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Fill in the Blanks THE CRADLE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION We study ancient G__________ because the Greeks introduced many valuable I________ and developed a c______________________ that continues to I________________ the way we live today. The Greeks lived on a small, rocky p________________ in southwest E__________. They were unable to f______ most of their l______, so they turned to the s____, where they became excellent s____________. Answer
in complete sentences 1. From whom did the Greeks learn the alphabet? 2. What was a Greek polis? What is the plural of polis? *3. What was a league in ancient Greece? How is the term league used in sports? (Ask for help if you're not a sports fan) *4. How did the ancient Greeks develop an advanced civilization? (Your sentence must include a topic sentence, at least two support sentences, and a conclusion that restates, but does not repeat the topic sentence.) *5. Describe what the Greek poli had in common.
Fill in the Blanks GREEK MYTHOLOGY The ancient Greeks were p______________________, which means they b______________ in many gods. They used m________ to explain things they did not u__________________. They myths were initiually stories passed down by word of m________. Eventually they became e_________, or long p________ based on the legends of the gods. We no longer view the m________ as r______________, but people enjoy the many stories and *p________ associated with G________ mythology. Answer
in complete sentences *1. Define polytheism and monotheism. Explain why most Americans are either polytheistic or monotheistic. 2. What are myths? *3. Why do you think the ancient Greeks believed the gods lived on Mount Olympus? *4. Do you think all Greek people believed in the mythology of the era? Defend your answer. *5. Do you think Zeus was a good husband? Defend your answer. *6. Make a prediction about modern society that would be similar to what a Greek oracle would make.
Fill in the Blanks HOMER The Greeks believed a b________ storyteller named H________ wrote two e______ poems known as the I__________ and the O____________. We don't know much about H________, or even if he actually e____________. His stories were l____________ passed down by word of mouth for Pg____________________. Answer
in complete sentences *1. How long ago was the sixth century BC? *2. The Greeks were reading the Illiad and the Odyssey in the sixth century before the Common Era. How old did they believe the epics were at that time? *3. Where do scholars think Homer came from? How did they reach that conclusion? *4. Describe what "vivid imagery" might mean. *5. Do you think it is possible for a blind person to write with "vivid imagery?" *6. What leads scholars to conclude that the ancient Greeks developed writing by the time Homer was believed to have written the Illiad and the Odyssey?
Fill in the Blanks SPARTA Sparta was a Greek *c______-state that admired s______________ and b____________. The Spartans took s________-year-old b______ from their homes to train them as *s______________. Mothers who gave birth to children who were born ill or had birth defects were forced to allow the leaders of S__________ to murder their newborn c________. Spartan was a very d___________________ polis. They did not approve of outside v______________ or having the S____________ people t__________ to other lands. Today we refer to a situation that forces us to be very focused and does not allow us comfort as s____________. Answer
in complete sentences 1. What did Sparta value? *2. Why do you think the leaders of Sparta did not allow boys to remain with their families? *3. Why did Sparta not welcome visitors from other cities or allow their citizens to travel? *4. Why was Sparta such a disciplined society? *5. What are the advantages of living in a society like Sparta?
Fill in the Blanks ATHENS Athens was very different from S__________. The A_______________ people valued r____________, writing, and m_______. They created a d_______________, or rule by the p__________. The male citizens of A__________ met in the a______________ and voted on how the p__________ was to be g______________. Only about one in s____________ people in Athens was allowed to participate in the a______________. Women, people not b______ in Athens and s__________ were not allowed to v______. Slaves accounted for about *____% of the population. They did most of the w________ of the p________, making to possible for members of the a______________ to devote more time on p__________ affairs. Answer
in complete sentences 1. What did the people of Athens value? *2. Is the United States a democracy? Defend your answer. *3. Why did Athens choose its leaders by lot instead of election? Do you think that was a wise method of governing the polis? *4. Did the Assembly represent the wishes of all of the people of Athens? Defend your answer. *5. Would you have preferred to live in Sparta or Athens? Defend your answer.
Fill in the Blanks PERSIA Persia was an *e__________ centered in the modern nation of I______. In 490bc, the P______________ treid to e__________ their e__________ into g__________ by defeating A__________. The Athenians forced the Persians back onto to their ships at Marathon, while a r__________ sped to A__________to alert the people that *i______________ were coming. The messenger d________, but today we call a long *r______ a m______________ in honor of that event. The Greeks were able to defeat the Persians *t________ more. The second time, the Greeks crused a fleet of 800 s________. Following the w______, the Greeks felt an enormous amount of p________ in their c____________. Greek a____________, poets, s_________________, and architects created a culture that was unique to G__________. Today we know that period as the "G__________ Age of G__________." Answer
in complete sentences *1. Why do you think the Persians landed at Marathon instead of going directly to Athens? *2. Why did the other Greek poli send soldiers to help Athens? *3. What city-state do you think provided the strongest soldiers in the war against Persia? Defend your answer. *4. Why did the Greeks feel a tremendous pride in their culture after 460BC? *5. What was significant about the "Golden Age of Greece?"
