Warm-ups
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1. What made the Golden Age of Athens possible?
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2. Greek People Matching
Daily Announcement
2/15/11
Agenda – Review Day
1.
Greek Religion
2.
Persian War
3.
Golden Age of Athens
4.
Pericles
5.
Peloponnesian War
6.
Alexander the Great & Hellenism
2/15/11
Objectives
Students will be able to…
38. Evaluate the forms of government in Athens,
especially the Athenian democracy.
39. Identify key cultural contributions and individuals
from the Golden Age of Athens.
40. Summarize the major battles and outcomes of the
Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
Announcements
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Final Greece Quiz NEXT Class
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Monday/ Tuesday, January 11/12
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Religion
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Persian War
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Golden Age of Greece
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Peloponnesian War
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Alexander the Great & Hellenism
What kind of religion did the
Greeks practice?
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Polytheistic
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Worshipped the
gods through:
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Prayer
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Sacrifice of animals,
wine and olive oil
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Festivals in honor of
the gods
Greek Mythology
Stories about the
gods and humans
 Explained events
in nature, in life
and the
behavior/qualities
of human beings
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Major Gods &
Goddesses
GREEK
1. Zeus
GOD OF...
SYMBOL
King of the Gods
Thunderbolt, eagle and oak tree
2. Hera
Queen of the Gods
Peacock, cow, wedding ring
3. Poseidon
The Sea
Sea, trident, horse, dolphin
4. Hades
The Underworld
Pomegranate, cap of invisibility
5. Hestia
Hearth/Home
Fireplace
6 Athena
Wisdom/War
Owl, olive, tree, plow, loom
7. Artemis
Moon/Hunt
Moon, deer, silver bow and arrows
8. Apollo
Light/Music/Prophecy
Lyre, sun, mice, Laurel tree
9. Aphrodite
Love/Beauty
Dove, swan, roses
10. Hephaestus
Fire/Forge
Hammer, quail
11. Ares
War
Dog, wild boar, vulture
12. Hermes
Messenger/Divine Herald
Caduceus, crane
Greek religion today
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Architecture:
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Literature:
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Government buildings in
Washington D.C
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Movies:
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Clash of the Titans
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Wrath of the Titans
Objective
#40
Persian War
Persian War
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Why did the war start?
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Two separate invasions
Geography and the War
 Marathon
 Thermopylae
A
mountain pass
(water and rock)
 Salamis
A
narrow strait
Persian War Outcomes
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Benefit for Athens?
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Benefit for all of Greece?
Delian League
Objective
#39
Golden Age of
Athens
History
Herodotus
Thucydides
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Father of history
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Wrote “The Histories” about
Greece’s neighbors and
the Persian War
Wrote “The History of the
Peloponnesian War”
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Athenian during the war
Pericles
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Long time political leader in Athens, guided the
Golden Age
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Changed laws
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Include more (poor) people in the democracy
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Allow generals to be re-elected
Drama
 Tragedies
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides
 Comedies
Aristophanes
Greek Drama
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Subjects
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What happens to Greek warriors when they come
home
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Exploring characters from other myths
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Contemporary political situations
Columns
The Parthenon
The Parthenon
Philosophers
Socrates
Plato
taught
Aristotle
taught
Alexande
r the
Great
taught
Math and Science
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Archimedes
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Math, physics, engineering
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Designed machines
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Archimedes’ screw
Math and Science
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Hippocrates
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Founder of medicine
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“Hippocratic Oath”
Math and Science
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Euclid
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Created geometry
Pythagoras
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Math…a theorem?
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Philosophy of math and music
Objective
#40
Peloponnesian War
The War
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Fear of Athens
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Delian League and Naxos
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Delian League and money
Who?
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Corinth, Athens, and Sparta
Peloponnesian War
The Plague
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Strikes Athens at the start
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Sparta blocking the walls
Pericles dies
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Could he have changed the outcome?
The Outcome
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Winner: Sparta
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Loser: all the Greeks
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Real winner: Philip II
Alexander the Great
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How could Philip II conquer Greece?
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Divided, you fall
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Good tactics
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Experienced army
How did Alexander become the ruler of Greece?
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His father was assassinated
Objective
#41
Alexander the Great
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Trained in military by Philip, everything else by
Aristotle
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Loved by his troops
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Brave, ambitious, inspiring
Alexander’s Conquests
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Persia, Egypt, into India
Hellenistic Culture
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Alexander’s conquests spread Hellenistic Culture
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Alexandria (Egypt) – center of trade and culture
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Lighthouse
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Library
Alexander Activities
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Complete/Review the map
Your Homework
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Study – Study – Study !!!!!