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Greco-Roman Civilization & Ancient Greece  An introductory video History 101: Ancient Greece (National Geographic) https://education.nationalgeograp hic.org/resource/history-101-ancie nt-greece/  Learning Objectives Meaning of “Greco-Roman Civilisation”/ “Classical Civilisation”...

Greco-Roman Civilization & Ancient Greece  An introductory video History 101: Ancient Greece (National Geographic) https://education.nationalgeograp hic.org/resource/history-101-ancie nt-greece/  Learning Objectives Meaning of “Greco-Roman Civilisation”/ “Classical Civilisation” Location of ancient Greece The government of Athens – Democracy Different Greek City-states – Athens and Sparta Greek Gods and ancient Olympic Games Greek philosophy and literature Mathematics and science in ancient Greece Ancient Greek architecture Locations of the Four Centres of Early Civilization How about Europe?  Map Work: Lands Around Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Tigris Euphrates Rome Aegean Sea Athens Crete Mediterranean Sea Birthplace of Greek civilization Nile  Fill in the blanks 1. The civilization of ancient Greece Rome and Formed the basis of western Greco-Roman civilization. ClassicalWe call this civilization Civilization. or the  2. Timeline of the development of ancient civilization Early Romans Greek Roman conquered civilisation civilisation civilisation Greece (146 began began began BC: Battle of Corinth) 4000 B.C. 3000 2000 1000 B.C. 1 B.C. B.C. B.C. 6000 years of civilization timeline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz1pWmA3ANQ 3. In what ways does the Greco-Roman civilization influence our life today? Give examples to support your answer. Mathematics E.g. Roman numerals on the faces of some watches and clocks, books, etc. The remains of the Parthenon Athens (5th Century BC)  Pediments A church in A Greek Temple Hong Kong Columns  Colosseum Rome (80 AD) Arches and corridors  Arches and corridors Court of Final Appeal (Old Supreme Court/ the Former Legislative Council Building)  The influence of the Greco- Roman Civilization Science Philosophy The birth place of Greco-Roman Civilization: Greece ANCIENT GREECE Mt. Olympus Aegean Sea Marathon Athens Olympia Sparta Mediterranean Sea Knossos 1. Where did the ancient Greeks live? They lived near the sea, in valleys and on islands.  2. How were the city-states formed? The landscape of ancient Greece was unique with many hills ______________. The Greeks lived in the villages valleys in the _____________. Later, the villages grew and several villages joined together to form into city-states. As city-states land transportation were blocked by hills and _______________________ was inconvenient, people settled in different areas and city-states 2. How were the city-states formed? City-states are… An independent city which rules and protects itself like a state (like a small country) Which ones would be the same? ( ) Which ones would be different? Law Religion Government Language army 2. Describe how the Athenian government was like. Who were they? Chosen by lot _________________________________ joined How were they chosen? ______________________ Freemen of Athens Chosen by lot Chosen by ballot All freemen All freementalked talkedand andvoted voted about laws, about laws, wars, wars,etc. etc. in the Assembly __________________________. Inner Council to carry out the decisions  2. Describe how the Athenian government was like. All adult freemen went to the Assembly to discuss problems. They proposed new laws and voted to make decisions. The Council were chosen by lot to elect the Inner Council. The Inner Council was elected to carry out the laws / decisions. 3. What is this type of government called? What does it mean? – Democratic government – Democracy: “rule by the people” Similarities of the Athenian government and the governments of the modern world Election Assembly = legislature (E.g. Legislative Council, Congress) Inner Council = executive branch of the government  The Government of Athens notes p.5 Video watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fivQUl C7-8 (What did democracy really mean in Athens?)  Socrative Consolidation Go to www.socrative.com Room Name:  Pre-lesson exercise Watch the video about Sparta and Athens attached in Google Form “1. F1 History Comparing Athens and Sparta” and answer the multiple choice questions. (video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_kMOjk9PC8) Next lesson: Comparison between Sparta and Athens DBQ on notes pp.3-4  Summary of DBQ skills Read the questions carefully. Which sources do you need to refer to? Do you need to use your own knowledge? Pay attention to the marks allocation: how many points do I need? Do I have to cite clues? Give answer based on the sources. Explicitly point out which source you are using. Yet, don’t directly copy from the sources. Elaborate in your own words. 3. According to the Sources and using your own knowledge, in what ways were the city-states different and similar to each other? What are you asked to do? Find out similarities and differences. Help yourself to plan the points before you start to read the sources… From the sources… government Ruled by a few men from Ruled by freemen, noble families women and slaves could not join government affairs For similarity, in terms of government, in both Sparta and Athens, not everyone could participate in government affairs equally. According to Source A, Athens was ruled by “freemen” only and “women, slaves and immigrants” were excluded. As suggested in Source B, Sparta was “ruled by a few men from the noble families”. government ruled by timarchy: All freemen had the two kings and a few right to vote and men from the noble could elect families government officials – ruled by democracy For differences, in terms of government, Athens was ruled by democracy, but Sparta was ruled by timarchy. (+ cite sources explicitly as evidence) Education Valued military training, Studied mathematics, did not care about how to poetry and music read and write (another difference from the sources) In terms of education, Athenians valued science and art education but the Spartans did not and they valued military training. (+ cite sources explicitly as evidence) From my own knowledge… Decision- Major decisions Major decisions made making in the made by the Council by the Assembly government of Elders and the joined by the freemen two kings Based on my own knowledge, for differences, in terms of the decision-making of the government, it was done by the Assembly joined by the freemen in Athens, but done by the Council of Elders and the two kings in Sparta. (give details based on you own knowledge)  Economy Based on farming Based on trade and conquering, discouraged trade Based on my own knowledge, in terms of the economy, the major type of economic activity in Athens was trade, but the Spartans discouraged trade and relied on farming and conquering. (details from own knowledge) Other similarities and differences from your own knowledge could be accepted. To show similarities and differences clearly: In terms of … (an aspect for comparison), … (a) For similarities: Both X and Y are … (b) For differences: X is …, but Y is …  Self Evaluation Form Mark your own paragraphs. Have you done the following things: -Use phrases such as “According to Source A”/ “as suggested in Source B” or “Based on my own knowledge” -Clear topic sentence to point out the similarity or difference -Give details about Sparta and Athens (clues from the sources or details from your own knowledge)  Pre-lesson exercise Google Form about gods in Ancient Greece: “F1 History Greek Gods”