1. Warm-Up: Select one of the Socrates quotes to respond to.
To find yourself, think for yourself.
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

2. Ancient Greece: An Introducction
LG 2: Identify the characteristics of theocracy, democracy, and oligarchy and describe how the city-states of classical greece each developed separate governments yet unified as an empire.

3. Greece’s Geography
What do you notice about the physical geography of Greece?
How do you think the physical geography affected where people settled and interacted with one another?

4. City-States Geography
Coasts & islands =
Mountains = natural barriers
Separated into small, isolated regions
Developed very different governments and cultures.
Limited farmland resulted in wars among city-states!
Coastal settlements encouraged ancient Greeks to engage in overseas trade.

5. Alexander the Great Brilliant general
Created the largest empire under the rule of one individual throughout the history of mankind
Spread Hellenistic culture (Greek inspired culture) to many parts of the world
Cultural diffusion
Conquered Persia, Egypt, and parts of India

6. Stations Activity 1: Sparta & Athens 2: Math, Science, Philosophy
Laptops
2: Math, Science, Philosophy
Printed materials
3: Wars
Textbook (p , 137)
4: Hellenistic Culture
5: Government & Rule
Textbook

7. Exit Ticket What form of government was used in Athens?
In Sparta, what was the primary focus of men’s lives?