Monday, December 14
Bellringer: Read pages 192-193 in your Our World Books (posted below as sparta_and_athens jpgs 1 and 2). Create a description of Athens and Sparta with as much elaboration as possible.
Today students retook their Ancient Greece Quiz 2. I introduced the idea of their museum project and report for Ancient Greece. The guidelines and rubrics will be passed out tomorrow, and students' topic choice will be due on Wednesday. Students then did a round-robin, reading information sheets about different aspects on Athens and Sparta, and took notes using the worksheet below.
Today students retook their Ancient Greece Quiz 2. I introduced the idea of their museum project and report for Ancient Greece. The guidelines and rubrics will be passed out tomorrow, and students' topic choice will be due on Wednesday. Students then did a round-robin, reading information sheets about different aspects on Athens and Sparta, and took notes using the worksheet below.
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Friday, December 11
Today students turned in their bellringers for the week. We took our Ancient Greece Quiz 2. We finished up taking cornell notes on Greek city states using the polis powerpoint from yesterday. I briefly told students about their research assignment that will take the place of their book number 4 in January. Details of the assignment will be handed out on Monday.
Thursday, December 10
Bellringer: Today students completed the reading and questions on the Dorians below.
After talking about the bellringer answers, we took a brief review of the three early groups of Greeks we have learned about this week, the Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Dorians. We also reviewed Heinrich Schliemann and the Iliad and Odyssey. We then started learning more about the creation and characteristics of the Greek city-states (the polis) and students added to their Greece notes.
After talking about the bellringer answers, we took a brief review of the three early groups of Greeks we have learned about this week, the Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Dorians. We also reviewed Heinrich Schliemann and the Iliad and Odyssey. We then started learning more about the creation and characteristics of the Greek city-states (the polis) and students added to their Greece notes.
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Wednesday, December 9
Bellringer: Create an acrostic poem about the Mycenaeans using your notes from yesterday.
Today students took notes as they learned a little bit about Heinrich Schliemann who claimed to have discovered the ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae from the Epic The Iliad. Information can be found on the two websites below.
Today students took notes as they learned a little bit about Heinrich Schliemann who claimed to have discovered the ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae from the Epic The Iliad. Information can be found on the two websites below.
Tuesday, December 8
Bellringer: Create an acrostic poem about the Minoans using your notes from yesterday.
Today we quickly reviewed what we had learned about the Minoans with our bellringer.
We then continued with the early Greece powerpoint from yesterday and learned about the Mycenaeans.
Many scholars consider the Mycenaeans to be the first “true” Greeks. This group of people moved into Europe from Central Asia and eventually made their way south to the Balkan peninsula, where they settled in southern Greece. Their name comes from their most important city, Mycenae. Much of what we know about them comes from the 1870 findings of treasure hunter and archeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who found the ancient city. Unlike the peace-loving, lively, and happy-go-lucky Minoans, the Mycenaeans were a warlike people. They build their cities with armed fortresses on hillsides, all connected together by huge stone walls. Their art is mostly of battle scenes, and particularly the Trojan War. Around 1250 B.C. the Mycenaeans launched an attack against Troy, a city in the Asia Minor to the east. Scholars are not sure why they attacked Troy, but it is likely that the city’s location (between the Aegean and Black Seas) made it a target. The Mycenaeans spent ten years attacking Troy until, according to the famous story, they presented the Trojans with a giant, wooden statue of a horse and snuck into the city in its belly. As the story goes, once inside the city gate the Mycenaeans jumped from the horse and slaughtered the Trojans in the middle of the night (picture at right). For the next half-century or so, tales of the Trojan War were passed from generation to generation. Finally around 750 B.C., a blind poet named Homer included this tale into his famous epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. For a time, the warlike Mycenaeans fought each other. But, once they began to prosper by shipbuilding and sea travel, they united to form a loose union of kingdoms. While the Mycenaean kingdoms traded with the Minoans and exchanged goods and ideas, the warriors mainly used their newfound sea power to raid and rob their neighbors. By about 1400 B.C. the Mycenaeans took the place of the Minoans as the most powerful civilization in the region. They held their position of power until around 1200 B.C., and their decline is also a bit of a mystery. Historians usually cite one of two ways to explain their collapse. One is that a natural disaster, such as a drought, caused widespread famine. The other, which seems more reasonable given their warlike ways, is that internal fighting among the kingdoms led to divisions which eventually brought the civilization down. Regardless of the conditions that led to their decline, the weakened Mycenaeans were easy prey for a new band of invaders. The Dorians moved into the region from the north around 1100 B.C., bringing an end to the Mycenaean civilization.
