Ancient Greece Roots of Western Civilization
Greece Map Identification Balkan Peninsula: Cities: Troy Mycenae Knossos Ephesus Delphi Athens Sparta Other Geographic features: Mount Olympus Aegean Sea Pelopennesus Areas: Asia Minor Macedonia Thrace Thessaly Coloring: Using the map on p. 241, use three different colors to depict Greek lands, Persian supporters, and the Persian Empire Mediterranean Sea: Mountain Ranges: Alps Pyrenees Atlas Islands: Corsica Sardinia Sicily Crete Cyprus Bodies of Water: Adriatic Sea Black Sea Ionian Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Modern Countries: Spain France Italy Greece Turkey Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya Egypt Portugal Slovenia Croatia Bosnia & Herzegovina Serbia Montenegro Albania Syria Lebanon Israel Modern Cities: Madrid Barcelona Paris Rome Athens Jerusalem Cairo Coloring: Use any color to depict the areas in the Mediterranean that were controlled by Ancient Greece.
Define in your own words: isthmus: cultural borrowing: epic: Name: Hour: Early People of Ancient Greece Chapter 7.1, p. 228-233 Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be specific! 1. What was the terrain, or land, of Greece like? How did the terrain affect the way Greeks lived? 2. What factors led Greece to be a center of trade? What goods were commonly traded? 3. Identify three characteristics of the Minoan civilization. 4. Identify three characteristics of the Mycenaean civilization. 5. What was the Iliad? Who was its author? According to him, how did the Trojan War come to an end?
Define in your own words: polis: acropolis: agora: tyrant: helot: oligarchy: democracy: majority rule: cultural identity: Name: Hour: City-States and Greek Culture Chapter 7.2, p. 234-9 Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be specific! 1. Describe two different ways that Greek city-states organized their governments. 2. When Greek city-states colonized areas, what were the positive effects? What were the negative effects?
3. Name four characteristics of the city-state of Sparta. 4. Name four characteristics of the city-state of Athens. 5. Did the Ancient Greeks identify themselves only with their city-state or with other Greeks citystates or both? Explain. 6. In 430 B.C. the population of Athens was about 285,000. About how many male citizens were there? About how many slaves? 7. Where were the first Olympic Games held? In what event did the participants compete?
Define in your own words: league: tragedy: comedy: demagogue: The Golden Age of Athens Chapter 7.3, p. 240-5 Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be specific! Name: Hour: 1. How was the world changed because of the Greek victories over the Persian Empire? 2. How did Pericles improve Athenian democracy? 3. What different jobs did Athenians have during the Golden Age? 4. What brought an end to the Golden Age of Athens? Sophocles Aristophanes Hippocrates Socrates Plato Aristotle Great Athenians: For each person, briefly describe why they were significant
Define in your own words: Hellenistic: Alexander's Great Empire Chapter 7.4, p. 247-251 Name: Hour: multicultural: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be specific! 1. What did Alexander learn from his tutor, Aristotle? 2. How did Alexander build his empire? 3. How did Alexander's empire change both the lands he conquered and the Greeks themselves? 4. Why did Alexander's empire break up after his death? 5. Give two examples of how Hellenistic people made advancements in knowledge.