1. Warm Up – September 18
Answer the following questions on a post it:
1. Describe how Greece’s politics and economy was effected by its geography
2. Describe each of the following types of government: Monarchy, Aristocracy, Oligarchy, Tyranny

2. Persian Wars Map

3. Government Athens – rule by the people – First Direct Democracy
State ruled by its citizens
Rule is based on citizenship
Majority rule decides vote
Practiced in Athens by 500 BC

4. Persian Wars Sparta – southern part of Greece –
Prominent city- state in Greece
Cut off from rest of Greece by the Gulf of Corinth
Military State – ruled by military
Most powerful army in Greece
All forms of personal expression discouraged
No value on arts, literature, or other artistic and intellectual pursuits
Valued duty, strength, and discipline over Freedom, individuality, beauty and learning
Assume leadership in the Persian Wars

5. Persian Wars Persian Empire - powerful empire – modern day Iran
Began in 490 BC
Greeks defeat Persians, slaughtering 6,000 Persians in one single day
Ten years later – Persian forces advanced again
Themistocles – convinced Athenians to evacuate the city and fight at sea
Defeated Persians, weakening their navy, and leaving their leader unprotected

6. Consequences of Persian War
Athens emerges as a superpower and a leader of the Delian League
Delian League – alliance of Greek city –states
Athens entered its golden age – a time centered around an abundance of wealth and personal expression

7. Athenian Democracy Expanded under the rule of Pericles
Pericles – took over rule of Athens after Themistocles
Three Goals:
to strengthen democracy
to hold and strengthen the empire
glorify Athens

8. GOAL ONE: STRONGER DEMOCRACY
Direct Democracy
Form of government in which citizens rule directly and NOT through representatives
*All government policies determined by an assembly (all members are male)
United States has a representative democracy

10. GOAL 2 and 3: STRENGTHEN AND GLORIFY ATHENS EMPIRE
Led Delian League
Built a strong navy
Used Delian League’s funds to buy gold, ivory, and marble
Began to pay artists, architects, and workers who used these materials

12. ARCHITECTURE AND SCULPTURE
Parthenon- temple
23,000 sq. feet.
Built to honor Athena – goddess of wisdom and the protector of Athens
Contained examples of Greek Art that set standards for future generations of artists around the world

14. GREEK DRAMA Greeks built the first theaters
Theatrical productions were both an expression of civic pride and a tribute to the Gods

15. GREEK DRAMAS
1. COMEDY – slapstick situations and humor often made fun of politicians and respected people

16. GREEK DRAMAS
2. TRAGEDY – serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal.
contained a main character or tragic hero – usually an important person with extraordinary abilities
Tragic flaw usually caused the hero’s downfall
EX: Oedipus, Antigone

17. PART I: GREEK TRAGEDY You are going to write your own Greek Tragedy:
Your first paragraph should state who your main character is. It should be a person of high status or a hero. Tell me the name of the person and his status. Tell me a couple things about his/her life that shows that they have a high status in society.
Your second paragraph should tell me what extraordinary abilities your character has. What makes them so special?
Your third paragraph should tell me about what tragic flaw they have. The flaw should be a personal flaw such as the person is too jealous, or makes decisions too quickly without thinking things through.
Your fourth paragraph should explain an event that occurs that leads to the downfall of your character. This event should be a direct result of the person’s tragic flaw. An example would be that your character makes a quick decision and this leads them to lose all their money, leaving them with nothing.
PUT IN THE EFFORT TO MAKE YOUR TRAGEDY A STORY, BE CREATIVE WHEN COMING UP WITH YOUR MAIN CHARACTER, THEIR EXTRAORDINARY ABILITIES, FLAWS AND EVENT THAT LEADS TO THEIR DOWNFALL.

18. PART II: ADVERTISE YOUR TRAGEDY POSTER
Create a poster on computer paper that advertises your play –
Your poster should have the title of your play, a picture of your main character and a slogan that says something about the character’s flaw or mistake that leads to their downfall. List an actor on your poster that will play your main character (must be in color)

19. TOD – September 17
Answer the following questions on the same post it as the warm up:
Describe the strategy of Themistocles when attempting to defeat Persia in the Persian Wars? What two important city-states in Greece joined together to defeat Persia?
What is a direct democracy? How does it differ from the democratic form of government that we have in the United States today?
Describe the three goals Pericles had as leader of Athens
What is a comedy? What is a tragedy?