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Chapter 8- Ancient Greece

This packet includes the following worksheets:1. Title Page and targets 2. Greek Life Quiz Answers and Section 8.1 PowerPoint

Notes3. Chapter 8.1 Interactive Story4. Chapter 8.1 Interactive Story5. Mycenaean or Minoan?6. 8.2 PowerPoint Notes7. 8.2 PowerPoint Notes8. 8.2 Graphic Organizer9. Democracy Side By Side 10. Greece Map and Questions11. Bellringer Page

What are my targets for Chapter 8?1. I can identify how the geography of Ancient Greece affected

the cultures that developed there. 2. I can compare Ancient Greece to the previous River Valley

Civilizations we have studied. 3. I can compare and contrast the Minoan and Mycenaean

cultures. 4. I understand how the Greeks have influenced our modern

world.5. I understand the democracy of Ancient Greece and

compare it to the democracy of the United States. 6. I can identify the pros and cons of having a democracy.

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7. I can identify the difference between a democracy, a tyranny, and an oligarchy.

Ancient Greece, Chapter 8 (Section 1) NotesGreek Life Quiz Answers:1. 9. 17.2. 10. 18. 3. 11. 19. 4. 12. 20. 5. 13. 21. 6. 14. 22. 7. 15. 23. 8. 16. 24.

Directions: Make inferences based on the pictures as you discuss the following areas with the class:

Geography:

The Minoans

The Mycenaeans

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City-states

Interactive Story for Chapter 8, Section 1

Individual Words:(2 kids) City-state: “Go to your room!” “You can’t tell me what to do!”Aegean Sea: “Sailing along the Aegean Sea”Peloponnesus: “mainland”Minoans: “The island of Crete”Peninsula: “Water on 3 sides”Mycenaeans: “The first Greeks”Dark Age: “Like, where’s my culture?”Tsunami: “Wave!”

Once upon a time Historians started to study the early Greek cultures. Historians found

the early Greek cultures fascinating because they are a huge influence on the world today. In

order for Historians to actually study Greek culture, they needed to first study the geography of

Greece that explains why people settled there in the first place. The islands of Greece are

located on the Aegean Sea. Since the islands that are on the Aegean Sea are all about 40 miles

from the mainland, the Aegean Sea made a perfect place for the Greeks to travel from island to

island. Also, the mainland of Greece, historians noticed was a peninsula. A peninsula is a

landform that is land with water surrounding it on three times. The main peninsula that the

Greek lived on was called the Peloponnesus. The Peloponnesus peninsula made a perfect areas

to settle since it had easy access to the islands in the Aegean Sea and was on the mainland as

well. Because of the geography of Greece, it was very easy for the Greeks to farm. The hilly

geography made the area ideal for growing grapes and other crops such as olives.

There are two main civilizations that developed within the Peloponnesus peninsula and

the Aegean Sea. Historians think that both of these cultures are very fascinating. The first

culture or civilization was the Minoan Civilization. They lived in the Aegean Sea on the island

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of Crete (one of the largest in the region). Historians like to study the buildings of the Minoans

and their wonderful culture. Although they lived on Crete, the Minoans did not speak Greek

and therefor are not considered Greek. Meanwhile, the Mycenaeans where developing their

own culture on the Peloponnesus peninsula. The Mycenaeans were also a very strong

civilization. They built many great fleets of ships that were sailed throughout the Aegean Sea.

Some historians think that sometime in the 1600s BC a volcano erupted north of Crete. This

caused a tsunami to destroy much of Crete. This helped lead to weaken the Minoans

civilization. Eventually the Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans.

