ONE MINUTE!

•Be Seated

•HAVE YOUR NOTEBOOK AND TEXTBOOK ON YOUR DESK

•HAVE A PEN OR PENCIL

•Be silent and focused

10 participation points

Review of Ancient Greece Reading Guide

Greece, Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Timbuktu, Rome, Judea (Israel), Asia Minor (Turkey)

Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Aegean Sea, Troy, Macedon

1. What aspects of Greek geography caused the Greeks to be more independent?

• Mountains• Isolated the

Greeks• Created small

civilizations• Everyone knew

each other, so there was more

political participation

(just like UPA)

2. How did Greece’s geography make it easier for them to trade with other civilizations?

• The sea was all around

• Many natural harbors

• Mountains blocked land trade….

• …Forced the Greeks to become

seafarers• (“Necessity is the mother

of all invention.”)

• Trading with other civilizations brings in new ideas and technology

3. What is the name of the earliest Greek civilization?

•Minoan(and then)

•Mycenaea

5. Discuss two factors that led to the decline of Greece during “The Greek Dark Age”

• In 1200 B.C., there was a:

• Decline in population

• Decline in agriculture

• Cause by a volcano and

El Nino

WORKBOOK EXERCISE:

• Pgs. 50 – 51

• 40 Class Work Points

• Due at end of period

• Might be on the exam

Discussion: Can Good things Come From Bad?

ΡҺ σξ η ι ϲ ι αη Ph oen i c ian (Phoenician)

6. Where did the Greek alphabet come from?

• Greeks starved during the Greek Dark Age….• In search of food, Greek ships traded with Phoenicians

• The Phoenician alphabet spread to Greece

• Greek poet

4. Who was Homer and what did he do?

• Wrote about Achilles’ Heel

• Wrote about Trojan Horse

• Wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey

WORKBOOK EXERCISE:

• Pgs. 7 – 8 (Identifying Main Idea)

• 60 Class Work Points

• Due at end of period

• Might be on the exam

Grammar Mistake on Pg. 112!

The Aeolian Greeks who were located in northern and central

Greece colonized the large island of Lesbos and the

territory near the mainland.

7. What is a Polis?

• “city-state” that has:

– Town centers/meeting areas

– Fortifications– Agoras/markets– Community– Small population

Examples of city-states:

• Athens

• Sparta

• Thebes

• Corinth

• Macedon

WORKBOOK EXERCISE:

• Pgs. 53

• 10 Class Work Points

• Due at end of period

• Might be on the exam

8. What is the primary difference between democracies and oligarchies?

• Democracy – rule by all

• Oligarchy – rule by few

• Is the United States more like a democracy or an oligarchy?

WORKBOOK EXERCISE:

• Pgs. 54

• 20 Class Work Points

• Due at end of period

• Might be on the exam

9. Spartan Society

• Warlike

• “Spartan” (dull)

• Regimented

• Self-disciplined

• Military state

• Slave holders

• Art/learning were

discouraged

10. Discussion – would you prefer to be a young person in Ancient Greece or a young person in our society?