Ancient Greece Notes #1

World Regions and Cultures 11- Ancient Greece Notes #1

Student Learning Objective- Students will be able to explain the effects of Greek civilization on modern Europe and the world.

Directions: Answer #1-13 from your own knowledge and with the indicated book.  The class will record the answers while students report the answer aloud in class if they are called on.  Then complete the rest during the class lecture.

1. What are the ancient Greeks famous for? (Pages 644-647 in “A Global Mosaic”)

2. What impact have the ancient Greeks had on our civilization, technology, innovations, ideas and culture?

3. What is your opinion of Direct Democracy?

4. What is your opinion of Limited Democracy?

5. What is your opinion of Indirect Democracy?

6. What is your opinion of the Olympic Games?

7. Name 7 Greek city-states from the map on pg. 314 of “Our World”.

8. Read 312 (aloud) and answer the questions.

9. What ancient empire tried to control all of Greece from 490-479 BC? (pg 314)
10. What city on pg. 314 would Greeks fight a very important war against (war is named after the city)?
11. A Macedonian named __________________ created a huge empire which can be seen in the map on page 315.
12. Explain how vast the “Hellenistic Empire” grew to become.

13. Look at the map on page 318.  How large was the Roman Empire at its height?

14. An _________________ is a central government ruling over many kingdoms.
15. A ______________ is an independently governed city that is surrounded by farmland from which it survives.  Usually the city walls do not surround most of the city, but citizens can be protected by the fortress in a time of war.
16. A ______________ was a Greek city-state
17. When was Greece an “empire”?
18. What was 500 BC-400 BC called?
19. When was Rome an “empire”?
20. How can it be argued that Greece was not an empire?

21. How can it be argued that Greece was indeed an empire?

22. Where were the ancient Olympics held?
23. What events were typical in the first Olympics?
24. What were the first Olympians like?
25. When were the 1^st Olympic games held?
26. When were the Olympics cancelled?
27. Why and by whom were the Olympics cancelled?
28. When and where were the Olympics brought back? (1^st modern Olympics)
29. What was added to the Olympics since the first modern games?
30. How have the Olympics changed since?
31. What is the story of the first Marathon?

32. What was Sparta famous for?
33. What was Athens famous for?
34. _______________ was the teacher of ________________ who was the teacher of ________________ who was the teacher of _____________________.
35. Socrates is famous for the _________________, which is the discovering of truth by asking a series of questions and sometimes challenging accepted beliefs.
36. He was put in prison and executed on the charges of _____________________.
37. Plato wrote the __________________ in which he proposed a __________________ as leader due to his dislike for the corruption involved in __________________.
38. Plato emphasized wisdom, truth, courage, justice and reason as “_________________”
39. Aristotle is credited for pioneering ______________, which is a set of rules for reasoning.  He also made many mathematical and scientific advancements.
40. Aristotle was hired by Philip II of ___________________ to teach his young heir son named ________________________.
41. _______________ was the supreme god and/or “god of the sky” of the Greeks
42. ________________ was the god of prophesy, music and healing
43. _________________ was the goddess of love, beauty and fertility

HW- Work on Western Europe Cultural Traditions!