2.2 Ancient Greece

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Chapter 2.2: Ancient Greece

Feniks, Geschiedenis Werkplaats, Memo, Saga

The age of Greeks and Romans

3000 BC - 500 AD

Problems for Ancient Greece city-states

• Most of the soil wasn't fertile enough, because there were a lot of mountains. 
• Not enough fertile soil means not enough food production
• People went to look for food and proper soil in other places
• Some even moved across the ocean to start a colony in another country (= a new city with strong links to the old city)

Akropolis

Agora

Keywords assignment

- Agora
- Politics
- Polis
- Colony
- City-State

Assignment for now: 
Create two sentences using all 5 of these words in the correct way!

People of Greece

Look up in your textbook on page 28 when you are considered a free man in Athens.

a hoplite
"Shieldwearer"

Only the wealthy Greeks could afford an armour made of 'bronze'. 

Spartans were the prime examples of Greek warfare

Ancient democracy

Read section 2.2

While reading think of the following questions.

- What is democracy? 

- What other ways to rule can you name? 

- How did the Athenian democracy work? 

Do you think democracy is the best way to rule the country? Why?

What was the process of ostracism?

What do we mean with 'democracy'?

CLIL assignment

- You're going to watch a video

- Write down the different ways to rule in Antiquity (de Oudheid)
- Write down the explanation after the video

- We're going to watch the video twice

Ready? Go!

Types of government in Ancient Greece

• Monarchy = a king or queen rules
• Aristocracy = the best or the richest people rule
• Oligarchy = a small group of people rule
• Tyranny = a tyrant (1 person) rules after taking control illegaly
• Democracy = the people are in charge and make decisions through voting

Assignments

1 3 5 7 9

"Olympians"

The Greeks believed that their world and lives were controlled by divine beings: Gods. Every God had it's own task and speciality. The Greeks thought that the Gods lived on
Mt. Olympus. Therefore they named the Gods "Olympians". 

Keywords!

• Mythology: All the stories about god(s) and demi-god(s)
  
• Myth: a story about god(s) or demi-god(s)
• Primary sources: 
  A remainder from the past that gives 
  information about the time in which the 
  source was made. 
• Secondary sources: A source that gives information about an event in the past, but that is created later in time. 

Can you name
a few Olympians?

Look up a picture of one of the Olympic Gods and place it here!

Zeus

Hera

Apollo

Hades

Poseidon

Ares

Athena

Hephaistos

2. Make the correct connections

God of the sea

God of war

king of the gods

goddess of wisdom

god of music + the sun

goddess 

of matrimony

god of metallurgy and fire

god of the under

world 

spear and shield

thunder

bolt

trident

sun

anvil

peacock

owl

three headed dog

Why did the Greeks have so many gods?

1. They took over gods from other peoples
2. They wanted to be just like the Egyptians
3. Every god had his/her own specialty
4. They couldn't believe that one god was responsible for creating the entire universe

Who was the leader of the gods?

1. Poseidon
2. Hades
3. Ares
4. Zeus

Who was his wife?

1. Hera
2. Aphrodite
3. Artemis
4. Athena

Homework!

- Read 2.3 fully
- Assignments: 1,2,5,6,10,11

- Look up a Greek myth.
- Print or save the Greek myth.

- Read 2.3 again! 

Mythology

Mythology is the centre of Ancient Greek culture. Whether it's theatre, Olympic Games, art or just stories, gods play an important role in Ancient Greece. These stories often have a message and try to teach us all something about life, love, friendship and other emotions. 

Let's analyze your Greek Myths

Do the following assignments with your Greek myth: 
- Write down all the Greek Gods involved in your myth

- Look up what task that Greek God(s) had. 

- Try to make a small drawing of the myth. 
- What do you think the hidden message is? 
- What would you rate the story ?/10 and why? 

Icarus & Daedalus

Olympic Games

Find a picture of a sport that you think was one of the first sports that were practised during the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece.

What was the main reason for the Olympic Games to be held?

Why do you think the people practised their sports naked?