SS Chapter 10 The City-State

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Day 1

Topic Map of Ancient Greece

Objective
Locate Sparta and Athens on a map of Greece.

State Goals
16.A.3b Make inferences about historical events and eras using historical maps and other historical sources.

Classwork-Homework

Atlas of World History
Assign Both

Atlas of World History pp. 30

Growth of Greek City-States 17a

Map Ancient Greece Map Locations

Resources

Ancient Greek Mythology Coloring Pages

Ancient Mediterranean Map

Day 2

Topic 10-1 The Polis

Objective
Develop an understanding and knowledge of the polis organization.
Explain why the polis was the geographic and political center of Greek life.
Define democracy.
Describe what a "city-state" is

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
Greek Notebook Page

Terms to Learn
Polis: city-state
Acropolis:fortified hill
Agora: open are used as a marketplace

Places to Locate
Greece: land where people turned to the sea for a living
Sparta: had strongest army
Athens: had strongest navy

Section 10-1 The Polis pp. 163-164

Resources

Ancient Greece Graphic Organizer

Greek Time Line

Electronic Passport of Ancient Greece

Questions

Quiz 1 and Quiz 2

Day 3

Topic 10-2 Sparta

Objective
Describe what life was like in Sparta.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
Terms to Learn
Spartan: to avoid luxury, being as simple and frugal as possible
Laconic: person whose speaking style is short, sharp, and to the point

NOTE:
Laconia was the plain in the southwestern part of Spartan land. Spartan young men were taught to walk in silence and to speak only when necessary.

People to Know
Ephors:5 managers of the Spartan assembly
Aristocrats: nobles
Perioeci:merchants and artisans who lived in the villages
Helots:enslaved people owned by the city-states

Safari Montage The Spartans Part1
Opening segment compare Athens to Sparta

Section 10-2 Sparta pp. 164-167
Aristocrats, Helots, and Periocei
Spartan Way of Life

Safari Montage The Spartans Part1
Approximately 20-25 minutes of Spartan military life.
Explains helots and Perioeci

Resources

Workable Peace

Day 4

Topic 10-3 Athens

Objective
Describe what life was like in Athens.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
Terms to Learn
Oligarchy:few people have the ruling power
Constitution: set of principles and rules for governing
Democratic:favoring the equality of all people
Triemeres: warship with three levels of rowers on each side
Defensive League: protective league

People to Know
Draco: changed laws using harsh punishments
Solon: prepared a constitution
Pleisistratus: supported by lower class; gave land to poor
Cleisthenes: constitution favored all people
Magistrates: judges
Mercenaries: hired soldiers

Places to Locate
Asia Minor: sub-continent; location of Persian Empire and Greek settlements
Pelpponnesus: south-central region of Greece, home to Sparta
Pireaus: port city of Athens
Bay of Salamis: where the Persian navy was defeated.
Plataea: location of final defeat of Persian army
Plains of Marathon: Battle of Marathon 490 BC, Greek victory
Island of Delos: headquarters of the Delian League

Section 10-3 Athens pp. 168-175
A Democratic Constitution
The Persian Wars
The Delian League and the Athenian Empire
Decline of Athens

Greeks Lose Their Marbles

Athens and Sparta Comparison

Resources

Day 6

Topic Athens

Objective
Discuss who was able to participate in Athenian democracy.
List the causes for the Persian Wars
Describe the major phases of the Persian Wars.

State Goals
16.A.3b Make inferences about historical events and eras using historical maps and other historical sources.

Classwork-Homework

Terms: People, Places to Use

490 BC	Phalanx	250,000	Strait	Darius
Persians won	Triremes	4,000	a pass	Athens burns
Miltiades	Thermistocles	Rowers	600 ships	26 miles
Silver Mines	Bay	480 B.C.	7000 Greeks	Traitor
Greeks won	Xerxes	Nike	Pheidippides

Persian Empire 550-330 BC pages 9-11

Persian War Notes Persian War Notes

Greek Battles: Marathon, Thermopolye, and Salamis
Place the terms you copied under the battle each belongs to.
Use pages 171-173

Greek Army Worksheet page 3-4 Battle of Marathon

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Resources

Greek War Game Worksheet

Persian Preparations

Day 8

Topic 10-4 Decline of the City-States

Objective
Explain why Athens and the other city-states declined.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
People to Know
Phillip II of Macedonia: conquered Greece in 338 BC

Places to Locate
Thebes: city-state that led the overthrow of Sparta

Section 4 Decline of the City-States pp. 175-176
Greeks began to lose the sense of community.
Biterness developed between the upper and lower classes.
Sparta ruled Greece harshley.
In 3271 BC, Thebes and other city-states overthrew Spartan rule.
The rule of Thebes made Greece even weaker.
338 BC,Philip II of Macedonia conquered Greece.

Resources

Day 11

Topic Greek City-States Foldable Book

Objective
Describe the economic and social development

State Goals

Classwork-Homework

Greek City-States Foldable Book
Section 1
p. 164 Characteristics of Greek City-States
Section 2
p. 167 Pros and Cons of Living in Sparta
Section 3
p. 175 Effects of the Delian League
Section 4
p. 176 Decline of the Greek City-State After the Peloponnesian War.
Assessment
p. 177 Comparison of Sparta & Athens at the height of their power.

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