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=Assignment 6-1= Create physical maps of Greece and compare its geography to one of the other regions we have studied. Label and color a Map of Greece GreeceBlankOutlineMap.pdf with the following locations and physical features (//Create a **Map Key** for symbols you use//). You should include the following: =** Physical Features: **= Island of Crete Island of Thera Island of Rhodes Asia Minor Macedonia Mount Olympus Pindus Mountains = **Cities:** = Knossos, Mycenae, Sparta, Athens, Corinth, Thebes, Delphi, Troy

= Bodies of Water: = Sea of Crete, Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea, Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Gulf of Corinth

=Assignment 6-2=


 * Homer**

The [|Odyssey] is a 12,000-line Greek [|epic] poem dating from the eighth century B.C.E. An epic poem is a long poem divided into sections, or "books," that focuses on the extraordinary deeds and adventures of a hero. According to ancient Greek tradition, heroes were men who were born to one [|divine] and one human parent. The story of The Odyssey recounts the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus during his 10-year voyage home to[| Ithaca] after the end of the [|Trojan War] in the thirteenth century B.C.E. Odysseus is considered the ideal Greek hero: an [|aristocratic] soldier of superior strength, intelligence, and courage, favored by the Gods. The poem is traditionally [|ascribed] to [|Homer] (circa 700 B.C.E.), who is considered the earliest Greek poet. Little is known about Homer's life, but ancient Greek playwrights referred to him as a "gifted blind poet." Some scholars believe that a line from a choral song attributed to Homer confirms this description: "If anyone should ask you whose song is sweetest, say: blind is the man and he lives in rocky Chios." Other scholars believe that "Homer" was the name given to a collective group of [|bards] who sang [|Mycenaean] folktales to entertain the nobles of [|Ionia], located on the west coast of [| Asia Minor]. It is generally believed that the exact author of The Odyssey is not as important as the ancient Greek values it contains. By listening to the stories in the poem, ancient Greeks learned standards of honorable behavior. These values, forged in the "Age of Heroes" during the Mycenaean Period, became the foundations of ancient Greek society.

Review the following Greek Values with your partner. Make sure you understand each idea. [|Athleticism] [|Hospitality] [|Ingenuity] [|Intuition] [|Justice] [|Loyalty] [| Respect] [|Teamwork]

= **Your Task** = = = **1.** Exam each image below and note the description of the vase painting for your assigned image. **2.** Read the DESCRIPTION for each scene. **3.** Listen to the AUDIO TRACK and read along with each passage from the Odyssey. **4.** Discuss and answer the questions for your scene from the Odyssey with your partner. **5.** Decide which Greek value is best demonstrated in your scene and draw a picture that represents that Greek Value. [| Athleticism] [|Hospitality] [|Ingenuity] [|Intuition] [|Justice] [|Loyalty] [| Respect] [|Teamwork] **6.** Be prepared to explain your scene to the class using the answers to your questions and how the value you picked is demonstrated in that scene.

=Assignment 6-3= Directions: Read the following information about the Minoans and the Mycenaeans and then answer the questions that follow **in your notebook**.

The Minoans:** Minoan culture developed on the island of Crete in approximately 3,000 B.C.E. Minoan palace murals (wall paintings) and painted pottery show us a great sea culture, fueled by fishing, farming, and local arts. The Minoans were master sailors and set up long-distance trade routes with Spain, Egypt, Canaan, and Asia Minor. Socially, the Minoans were an egalitarian (equal) culture, with both men and women holding respected positions in the fields of religion, agriculture, and craftwork. Recreation enjoyed by the Minoans included dancing to music and song, "bull-leaping" - and boxing, complete with boxing gloves and mouth guards. The remarkable peace-loving character of the Minoan civilization is obvious because they didn't have fortresses, war equipment, and painted battle scenes among the remains of their settlements. The Minoan civilization is historically important to Greece because it was the model for the Mycenaean (pronounced my-sih-NEE-in) civilization which is considered the earliest developed culture on mainland Greece.
 * __The Origins of the Greeks__

Mycenae was settled in 2,700 B.C.E. Most of the myths about ancient Greek heroes and their famous battles come to us from the Mycenaeans. Later Greek poets such as Homer used these tales in their writings. The Mycenaeans spoke an early form of the Greek language, and developed an agricultural economy based on grains, grapes, and olives. Like the Minoans, they traded by sea with Egypt and Asia Minor. Unlike the Minoans, the Mycenaeans devoted most of their energies to developing a strong military. The circular royal tombs of Mycenae reveal collections of decorated uniforms, elaborate helmets, chariots, daggers, and axes. Horses were also extremely important to the Mycenaeans, as they were the vehicles of war. Mycenaean documents suggest that their society was hierarchical, with kings and soldiers in positions of power at the top of society, and prisoners of war who became slaves at the bottom of society who served the kings and soldiers. Other than artwork showing religious festivals and musical performances, very few artifacts of entertainment were left by the Mycenaeans.
 * The Mycenaeans:**

//1. What did the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations have in common?// They both farmed and they both made boas to trade goods. //2. In what ways were the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations different?// They lived in different places of Greece. //3. Why do you think so many aspects of Minoan civilization are found at Mycenae?// Minoans had the power to do whatever they wanted to do in the history of Greece. //4. What other geographical areas, besides Mycenae, might Minoan civilization have influenced?// They lived in the island of Crete. //5. What aspects of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations would you expect to have survived in later periods of Greek history?// They could have a army,art,boats, and farming tools. //6. Using your **textbook pages 256-257**, explain how the decline of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans was similar.// They were similar because they both got attacked and they were both not prepared to battle.

=Assignment 6-5= = = =**Athens Creates Democracy (p.264-265)**=

===**Democracy** is a type of government in which people rule themselves instead of being ruled by one person like a King.=== ===-500 BCE, Athenian leader **Cleisthenes** (KLYS-thuh-neez) develops //world's first democracy// in Athens===



===-Cleisthenes set up the Assembly which was a large meeting of male citizens, sometimes about 6000 men. They met on a hill called a Pnyx (pah-NIKS).=== ===-all citizens (except women, slaves, and foreigners) gathered in an Assembly. Slaves were sent out to force male citizens to go to the assembly===

===-At the Assembly, they discussed, debated, and, finally, voted on important issues such as changing voting laws or how to fight the Persians who wanted to control Greece.===



Write answers in your notebook.
===1. During our Assembly, how did you feel as the debate and voting was happening?===

2. How do you think other people felt during our discussion in our Assembly?
===3. Why do you think so many people were excluded from an Assembly in Ancient Greece?=== ===4. Give three benefits and three drawbacks of Athenian Democracy by making a table like this:===