B.C.E.
Look at the map on page 64. – Where did
the Medes and Persians live before
migrating to the Plateau of Iran?
Trace the route with your finger then write
a sentence describing the route.
The Persians
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Describe the Persian society.
What kind of religion did the Persians
have?
Zoroastrianism
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Read about
Zoroastrianism in the
textbook on pages 63
– 64.
How was this different
from the other
religions?
The Persians
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Trace the steps in the building of the
Persian Empire from Cyrus II to Cambysis
and finally ending with Darius I.
Describe how Darius I changed the
administration style of Persia.
The Persians
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What was the make-up of the Persian
army?
How did the Persian generally treat the
peoples they conquered?
Imagine you live in one of the areas
conquered by Darius I. Write a letter to a
friend discussing the advantages and
disadvantages of living under Persian rule.
The City-States of Greece
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What are some groups students can join at LHS?
Why do people join such groups?
The groups you belong to provide clues to your
identity. This is similar to what existed between
the Greeks and their city-states.
Read pages 69-70 in order to answer this – How
was Greek identity related to the polis?
Describe a typical polis.
The City-States of Greece
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What are other reasons why the Greek
city-states established colonies.
Look at the map on page 71 and note the
extent of this colonization.
Democracy
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Create a pyramid
diagram illustrating
the social structure of
Athens under the
aristocratic order. Use
page 70 and 71 Life
in the Polis to help
you.
Democracy
Adult Male Citizens with political rights
Women, children with no political rights
Non-citizens, slaves, resident foreigners
Democracy
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As a result of the decline in Greek
aristocracy after 700s B.C.E. changes
occurred in the social structure of Athens.
What led to the decline of the Athenian
aristocracy?
Democracy
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Create a chart describing how the
different lawmakers tried to adjust to the
breakdown of the aristocratic order. Use
these lawmakers on your chart – Solon,
Peisistratus, and Cleisthenes.
Now create a new pyramid chart to reflect
the changes made by these lawmakers in
the social structure.
Sparta
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What kind of society developed in Sparta.
Use Inspiration and create a Venn diagram
comparing and contrasting Sparta and
Athens.
Divide into two groups – one group
represent the Spartans and the other
Athenians. Write down your thoughts
about the other group. Present to the
class
War and Empire in the Aegean
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Create a flow chart about the key events
in the Persian Wars.
The Golden Age of Athens
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What was the Delian League?
List the characteristics of this league?
What were advantages and disadvantages
of this organization?
Compare the government of Athens to the
U.S. government.
The Golden Age of Athens
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What did the government of Pericles look
like?
Compare the government of Athens to the
U.S. government.
The Peloponnesian War
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Why did Sparta attack Athens?
How did Athens hold off the siege for so
long?
What was the main cause for the fall of
Athens?