Get Ready to Read

1. Get Ready to Read How have ancient cultures influenced modern ones? In addition to shopping, what else might people do at the agora? Which states in the United States are peninsulas? What aspect of an acropolis provides protection? Which mythical story characters have you enjoyed reading about?

2. Get Ready to Read • Amazing Words • Predominant – most noticeable or most important • What was Athena’s predominant characteristic? What was a predominant characteristic of Poseidon? • What is a predominant feature of an Olympic athlete? • What is a predominant material that sculptors use? • Give a synonym and antonym for predominant • City-state – consists of a city and the territories that depend on it • Athens was a city-state in ancient Greece. • Do city-states exist today?

3. Get Ready to Read Word Analysis Greek Roots

4. Get Ready to Read Point of View What is point of view? What does first person point of view mean? Third person?

5. Get Ready to Read Text Structure Compare and Contrast Create a venn diagram comparing Athena and Poseidon.

6. Read and Comprehend Vocabulary Strategy Unfamiliar Words My ideal vacation would be to visit the fascinating ancient Greek sites and to swim in the gorgeous blue Aegean Sea. How can you use context clues to determine the meaning of “ideal”? The architecture of the new library includes a lot of steel and glass. Use context clues to determine the meaning of architecture.

7. Read and Comprehend Fluency Practice

8. Read and Comprehend What athletic events were part of the ancient Greek Olympics? Who participated in these events? What types of buildings might you see in ancient Greece? Who was an important ancient Greek leader? What examples of literature are associated with ancient Greek history, culture and beliefs?

9. Read and Comprehend As you read pages 362-363, think about: What conclusion can you draw about the Minoans, based on the photograph of the Minoan palace on page 363? What can you conclude about the Minoans based on what you read on page 363? What official policy encouraged participation in the ancient Olympics, as well as attendance at the games?

10. Read and Comprehend As you read pages 364-365, think about: What conclusion can you draw about the Greek city-states, based on what you read in the first paragraph of Chapter 3? Make a generalization about the Dark Age and support it with evidence from the selection. Do you think that the Greeks’ relationships with other cultures, such as the Phoenicians, helped advance their own society?

11. Read and Comprehend As you read pages 366-367, think about: What predictions can you make about what happens during the Golden Age of Athens? Compare and Contrast Athens and Sparta. Pericles, who supported democracy, led the Athenians through a time that saw great achievements in the arts, science and government. What character traits do you possess that might make a good leader?

12. Language Arts Conjunctions The land and climate Mt Olympus or Mt Parnassus Attica flourished because of its location Fill in the appropriate conjunction: Poseidon was ______ greedy and ___________ aggressive. Was Athens named after Poseidon ____ Athena? The gods chose Athena _____________ she spoke of peace.

13. Language Arts Spelling Sort your words into two categories – root word, related word

14. Language Arts Writing – Notes Think about one interesting section of Ancient Greece. Now take notes on that section, including main topics and important details. What are the various sections? Choose one – make a list of the topics in that section Each paragraph is a new topic