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Tuesday , August 30 , 2011

Tuesday , August 30 , 2011. Agenda Bell Assignment Comparing Athens/Sparta – Individual Work Complete Propaganda Poster! Write a response to the Central Question! Map Quiz on Friday!. Bell Assignment. Geography of Greece.

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Tuesday , August 30 , 2011

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  1. Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Agenda • Bell Assignment • Comparing Athens/Sparta – Individual Work • Complete Propaganda Poster! • Write a response to the Central Question! Map Quiz on Friday!

  2. Bell Assignment

  3. Geography of Greece • Geography of Greece is very different from the geography of the river civilizations. • Greece does not have a major river. • Greece is covered by mountains and hills • The soil is very dry and rocky in most places

  4. Influence of Geography • Because of the unique geographical landscape, Greece was influenced in the following ways: • The Greeks became dependent upon trading with civilizations, such as Egypt. • The Greeks became great sailors. • Greek city states were isolated from each other. This led to lots of fighting between the Greeks. They were never unified.

  5. Greek Polis • A Greek polis is a Greek city-state. There were several of them. Each city state was surrounded by low lying mountains and were built around a large low lying mountain called an acropolis.

  6. Greek Government • Each city state developed its own system of government: • Monarchy • Aristocracy • Oligarchy • Democracy

  7. Central Question • Which city state, Athens or Sparta, has the best approach for protecting the welfare and security of the community?

  8. Comparing Athens and Sparta What did you discover?

  9. Athens vs Sparta

  10. Athens vs Sparta

  11. Athens vs Sparta

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