Vwo 1 tto: Greeks - lesson 3

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Greeks

Lesson 3

Start of the lesson

Phone NOT in classroom

Chewing gum in bin

Book, notebook, laptop + Plenda on table

Sit in your spot

Intro

Menu of the day

Plenda

Recap

Learning questions

Myth of the day

Agenda

Repeat learning all key words

A Greek city-state is called a ...?

Welke omschrijving hoort bij welk tijdvak?

Aristocracy

Democracy

Monarchy

Tyranny

Form of government in which 1 man has all the power

A form of government in which all adult men with citizenship rights are allowed to have a say in political decisions

Form of government led by a hereditary king

Form of government in which a small group of privileged people (noblemen) have the power

An official meeting of the people or their representives in which political decisions are taken

Goal

You can explain how democracy came to an end in Greece

Learning questions

How do you answer learning questions?

I'm going to show 3 examples: what's good/bad about them?

• Discuss in pairs

Example 1

Learning question: How were Greek city-states governed?

''Greek poleis were often a monarchy in the beginning. With a monarchy a hereditary king has the power. Wise old men helped the king govern.''

Example 2

Learning question: How were Greek city-states governed?

''By wise/rich men.'' 

Example 3

Learning question: How were Greek city-states governed?

'First a city-state was governed as a monarchy, that is a form of government where one person has all he power. But later that changed in aristocracy. That is that the noblemen had an important function with governing a city. The formed a council of noblemen, who all made decisions. It was hard for the aristocracy to govern the city without help of the people'

Learning question

What differences were there between the people in Greece? 

-Did you explain the key words/difficult words in the question?

-Are the key words from the text in your answer?

-Is your answer complete?

How were Greek city-states governed?

Break

The end of democracy

Greek poleis often fought amongst themselves, but also against Persia (5th century B.C.)

The end of democracy

In the 4th century B.C. king Philip of Macedon managed to conquer all of Greece

• The citizens in the poleis lose their influence

His son Alexander inherits the throne when he is 20 years old

• In 13 years time he conquers Egypt, Persia and a part of India
• He gets the nickname 'the Great'

Exercises

Do exercises 10 + 11 on pages 68-69

• Finished? Grab an answer booklet and revise
• Done with that? --> learn the key words

What brought an end to democracy in Athens?

1. The citizens wanted an aristocracy
2. The city was burned to the ground
3. They were conquered
4. Democracy didn't end in Athens at all

Score the goal: explain how democracy came to an end

Myth of the day