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Monday, October 6, 2008

Monday, October 6, 2008. Warm-up: Why is the capital of Greece named Athens?. This Week:. Review RSG pages from last week Assign pertinent vocabulary Map important Greek city-states Compare/contrast Sparta & Athens Persian Wars Golden Age Peloponnesian War

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Monday, October 6, 2008

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  1. Monday, October 6, 2008 Warm-up: Why is the capital of Greece named Athens?

  2. This Week: • Review RSG pages from last week • Assign pertinent vocabulary • Map important Greek city-states • Compare/contrast Sparta & Athens • Persian Wars • Golden Age • Peloponnesian War • Alexander the Great & Hellenistic culture

  3. Today: • Pass back & review RSG • Notes : Ancient Greek history • Vocabulary! Reminders: - Next Warm-up Quiz: 10/28 - Greek/Rome Test 10/29 - Career Lab 10/13-14 - PSAT 10/15 - End 1st Marking Term 10/21

  4. RSG : p. 43-44“Cultures of Mountains & Sea”

  5. RSG : p. 45-46“Warring City-States”

  6. RSG : p. 47-48“Democracy & Greece’s Golden Age”

  7. RSG : p. 49-50“Alexander’s Empire”

  8. Timeline – Ancient Greece (notes) • Mycenaeans inhabit Greece- Adapt writing & art from Minoans (live in Crete)- Defeat city of Troy for taking Greek woman captive (Trojan Horse) • Dorians forcefully takeover Greece- No writing system. Pass down history through epics told by Homer- Myths explain religion. Many Gods.

  9. Ruling City-States, or polisAcropolis – capital for business • Many governments:- Monarchy ruled by king/queen- Aristocracy ruled by noble families- Oligarchy by few powerful people • Tyrants : Leaders who helped ordinary people

  10. Homer Epic Myth Monarchy Democracy Tyrant Phalanx Helot Acropolis Euclid Tragedy Comedy Socrates Plato Aristotle Alexander the Great Hellenistic Archimedes Vocabulary – Be able to defineUse your RSG and textbook for help

  11. Review: to be turned in • How did the Mycenaeans rely on the Minoans? • Why is Homer important to Greek History? • Why did the Greeks rely on the sea? • Why was Athens not a true democracy? • What areas did Alexander conquer?

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