Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
* warm-up Activity *
The Rise of Democracy
Suppose that you are on a sports team that is one play away from winning a game.
Which of the following options do you think is the best way to choose the final play of the game?
❑ Have the coach or the assistant coach choose the final play.
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Have the three most talented players choose the final play.
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Have the three oldest players choose the final play.
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Have the most popular player choose the final play.
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Have all the team members choose the final play.
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Put a check in the box next to your choice above.
In the space on your worksheet, EXPLAIN the reasons for your choice.
* Introduction *
Geography affected how
settlements developed in Ancient
Greece. Isolated communities,
separated from each other by steep
mountains, grew in diverse ways.
For example, differences arose in
how people governed themselves. In
this activity, you will learn about the
various forms of government in
these ancient Greek communities.
The Ancient Greeks had many
things in common. For example,
they spoke the same language. But
the Greek people did not view
Greece as one country. Rather, they
* Introduction *
Most Greeks were fiercely
proud of their cities. Each city had its
own laws, its own army, and its own
form of money. For these reasons,
ancient Greek cities are called citystates. The ancient Sumerians in
Mesopotamia were the first people to
form city-states. Like the Sumerian
city-states, individual Greek citystates had their own form of
government.
In this activity, you will explore
the five forms of government that
developed in the Greek city-states:
Monarchy, Aristocracy, Oligarchy,
* Introduction Activity *
1.What did the Ancient Greeks
from isolated communities have
in common with each other?
2.Did the Ancient Greeks think of
themselves as belonging to one
country? Why or why not?
3.In what ways were Ancient Greek
city-states different from each
other?
Oh yeah….. I forgot to mention…..
Since you were guys have been
pretty good so far this semester….
I’ve decided to allow you to earn
EXTRA CREDIT POINTS
During today’s activity!!!
You can apply the points you earn
on
Any suggestions
on how
I should award the
EXTRA