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Tracing the Roots of Democracy in Ancient Greece

Explore the origins of democracy in Athens and Sparta, the most important Greek city-states. Discover the influence of aristocrats, the Battle of Thermopylae, and the golden age of Pericles. Compare ancient Greece to the United States.

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Tracing the Roots of Democracy in Ancient Greece

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  1. Unit 2 Part 1 QARs • To where can the roots of democracy be traced? • What were the two most important Greek city-states? • What were upper-class advisors to monarchs known as? • Who did the Greeks unite to defeat at the Battle of Thermopylae? • Pericles of Athens inherited what type of period in which his empire was powerful and wealthy? • Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are examples of what? • What Greek city-state won the Peloponnesian War?

  2. Bellringer • Copy the information from the Venn Diagram on a blank sheet of paper and label it “Unit 2 Cheat Sheet”. You don’t have to copy as a Venn Diagram.

  3. End Guess the Lesson

  4. Learning Goals • ALCOS #8:Determine political, military, cultural, and economic forces that contribute to cooperation and conflict among people. • Goal: Tell me ways ancient Greece was similar to the United States today.

  5. End Read—Pgs. 256-257 • Read through “Roots of Democracy” then STOP. • Key Terms (Make sure you have every key term defined.) • Internet Researcher (If you have a phone with internet access, look up one fact online about the roots of democracy. Also list the website that you found it. If you do not have a phone to look up a fact, find three facts in your book.) • Complete questions on page 257, write answers only.

  6. The roots of democracy can be traced back to Athens in ancient Greece. • People entered present-day Greece around 50,000 BC and civilization started around 1,900 BC. • As time continued on, these civilizations turned into independent city-states; the most important city-states were Athens and Sparta.

  7. Bellringer • Copy the information from the Venn Diagram on a blank sheet of paper and label it “Unit 2 Cheat Sheet”. You don’t have to copy as a Venn Diagram.

  8. Earliest forms of government in the city-states were monarchies, but this changed when aristocrats, upper class advisors began to gain influence over the monarchs. • Democracy in Athens was limited to only men, but elections were fair. Sparta was ruled by a group of warriors and was much more of a warrior culture.

  9. Sparta and Athens did not have the same viewpoint on many issues. • Athens was a democracy while Sparta was an oligarchy ruled by a council of warriors that oversaw an intense military training program. • In 490 B.C., Athens and Sparta united to defeat the Persian Empire, an empire that spanned across Asia and had a much larger military.

  10. QARs • To where can the roots of democracy be traced? • Athens, Greece • What were the two most important Greek city-states? • Sparta and Athens • What were upper-class advisors to monarchs known as? • Aristocrats • Who did the Greeks unit to defeat at the Battle of Thermopylae? • The Persian Empire

  11. End Read—Pgs. 258-259 • Read through “Classical Greece” then STOP. • Coding the Text (Using the symbols below, find information in your book that match the descriptors of the symbols.) • Complete questions on page 259, write your answers only.

  12. Pericles, the leader of Athens, inherited a golden age, which is a period of great wealth and power. • Pericles had three goals: Strengthen democracy, spread the empire, and make Athens more beautiful.

  13. Many advancements were made in the Greek culture during the golden age and many new teachings were created by philosophers, people who examine questions about the universe. • The Greek golden age ended after the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens, which Sparta won.

  14. End QARs • Pericles of Athens inherited what type of period in which his empire was powerful and wealthy? • Golden Age • Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are examples of what? • Philosophers • What Greek city-state won the Peloponnesian War? • Sparta

  15. Unit 2 Part 1 QARs • To where can the roots of democracy be traced? • Athens, Greece • What were the two most important Greek city-states? • Sparta and Athens • What were upper-class advisors to monarchs known as? • Aristocrats • Who did the Greeks unit to defeat at the Battle of Thermopylae? • The Persian Empire • Pericles of Athens inherited what type of period in which his empire was powerful and wealthy? • Golden Age • Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are examples of what? • Philosophers • What Greek city-state won the Peloponnesian War? • Sparta

  16. Goal Ideas • These are ideas you can use to help you answer the Goal statements on the test: • Goal: Tell me ways ancient Greece was similar to what the United States is today. • Democracy • Architecture • Philosophy • Military

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