In the 1100s BC, Mycenaeans culture started to decline. Historians have studied the

problem to figure out what happened, but they still do not know up until today. This period of

decline was called the Dark Age by historians. During the Dark Age, the Greeks were attacked

by the Dorians. During the Dark Age, historians have noted that the culture of the Greeks

declined. The Dark Age led to a loss of culture. They lost their writing, and trade came to a

stand still. Historians have noted, that though there were all these problems during the Dark

Ages, oral tradition was able to keep the stories of the culture of the Greeks alive. Once the

Dark Age was finished, it allowed for the rise of City States. Historians say that a city state is a

city with an independent government. In other words, there aren’t any other city states that

have control over it. Some city states on the Aegean Sea and Peloponnesus peninsula were

more powerful than others. Historians believe that the rise of city states have helped to build up

the culture of the Greeks that is so present today.

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Mycenaean or Minoan?

Primary Source #1 Primary Source #2

Directions: Look at each primary source and decide what the picture is depicting and if it is Mycenaean or Minoan art work (be sure to be able to explain why!)

Primary Source #1 – What is it showing? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Mycenaean or Minoan and Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Primary Source #2 –What is it showing? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Mycenaean or Minoan and Why? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Who’s the Best? ~ Historical Perspectives

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Directions: Your teacher will assign you to take on either a Mycenaean or Minoan point of view. Once you have your point of view, you must create positive propaganda about your assigned civilization and negative propaganda about the other civilization. Be ready to present your lines to the class! Write them below!

Assigned Civilization: ________________________________Positive Negative

Government in Athens PowerPoint Notes ~ 8.2 Greece is the birthplace of Democracy, a type of government in which

The word democracy comes from Greek words meaning ”

Rise of the Aristocrats In early Greece, ruled the city-state. Later, a group of , took power A government in which only a small group of people have power is called an

With the aristocrats controlling $ and now the government, the had little say in the government.

Wreck it buy a new one… Since the rebellion failed a man named created a new set of

for Athens These laws were very harsh. Punishing minor crimes like loitering punishable by death.

Draco Out Draco’s laws were believed to be so a man named Solon created less

harsh laws. Under Solon’s laws, all free men living in Athens became

Rise of Tyrants In 546 a noble named Peisistratus Peisistratus became the leader of

Athens and was called a . A tyrant is, .

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Tyrant what, Tyrant who Today the word tyrant is harsh but in ancient Greece the word had a very different meaning Tyrants in Athenian government were usually

Peisistratus brought to the city starting new policies to unify

the city, building temples and monuments.

Sippin’ Haterade After Peisistratus died, his son took over as tyrant were unhappy because They convinced a rival city-state to attack Athens and re-claimed their power

Democracy is Created Around 500 BC a man named Cleisthenes gained power in Athens. Despite coming from a rich family he felt that,

With the support of he overthrew the aristocracy and established the world’s

Democracy Under Cleisthenes All citizens had the right to participate in the , or that

created the city’s laws. The assembly met outdoors on a hillside so everyone could attend

After speeches were over the assembly voted

Voting The number of people who voted in assembly For major decisions the assembly needed which wasn’t always easy to get

Athenians selected citizens to be These city officials decided which laws

Pericles Led the government from To encourage people to participate in government he started to

He also

Direct v. Representative Democracy All citizens in Athens could participate directly in government What this means is The United States is too large for everyone to gather so we formed another kind of Democracy The democracy created by the United States is a representative democracy, or

In this system, citizens Elected officials then meet to make up and enforce the country’s laws

Americans elect to Congress who pass laws. We to vote for us.

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Section 8.2 Graphic Organizer

Oligarchy Tyranny Democracy

Athenian Democracy

Benefits Drawbacks

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Who Participates?

Who holds the power?

How does one participate?

How is power distributed?

How are decisions made?

How is government organized?

How are leaders chosen?

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1. What are some of the dominate landforms of Greece?

2. Based upon the map, where do you believe most Greeks settled? Why?

3. What advantages and disadvantages does the geography pose for the ancient Greek peoples?

4. From your knowledge of Global Studies, make an inference regarding how the areas settled by the Greeks differ from the early settlements of the Fertile Crescent region, the Nile River Valley, the Indus River Valley, and ancient China?

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