1. History of the Ancient and Medieval World Ancient Greece Walsingham Academy Mrs. McArthur Room 111

2. Getting Started Questions to Consider 1.What impact did geography have on the historical development of the Greeks? 2.What similarities do you see between the Mycenaeans and the peoples of the Near East whom we have encountered? 3.How did the Minoans and Mycenaeans shape Greek civilization?

3. 1.What type of story is this? Who are the main characters? 2.Which two characters from the Iliad are featured in the second source? What qualities do they manifest? Geography of Ancient Greece

4. Partially excavated Minoan palace at Knossos, Crete

5. Entrance to excavated palace at Knossos

6. King Minos’ throne

7. Bull leaping fresco: 15 th century, BCE

8. Key Concepts 1.Geras = a prize of honor, a particularly valuable token of distinction conferred on a warrior by his peers, e.g. Briseis is Achilles’ geras. 2.Tinê = honor, especially the external, see geras 3.Kleos = glory or fame; that which others say about one, particularly after one’s death. Kleos is what epic conveys upon its heroes.

9. Judging a Warrior 1.What are his strengths, weaknesses? 2.How well does he measure up to the values of his warrior society? (What are those values?) 3.Where would you place him in comparison with his fellow warriors. Is this Homer’s ideal? How do you know?

10. Using History to Tell a Moral Tale 1.What happens in the end? Do the events qualify for honor, glory, fame? 2.What is Homer trying to say? Look at his use of irony (Helen’s fate-does she deserve honor?) 3.Did the warriors’ values serve well Homer’s society?

11. Language : Test Yourself Use a form of the verb to slay: 1.With shortened spear, Achilles _____ the young queen Amazon, Penthesilea. 2.With the Trojan warriors and royal family ______ or enslaved, only Helen was led with honor to the ship of her erstwhile husband, Menelaus. 3.Ajax was ________ by his own hand.

12. Assignment 1 1.Black Ships: 9-question, open-book quiz 9 (You may use notes written in text or sticky notes attached to text.) 2.Map Assignment: Due Thurs. 10/13 What does the fresco depicting a dolphin suggest about Minoan civilization?

13. Assignment 2: due Thurs. 10/13 1.Read text, pp 114-117. 2.Define 6 blue-font words 3.Answer 3 Checkpoint questions What does the fresco depicting a dolphin suggest about Minoan civilization?

14. Assignment 3: due Fri. 10/14 1.Bring Banquet items 2.Following guidelines, prepare to present Toast (Student Choice) 3.Consider Student Choice Essay due 10/17 What does the fresco depicting a dolphin suggest about Minoan civilization?

15. Research 10-pt. Student Choice Activity due by email: 10/17 Heinrich Schliemann put archaeology on the map when in the 1870s he claimed to have found Troy using the Iliad as his guide. Who was this person? Why was he so controversial? (1) Using 2 columns, list the cases for and against his contributions as a social scientist. (2) State and defend your conclusion.