Greece Review 2

Ancient and Classical Greece

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Greece- A nation divided

The Greek Empire was a actually a loose alliance of polises- independent city-states.

Often the city-states would fight each other in wars.

Geography of Greece

• A mountainous peninsula {piece of land that juts out onto a body of water} surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea

• Plus 2,000 islands in the Aegean and Ionian Seas

• Plus lands on the eastern edge of the Aegean Sea

Multiple Choice

What is another word for a polis?

• A city-state

• A mountain

• A government

• A Greek goddes

Multiple Choice

What is a peninsula?

• Land that is completely surrounded by water

• A group of islands

• Land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides

• Two pieces of land that are connected by a thin land bridge

How did being surrounded by sea affect the Greeks?

• Allowed them to travel and trade by se

• Wealthy ports sprang up around Greece for traders from other areas of the world

How did the geography of Greece impact Greeks?

• Many different languages and forms of government existed throughout Greece

• Populations in each polis was typically small

• Greek leaders were eager to conquer new territories

Forms of government found in Greece:

• Monarchy- king or queen ruled

• Aristocracy- small group of land owners ruled

• Oligarchy- small group of political leaders ruled

• Democracy- The Greek polis, Athens, allowed citizens to vote for leaders and rules

Open Ended

Would you have preferred to live in Athens or Sparta? List two reasons why.

Multiple Choice

What did Socrates believed was the correct way to teach and learn?

• Memorizing facts

• Lectures

• Questions and answers (discussion)

• Fighting

Development of Greek mythology

• Greeks developed myths, or traditional stories about their Gods

  •Used them to make sense of the mysteries of nature (i.e. changing seasons) and the power of human passions

• Attributed human qualities (i.e. love, hate) to Gods

• Fought with each other constantly

• Lived forever

• Zeus was ruler of the Gods along with his wife Hera

• Had a daughter named Athena who was goddess of wisdom and guardian of cities (city of Athens was named after her)

Open Ended

Why do you think that the Greeks believed their gods fought and got angry? (What natural disasters might this help explain?)

Ancient Greece History and Culture

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Government in Ancient Greece

Citizenship was very important to the people of Greece and those living in the city-states

In the Greek Democracy the people/males had a say in the decisions made by the government for the city-state/polis, the people/males had rights and responsibilities as a citizen such as voting, holding office, debating issues, owning property etc…

Multiple Choice

Who had a say in decision making in Ancient Greece?

• Women

• Slaves

• Men

• Foreigners

Multiple Choice

What rights did men have?

• voting

• Reading

• Writing

• Fishing

Multiple Choice

What is a Polis?

• A Greek city-state

• A Roman city-state

Greek Government Continued

In some cases the people selected a group of representatives that would make decisions for the rest of the group

Greeks were very proud of the culture and principles they developed

Greek Archaic Period

• This period occurred around the 8th Century B.C.

• This is when the Olympics started and athletic achievements were recognized

• This is when the principles of democracy developed in politics

• Homer wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey

• In Mathematics the pythagorean theorem came about to solve math principles

• The Greek alphabet was developed at this tim

Multiple Choice

What was started during the Archaic period?

• The Masked Singer

• American Idol

• The Simpsons

• The Olympics

Multiple Choice

What princliples were developed in poltics?

• Democracy

• Republic

Greek Classical Period

• The classical period had a lot to do with the development of Ancient Rome

  
  

• During this period the Greeks came together to defeat the Persians (Alexander the Great)

• Athens with its large navy was able to establish its polis/city-state as dominant

  Pericles led in Athens and the Parthenon was established

• The theatre (Sophocles), architecture, and philosophy developed in Greece

Multiple Choice

What period had a lot to do with the creation of Ancient Rome?

• Archaic Period

• Classical Period

Multiple Choice

Who did the Greeks defeat during the Classical Period?

• Persians

• Alexander the Great

• Persisus

• Zeus

Classical Culture

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Rational Thought (2.1)

~An important lesson that we have learned from the Greeks is that religion and personal belief alone are not enough to explain the world around us.

~Why is Greece considered the birthplace of rational thought?

Philosophy, science and law (2.2)

~Who were the main Greek philosophers?

~Greek thinkers?

The Theatre (2.3)

~The theatre was the greatest literary creation in the classical world. There were two main genres: comedy and tragedy

~Who were the great authors of Ancient Greek Tragedy?

Multiple Choice

The _____ developed public law (between state and citizen) and private law (between citizens)

• Greeks

• Romans

Multiple Choice

A ________ showed feelings, human suffering and had a sad emotion.

• Drama

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Action

Multiple Select

A Classical theatre had an _____, _____, and _____.

• proskenion

• orchestra

• temple

• cavea

Multiple Choice

A ________ showed humor, happiness and had a satirical view of life.

• Drama

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Action

Multiple Select

_____, _____, and _____ were great authors of Greek tragedy.

• Aeschylus

• Plautus

• Sophocles

• Euripides

Multiple Choice

Who wrote Oedipus Rex?

• Aeschylus

• Plautus

• Sophocles

• Euripides

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

________ was a geographer who made created a map of the known world.

• Eratosthenes

• Archimedes

• Sophocles

• Hippocrates