Fill in the Blanks PELOPONNESIAN WAR The G__________ Age of G__________ was short lived because both A__________ and S___________ wanted to dominate the region. S__________ attacked A__________ in ______ years ago, beginning the ____ year long P________________________ War. Athens was at an immediate disadvantage when a p__________ wiped out a *q____________ of the city's p__________. The plague killed P______________, the leader of A__________, and people began listening to bad leaders called d__________________. S__________ defeated Athens after building an b_____________ around the city. Athens s____________________ in 404bc, ending a long period of glory for the *p________. Answer
in complete sentences 1. Why did the Golden Age of Greece end? *2. Why did one fourth of the people of Athens died at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War? *3. Imagine a demagogue making a speech in modern America. What might he or she say? *4. How did Sparta defeat Athens? *5. Would you have preferred to live in Sparta or Athens? Defend your answer. (You have already answered this question, but you may want to reconsider your response now that you know more about the history of the poli.)
Fill in the Blanks PHILOSOPHY AND SOPHISTRY 1. What is the dictionary definition of wise? (Remember that you will need a college level dictionary to answer this question) 2. What does philosophy mean? *3. Write a paragraph to a parent, teacher or friend where you use your rhetorical skills. (Don't be concerned about a topic sentence or a conclusion.) *4. Why do you think the leaders of Athens were unhappy with the sophists? *5. Describe and give an example of the "adversary system." *6. Think of an issue that you strongly disagree with. Write a convincing argument in favor of that position. 7. Name a sophisticated person. Explain why you believe they have this quality.
Fill in the Blanks SOCRATES Socrates taught by a__________ questions. Teachers are using the "S______________ method of teaching when they encourage their s______________ to draw c____________________ by asking q________________. Socrates drifted through A__________, engaging his s______________ in discussions about "j____________" and "b____________." Some of his questions made the leaders of Athens uncomfortable, so they put S______________ on t________ for c__________________ the y________ of A__________. He was found g__________ and forced to drink poison h____________. Answer
in complete sentences 1. How did Socrates make the leaders of Athens look foolish? *2. Name a person from today or the recent past who challenged society by asking uncomfortable questions. (You may need to ask your parent for help with this question.) *3. Without looking at a dictionary, write your own definition of one of the following terms: justice, bravery, or piety. PLATO Plato was a s____________ of S______________. When Plato's t____________ was e______________ in 399BC, the P____ year old Plato left Greece for more than Pt____ years. He returned to a v____________ near A__________ where he began a s__________ known as the A____________. The A____________ operated for over nine h____________ years. Plato's most f__________ book, the R______________ described what he c__________________ and I________ society. Plato argued in favor of an a___________________ of m________, or rule by the b______ and w_____ people. Plato wanted the g__________________ to raise c______________ so everyone would have equal o_________________________. Schools would regularly t______ students, and those who did poorly would be sent to w______. Those that did well would join an elite group of people over f________ years old that ruled society.
Fill in the Blanks PLATO *1. Why do you think Plato left Greece in 399BC? *2. About when did the Academy close? *3. Why do you think Plato opposed democracy? (You might consider where Plato lived and his relationship with others. This is a very difficult question. Don't be concerned if you don't have to guess.) 4. What is an "aristocracy of merit?" *5. Compare how Plato would select leaders in an ideal society with how Athens actually selected leaders. *6. What are your views on Plato's philosophy on education? *7. Why did Plato think it was important for students to apply their learning in the real world? P8. No government has ever adopted Plato's ideas on government. Why do you think this is so? NOTE: Plato taught that truth of justice could not exist in the material world. Think about what truth and justice mean to you. Be prepared to explain whether absolute truth or justice is possible on earth, or only on an idea place like heaven or nirvana.
Fill in the Blanks ARISTOTLE Aristotle was the greatest s________________ of the a____________ world. He is the f__________ of the n____________ sciences. He believed in using l________ and r__________, rather than the a_________ or p______________ of the g______ to explain thing that happen in *n__________. Aristotle was b______ in M________________, but he move to A__________ and studied with P________ at the A____________. Aristotle then returned to M________________ where King P__________ hired him to t________ his son, Alexander. Aristotle opened a s__________ in A__________ called the L__________ in 335BC. A________________ provided Aristotle with m________ for r______________, and sent him a____________ and p___________ he found when c_______________ new lands. Aristotle wrote about many topics, but his greatest I________________ was in the t__________ of l________. He believed that there was an e____________________ for e__________________ that h______________ in the u______________. Answer
in complete sentences *1. In Raphael's famous painting, The School of Athens, Plato and Aristotle are depicted standing next to one another. Plato is pointing toward the sky because he believed the answers were in heaven. Aristotle pointed down. Why? 2. How was Aristotle able to afford the research he conducted at the Lyceum? 3. Write a paragraph that describes the sources Aristotle used in compiling the material in his books. 4. What was significant about Aristotle's theory of logic? *5. Which of the three Greek philosophers, Socrates, Plato, or Aristotle do you either most admire or disagree with. (Choose any philosopher, and explain why you either agree or disagree with his philosophy.)
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in complete sentences ALEXANDER THE GREAT *1. Alexander considered himself a highly cultured Greek who studied under Aristotle. Why did many Greeks of the people feel Alexander was "less than Greek?" 2. How did the twenty-year-old Alexander prove himself to be more than a "mere boy?" *3. What three factors contributed to Alexander's defeat of the Persians? *4. What lead you to believe that Aristotle treated the people he conquered well? *5. What do you think may have caused Alexander's change of heart about the Persians? 6. In what year was Alexander the Great born? 7. Why do you think Alexander's empire fell apart so quickly after he died? 8. What was significant about the library built in Alexandria, Egypt? |
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