Paragraph 3.3 - Visiting a Greek city - 2023

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Paragraph 3.3 - Visiting a Greek city 

At the end of the lesson you will know/be able to…

• explain the main buildings and areas in an Ancient Greek polis
• how to get your news from faraway in a time without the Internet ;)
• practice with fact and opinion in an Ancient Greek way

A polis

• Think: read individually TB 58 and 'The Agora: the heart of the city' (TB 59)
• Pair: make exercise 2, 3 and 5 (WB86-8)
• Share: in trouble? Don't know a word or understand the exercise? Raise your hand! 

Read 'Philosophers and education' (TB 59-60) and make exercise 6 and 8 (WB 88-90)

Today

Colony is ...

1. a new city that was started
2. system of government where the people (demos) are in charge
3. stories are not written down, but passed on from person to person
4. Greek-citizen-soldier, heavily armoured

Democracy is ...

1. general assembly where all citizens gathered
2. system of government where the people (demos) are in charge
3. council of 500 citizens in Athens that carried out everyday governing activities
4. Greek-citizen-soldier, heavily armoured

Boule is ...

1. general assembly where all citizens gathered
2. system of government where the people (demos) are in charge
3. council of 500 citizens in Athens that carried out everyday governing activities
4. Greek-citizen-soldier, heavily armoured

Monarchy is ...

1. stories of the gods and demi-gods
2. system of government where the people (demos) are in charge
3. a country that has a king or a queen
4. vote to ban someone from Athens

At the end of the lesson you will know/be able to…

• explain that theatre in Athene was a lot cooler than it is today (in my humble opinion)
  
• the different roles of women in different times and poleis
  
• what the men who could fight in the phalanx looked like in their gear 

Greek theatre

Greek theatre in Athens at the Dionysus festival

• A play raised difficult moral questions for the audience to discuss afterwards
  
• The play encouraged thought and reasoning
  
• Freedom of speech --> freedom of thought

I’ll unload my heart, describe your evil.

You listen. I hope you’re hurt by what I say.

I’ll begin my story at the very start.

I saved your life—every Greek who sailed with you

on board that ship the Argo can confirm it—

when you’d been sent to bring under the yoke

the fire-breathing bulls and then to sow

the fields of death. And I killed the dragon

guarding the Golden Fleece, coiled up there, 

staying on watch and never going to sleep.

For you I raised the light which rescued you

from death. I left my father and my home,

on my own, and came with you to Iolcus, 

beneath Mount Pelion. My love for you

was greater than my wisdom. Then I killed

Pelias in the most agonizing way,

at the hands of his own daughters,

and demolished his household, all of it.

Now, after I’ve done all this to help you,

you brute, you betray me and help yourself

to some new wife. And we have children!

If you’d had no children, I’d understand 

why you’re so keen on marrying this girl. 

And what about the promises you made?

I don’t know if you think the ancient gods

still govern or if new regulations

have recently been put in place for men,

but you must know you’ve broken faith with me.

By this right hand, which you have often held,

and by my knees, at which you’ve often begged,

it was all for nothing to be touched like that,

by such a worthless man. I’ve lost all hope.

But come now. I’ll sort things out with you, 

as if you were a friend. I’ve no idea

what sort of kindness to expect from you.           

All citizens and metics gathered to see the play

But where were the women? Read together 'The role of women' ((TB 61)

And during war? Read together 'Fighting as a hoplite' (TB 61)

Make exercise 10 up to and including 12 (WB 91-2)

Explain Olympic Games assignment 

• Today and next Friday
• Two lessons in the multi-media center
  
• The week after on Friday as well
• Hand in assignment on Friday the 1st of February (HARD COPY)
  
• Normal lessons after that (and the test will be creep up by then, so don't forget to study)

IMPORTANT!

• Use your own words!!! If you copy/paste an insufficient mark will be given!!!
  
• Use the website advised in the hand-out for the first assignment
  
• Read the last page of the hand-out carefully, it has a rubric with all the points you can score for the assignment