Model Blogs: Golden Age of Ancient Greece

Today we finished our first day creating blog entries on the "Golden Age" of Ancient Greece and I have seen some great posts. Instead of making my own post on the Golden Age of Ancient Greece, look at these fantastic posts from your classmates.

Great entries from each class:

Period 7 Athensmarties by Florangel and Franklin
Period 6 EGYPTIAN PRINCESS by Deyadira and Melanie
Period 4 Mr. G's 4th Period History Crew by Carolyn and Badr
Period 3 So Fantastic Global History Blog by Numma and Ashley
Period 2 Falone & Emanuel's History Blog by Falone and Emanuel



After you read these blogs try to answer the following question:

How did the Delian League concentrate power in Athens?

Leave your answers as comments and write your first name at the bottom.

Athens and Sparta

image courtesy of http://www.mcm.aueb.gr/ment/spetses/Lymperopoulos/pw_cont09_hk1.htm


Athens and Sparta are two of the most recognizable city-states in ancient Greece. Each had a distinct culture.

Athens

City state in Ancient Greece
Valued education and arts
Valued individual expression
Government was a democracy

Sparta

City State in Ancient Greece
Valued obedience and military service
Valued the group
Government was an oligarchy


Athens and Sparta were allies in the Persian Wars fighting side by side. Legend has it that a runner named Pheilippides brought news of victory over the Persia from the battle at Marathon to Athens. He collapsed and died after running the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens. Today a race that is 26 miles is called a marathon in honor of Pheilippides's run.




*Regents Questions

In a comparison of the ancient cities of Athens and Sparta, Sparta placed more emphasis on
(1) education
(2) military service
(3) family order
(4) human rights

Which statement most likely represents the view of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta?

(1) “The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government.”
(2) “I feel as though I have never left home. Everything here is the same as it is in Athens.”
(3) “This society allows for more freedom of expression than I have ever experienced in Athens.”
(4) “I have never heard of a society like Sparta that believes in only one God.”


Which statement about Greek civilization is an
opinion rather than a fact?

(1) Boys in Sparta were trained to be soldiers.
(2) Athens had a better culture than that of
Sparta.
(3) Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were Greek philosophers.
(4) Many adults in Athens did not have the right to vote.

Geography of Ancient Greece

Images courtesy of Google Earth and http://www.as.ysu.edu/~saleonard/Atlantis-PlatoNote.html

The Geography of Ancient Greece had a significant impact on its development. Greece is a mountainous country made up of over 2000 seperate islands. The geography of Ancient Greece made it impossible for one ruler to rule the entire country. As a result many independant communities called city-states developed. Each city state had it own leader and a unique culture.

* Regents question

What effect did the geography of ancient Greece have on its early development?

(1) The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states.
(2) A lack of natural seaports limited com- munication.
(3) An inland location hindered trade and colonization.
(4) Abundant natural resources encouraged self- sufficiency.

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