3.4 Fighting or sports- part III

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• Middelbare school
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1st of April: Test about 3.1 till 3.4 (3X)

13.30 till 14.30 in PZ1 or PZ2

3.1 , 3.2 , 3.3, 3.4:

- textbook (incl. page 64 and 65: terms and characteristic aspects)

-  workbook

- notes

-learning goals

Students at home

Write a summery of 3.4 in which you answer the following questions:

- How did the Greek fought against the Persians together?

- Which war the Greeks fought among themselves?

- How the Greeks did sports together to honour the gods?

How to write a summery:

- copy the title of the section (3.4)

- copy the titles of the paragraph

- Read the paragraph

- Try to tell in 2 or 3 scentences what the paragraph is about

- Add the bold written words and their meaning to your text

3.4 Fighting or sports - III

3.4 - Fighting or sports

In this section you will learn:

- How the Greek fought against the Persians together

- Which war the Greeks fought among themselves

- How the Greeks did sports together to honour the gods

HOMEWORK!!!

The oracle of Delphi

2a. Write down a sentence from source 20 that explains the success of the Persians.

2b Give three motives for war for Xerxes.

2c When king Xerxes invaded Greece, the Athenians asked the advice of the oracle of Delphi. Combine the words from the advice and the meanings.

A. Athenian ships

B. Athenians flee

C. the Persian army

D. Persian swords

1. hard iron

2. everything needs to go

3. wooden walls

4. riders and footmen

4a. Why was Athens hated for its foreign politics? Select the two correct answers.

1. Athens forced aristocracy on other city states
2. Athens forced other city states to pay money
3. Athens gave military support to other city states
4. Athens punished city states that did not obey

 Greeks against Greeks

Because Athens led many Greeks city states succesfully through the Persian wars, Athens became powerful after the wars.

Athenian foreign politics: 

All city states must:

- become a democracy

- give military support

- pay money

Athens versus Sparta

Who won and what were the consequences?

Who won the Peloponnesian war and what were the consequences?

But the ancient Greeks were not only fighting among themselves or against others.......

Why were sports important for the Greeks?

1. they honoured the gods by sports achievements
2. they thought sports were good for the body and soul
3. they could make a lot of money by organising an sports event
4. they thought it was exciting to attend an sports event

Olympia

The Olympic Games

- Once every four years there was a sporting event in Olympia to honour Zeus

- This was a good argument for city states to stop fighting temporarily (there was a truce during the Olympics)

- Here the athletes showed each other and the gods how good they were

- Joining was an honour and winners were heroes and got a reward from their city state

Do you have questions about the section fighting or sports?

3.4 - Fighting or sports

In this section you will learn:

- How the Greek fought against the Persians together

- Which war the Greeks fought among themselves

- How the Greeks did sports together to honour the gods