History of the Ancient and Medieval World The Glory That was Greece Part 1: Rise of City-States

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History of the Ancient and Medieval WorldThe
Glory That was GreecePart 1 Rise of City-States

• Walsingham Academy
• Mrs. McArthur
• Room 111

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Greece Rebuilds (review)

• Ca. 1194 B.C.E. Trojan War
• Ca. 1100 B.C.E. Mycenaean palaces collapse Dark
  Age
• 850 B.C.E. Greek population begins to grow
  trade and settlements increase Archaic Period
• 776 B.C.E. Traditional date of first Olympic
  Games
• 750-720 B.C.E. Homer
• 750 B.C.E. City-States emerge overseas
  colonization begins Greeks adopt alphabet from
  Phoenicians.
• 700-650 B.C.E. Hoplite armor and tactics
  develop Spartans conquer Messenia.

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Practice Map
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Assignment 1

• Prepare for assessment on Ancient Greeks
• Text pp. 114-117, Black Ships, 2 sets lecture
  notes
• Participation Grade (5 pts.)
• In-class essay based one of the topics on half
  sheet (15 pts.- Thursday)
• Extra-Credit Possibility for this week - 5 pts.
• Evolution of Classical Greek Forms of Government
• Due (by email) Monday, 10/25

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Checkpoint (cause and effect)

• What geo-politico-economic factors led to the
  Trojan War?
• The period after the fall of Mycenae has seemed
  dark. Examine 2 reasons. How has this period
  emerged more clearly to historians?
• Why did ancient Greece develop into many small,
  self-governing city-states and why did they
  conquer or colonize surrounding regions?

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Greece Rebuilds (review)

• 670-500 B.C.E. Tyrants rule many city-states
• 600 B.C.E. Coins are first minted (Lydians)
  science and philosophy start in Ionia.
• 594 B.C.E. Solon reforms Athenian Constitution
• Ca. 560-510 B.C.E. Peisitratus and sons rule as
  tyrants in Athens Sparta is dominant in
  Peloponnese
• 508 B.C.E. Cleisthenes democratic reforms unify
  Attica.

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Assignment 2

• Read 118-123 and with your partner, divide the
  responsibility for the assignment below
• Complete Note Taking Study Guide
• Define 12 bold-blue words and answer 4 Checkpoint
  questions.

• For the Peoples Good
• What battlefield behavior did Tyrtaeus praise?
• What might happen if a soldier in the front ranks
  of the phalanx fled?

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Class Activities

• Primary Source Xenophons Constitution of the
  Lacedaemonians
• What do you think daily life in military Sparta
  was like?
• Describe the Spartan student dress code. What was
  its purpose?
• What bias might the historian consider in
  examining this source?

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Hoplite Revolution Ca. 500 B.C.E.
Hoplite in full battle dress depicted on vase.
Bronze shield used to create phalanx-protective
formation.
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Early Coins Lydian Lion
Athenian Owl
silver dekadrachm (ca. 400 B.C. E.)
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Solon The Lawgiver

• Solon created fair and just laws.
• Solon initiated the formation of democratic
  government as opposed to absolute rule by
  nobility.
• Statues and sculpture of him are in the halls of
  the Library of Congress, US House of
  Representatives and the Supreme Court of the
  United States,

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Peisistratus The Builder and Civic Booster

• Respected Solons Reforms
• Created Festivals
• Initiated Public Building Projects
• Made People Proud to be Athenian

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Cleisthenes

• Credited with having established democracy in
  Athens,
• His reforms (end of the 6th Century BC) made
  possible the Golden Age of Athenian civilization
  (5th Century BC.)
• Born into one of the city's foremost political
  dynasties (brother-in-law to Peisistratus) an
  unlikely champion of the people when they
  rebelled against tyranny.

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Themistocles
Tragic Hero of Persian War

• Brilliant general crafty politician
• Wartime leader (against Xerxes Persia)
• Defeats Persians- Salamis naval battle
• Arrogant, Corrupt (ultimately ostracized)
• Dies in Persia (working for enemys son!)

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Assignment 3
Athens Demands Action What did Miltiades demand
of Callimachus and what did he say would happen
if Callimachus failed? What does this speech
suggest about Greek preparations for war against
the Persians?

• Read in text, pp. 124-128 and complete Note
  Taking Guide 43.
• Extra-Credit Possibility for this week - 5 pts.
• Evolution of Classical Greek Forms of Government
• Due (by email) Monday, 10/25

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In Class Activity

• Who were the Spartans? (their govt, their
  society, their values)
• Who were the Athenians? (their govt, their
  society, their values)
• How did the Greeks view the Other?
• What were the Persian Wars? (Causes, effects)
• Explain Athens high point of importance (When,
  who, what effect)
• What was the Peloponnesian War? (Causes, effects)

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Class Activities

• Check and rehearse your homework with a partner.
• Complete Graphic Organizer

Monitor your progress
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Assignment 4

• Based on text, pp. 124-128, define 6 bold-blue
  terms and answer 3 Checkpoint questions.
• Geography Interactive Persian Wars
• Extra-Credit Possibility for this week - 5 pts.
• Evolution of Classical Greek Forms of Government
• Due (by email) Monday, 10/25

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Words borrowed from Greeks

• Laconic
• Spartan
• Demagogue
• Draconian
• Ostracism
• tyrant
• What are their meanings today?

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Assignment 5

• Read text, pp. 129 and answer Thinking Critically
  (questions 1 2)
• 3. What did Pericles mean when he said that
  Athens is an education to Greece?
• How did Pericles view public life?
• Monitor your progress