We also used the powerpoint below to learn about the two great Epic poems by Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which were told about the Trojan war.
Today we quickly reviewed what we had learned about the Minoans with our bellringer.
We then continued with the early Greece powerpoint from yesterday and learned about the Mycenaeans.
Many scholars consider the Mycenaeans to be the first “true” Greeks. This group of people moved into Europe from Central Asia and eventually made their way south to the Balkan peninsula, where they settled in southern Greece. Their name comes from their most important city, Mycenae. Much of what we know about them comes from the 1870 findings of treasure hunter and archeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who found the ancient city. Unlike the peace-loving, lively, and happy-go-lucky Minoans, the Mycenaeans were a warlike people. They build their cities with armed fortresses on hillsides, all connected together by huge stone walls. Their art is mostly of battle scenes, and particularly the Trojan War. Around 1250 B.C. the Mycenaeans launched an attack against Troy, a city in the Asia Minor to the east. Scholars are not sure why they attacked Troy, but it is likely that the city’s location (between the Aegean and Black Seas) made it a target. The Mycenaeans spent ten years attacking Troy until, according to the famous story, they presented the Trojans with a giant, wooden statue of a horse and snuck into the city in its belly. As the story goes, once inside the city gate the Mycenaeans jumped from the horse and slaughtered the Trojans in the middle of the night (picture at right). For the next half-century or so, tales of the Trojan War were passed from generation to generation. Finally around 750 B.C., a blind poet named Homer included this tale into his famous epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. For a time, the warlike Mycenaeans fought each other. But, once they began to prosper by shipbuilding and sea travel, they united to form a loose union of kingdoms. While the Mycenaean kingdoms traded with the Minoans and exchanged goods and ideas, the warriors mainly used their newfound sea power to raid and rob their neighbors. By about 1400 B.C. the Mycenaeans took the place of the Minoans as the most powerful civilization in the region. They held their position of power until around 1200 B.C., and their decline is also a bit of a mystery. Historians usually cite one of two ways to explain their collapse. One is that a natural disaster, such as a drought, caused widespread famine. The other, which seems more reasonable given their warlike ways, is that internal fighting among the kingdoms led to divisions which eventually brought the civilization down. Regardless of the conditions that led to their decline, the weakened Mycenaeans were easy prey for a new band of invaders. The Dorians moved into the region from the north around 1100 B.C., bringing an end to the Mycenaean civilization.
We also used the powerpoint below to learn about the two great Epic poems by Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which were told about the Trojan war.
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Monday, December 7
Bellringer: Students used the timeline below to answer three questions.
Today we learned about the Minoans, using the slides on the Minoans from the early Greece powerpoint below.
The first advanced civilization of what would become Ancient Greece developed on the island of Crete around 2000 B.C. The Minoans, named for King Minos, a ruler from Greek mythology, were influenced by other civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea such as the Egyptians. Much of what is now known about these people is based on the findings of Sir Arthur Evans, an archeologist who discovered the remains of the Minoan palace in Knossos in 1898. The main rooms of the palace were decorated with frescoes showing scenes from daily life of this early civilization. Based on the frescoes, we know that the Minoans were a lively and active people who enjoyed life. They were fond of animals, dancing, and sports. One of the most interesting past-times of young Minoans was “bull-leaping,” an event in which boys and girls would grab a bull by the horns and flip over its back (at right). The Minoans also built beautiful gardens and were quite skilled at jewelry making. Like other early Greek civilizations, the Minoans built temples to their gods and goddesses. Their most important deity was the earth mother, or goddess of fertility. Minoans performed many rituals to their gods in temples, but also in private homes, in caves, and on mountaintops. Due to their location, Minoans made their living by trading their goods by ship across the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Products included honey, olive oil, wine, gold, and grains. Unlike most early civilizations that relied on farming, the Minoans made their living from the sea. Trade brought the Minoans in frequent contact with lands in the Middle East. The Greeks would later adopt the Minoan system of writing, gold work, and architecture, which had all come to the Minoans from their trading partners in the Middle East. How the Minoan civilization came to an end is somewhat of a mystery. The height of their civilization was around 1600 B.C. and its collapse was only about 200 years later. Some historians believe that the busy Minoan cities may have been destroyed by volcanoes or perhaps by huge tidal waves that crashed to shore following underwater earthquakes. Although the exact cause of its collapse is unknown, the Minoan civilization ended in about 1400 B.C. After that time control of the Aegean World shifted to their mainland neighbors, the Mycenaeans.
We also learned the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur which was a myth after which the Minoans were named.
Today we learned about the Minoans, using the slides on the Minoans from the early Greece powerpoint below.
The first advanced civilization of what would become Ancient Greece developed on the island of Crete around 2000 B.C. The Minoans, named for King Minos, a ruler from Greek mythology, were influenced by other civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea such as the Egyptians. Much of what is now known about these people is based on the findings of Sir Arthur Evans, an archeologist who discovered the remains of the Minoan palace in Knossos in 1898. The main rooms of the palace were decorated with frescoes showing scenes from daily life of this early civilization. Based on the frescoes, we know that the Minoans were a lively and active people who enjoyed life. They were fond of animals, dancing, and sports. One of the most interesting past-times of young Minoans was “bull-leaping,” an event in which boys and girls would grab a bull by the horns and flip over its back (at right). The Minoans also built beautiful gardens and were quite skilled at jewelry making. Like other early Greek civilizations, the Minoans built temples to their gods and goddesses. Their most important deity was the earth mother, or goddess of fertility. Minoans performed many rituals to their gods in temples, but also in private homes, in caves, and on mountaintops. Due to their location, Minoans made their living by trading their goods by ship across the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Products included honey, olive oil, wine, gold, and grains. Unlike most early civilizations that relied on farming, the Minoans made their living from the sea. Trade brought the Minoans in frequent contact with lands in the Middle East. The Greeks would later adopt the Minoan system of writing, gold work, and architecture, which had all come to the Minoans from their trading partners in the Middle East. How the Minoan civilization came to an end is somewhat of a mystery. The height of their civilization was around 1600 B.C. and its collapse was only about 200 years later. Some historians believe that the busy Minoan cities may have been destroyed by volcanoes or perhaps by huge tidal waves that crashed to shore following underwater earthquakes. Although the exact cause of its collapse is unknown, the Minoan civilization ended in about 1400 B.C. After that time control of the Aegean World shifted to their mainland neighbors, the Mycenaeans.
We also learned the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur which was a myth after which the Minoans were named.
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Friday, December 4
Bellringer: History is about studying causes and effects. Read through all of the cards on your desk. Put them in order as a chain of events. (economic development document below) Do not bend, write on, or lose your cards. Students took their Greece quiz 1, and we discussed the early inhabitants of Ancient Greece- the Minoans, the Mycenaeans, and the Dorians.
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Thursday, December 3
Bellringer: Give three examples of how Greece's geography affected its civilization.
Today we went through a timeline of Ancient Greece and students took notes on it. Then students finished their Lay of the Land charts from yesterday. These were turned in and are due tomorrow for students who did not finish.
Today we went through a timeline of Ancient Greece and students took notes on it. Then students finished their Lay of the Land charts from yesterday. These were turned in and are due tomorrow for students who did not finish.
Wednesday, December 2
Bellringer: Finish Greece map.
Today Greece maps (see Mon. Nov. 30) were graded and turned in. Students began working on their Lay of the Land Worksheet, filling in information on how Greece's climate and geography would have impacted (affected) Greece's civilization.
Today Greece maps (see Mon. Nov. 30) were graded and turned in. Students began working on their Lay of the Land Worksheet, filling in information on how Greece's climate and geography would have impacted (affected) Greece's civilization.
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Tuesday, December 1
Bellringer: Describe Greece's climate and geography.
Today students worked on their Greece maps (see Mon. Nov. 30) and missing assignments.
Today students worked on their Greece maps (see Mon. Nov. 30) and missing assignments.