Ancient Greek Webquest: Athens and Sparta
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TASK:
In order to guide your tourists, you will adopt
one of the roles listed below and gather information about your role. You will
work with three other students, who will each adopt a different role below.
Your task is to create a script for each tour stop that your group will use to
explain Greek contributions to the tourists visiting the model. Your group will
be responsible to present the script to a group of tourists (your classmates).
The tour stops are included. Tour guides must be prepared to give their
presentation at either given tour stop. The four roles your group will adopt
are:
- Athenian Politician: Focuses on Athens' government and daily life. Tour
stops include the Agora and an Athenian house.
- Spartan
Historian: Focuses on the Sparta's
government and daily life. Tour stops include a military camp and a
Spartan house.
- Athenian Merchant: Focuses on trade with other countries as well as their
products and reasons for trading. Additionally, the Athenian Merchant will
focus on agriculture. Tour stops include a seaport and a farm.
- Athenian
Soldier: Focuses on
reasons and outcomes of the Persian War as well as Alexander the Great.
Tour stops will include the Battle of Marathon and Alexandria.
PROCESS:
1.
The class will be divided into groups of 4.
2.
Each member of your group should select a different role
from the four roles listed above.
3.
Using the web sites below as well as your textbook and other
resource books, each member will gather information specific to your role as
listed on your worksheet. Website marked by the * are directly referenced on your worksheet.
4.
Use your completed worksheet to guide the writing of your
presentations. Download this presentation guideline handout to
help you organize your ideas and prepare your presentation. You may type
directly on the handout using Microsoft Word.
Spartan Historians Websites:
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Athenian Merchants Websites:
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Athenian Soldiers Websites:
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EVALUATION: All tour
guides will be graded on their individual work as well as their work as a
group. An Individual
Rubric and a Group Rubric
are both available.
CONCLUSION: Through your role as an Ancient Grecian tour guide, you have learned
many things about Ancient Greece and its people. You may now work on creating
posters for the tour stops where you and your group will be making your
presentation. Below you will find sites that contain Ancient Greece clipart and
other graphics.
FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR QUEST
FELLOW GREEKS!
Ancient Greece Webquest
Athenian Politician
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Name___________________________Date________________Per.______
Website: The Ancient Greeks Look under Athens
1. Democracy means
_______________(demos)__________________(kratein)
2. The
____________________ met monthly to make government decisions.
VOCABULARY CHART
Word
Definition
A. polis
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B. acropolis
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C. agora
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D. tyrant
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E. aristocracy
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F. assembly
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G. democracy
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H. majority rule
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Website: Electronic Passport to Athens
4. A democracy is a
government ruled by the ___________________________.
Rights
Adult males:
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1.
2.
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Assembly Members:
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Elected Officials:
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5. Purposes of Agora:
1.
2.
6. Development of
Athenian Government
RULE BY:
A. Monarchy
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B. Aristocracy
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C. Limited
democracy
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7.
______________________ is another name for the assembly.
8. How did the
assembly keep any one person from becoming too powerful?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Was the democracy
of Athens
complete government by everyone (all adults) in the polis? ________ Explain.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Women could ___________
_______________ but could not
___________________________________________.
11. Why did most of the male citizens of Athens have time to
participate in the government?_______________________________________
_______________________________________________.
12. Why do you think it was called a limited
democracy?____________________________________________________.
Ancient Greece Webquest
Spartan Historian
Score
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Name___________________________Date________Per_______
Website: Electronic
Passport to Sparta
1. There were
three characteristics that all Spartans wanted to attain:
A.
___________________ B.____________________ C.____________________
2. Spartans were:
____ A. Not very loyal to their polis ____ B. Completely loyal to their polis ____ C. Did not care about their
polis
Spartan Roles
3. Boys: Left home
for military training at age _________
4. Men: Lived in
military camps even though married until age ______
Participated
in ________________ contests
5. Women: Participated in
_________________ contests
( 5 pts.)
6. Why would Sparta
be considered a “closed polis?” _____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What was the problem with the slaves?
______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Website: Daily
Life in Ancient Greece
8. Boys: Treated
harshly so they would become ________ and
________
Taught
to ___________, _____________, and ___________
but
do not get _________________.
(6 pts.) Website:
Europe, Greece and Philosophy to 500BC
9. Women: All females were
trained in _____________________ so they
could
have strong, _________________
______________.
10. All Spartans would not allow themselves to have
pleasures of life such as:
A.________________ or B._______________
11. Spartans were not allowed to _______________ or
__________ ___________
12. Spartans enjoyed: (Check ALL activities that
apply.)
_____ A. Fancy parties _____ C. Literature _____ E. T.V.
_____ B. Music _____ D. Poetry _____ F.
Athletic training
(7 pts.) Resource: Textbook
13. Sparta is located on the southern peninsula called the
___________________.
14. The life of all
Spartans included _____________________ activity.
15. Spartan military
training for the males included obedience without _________.
16. As far as women
of other Greek city-states, Spartan women had:
_____Fewer
rights _____More rights _____Equal number of rights.
17. Three
responsibilities of Spartan Women were:
A.
___________________________________________
B.
___________________________________________
C.
___________________________________________
Place an *
beside the most important duty of Spartan women.
(7 pts.) 18.
Why did the Spartan lifestyle stay the same for a long time?_________________________
__________________________________________________
19. Government:
# of Kings:
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# of Members in Senate:
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Age of Senate Members:
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Senate Members Elected by:
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Handled Daily Governing:
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Two Most Powerful Groups:
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(5pts.) 20. Sparta
believed they needed a strong army.
Explain. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ancient Greece Webquest
Athenian Merchant
Ancient Greece Webquest
Athenian Soldier
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Name_______________________Date___________Per________
Website: Europe, Greece and Philosophy to 500BC
1. Sparta
farming:
___A.
Was carried out on large farms of many acres.
___B.
Was “big business.”
___C.
Was carried out mainly by individual families which grew just enough for
themselves.
2. Explain who the Helots
were: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. True or False:
_________ There were many merchants in Sparta . Explain.____________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. True or False:
________Athens was very involved in trade.
5. The main economic activity in Athens (occupation to “make
a living”) was ___________________________.
6. Cause: Farming
became very successful.
Effect: Problem:
__________________________________________________
Effect:___________________________________________________________
Effect:___________________________________________________________
Website: Electronic
Passport to Ancient Greece
7. Why did ancient Greeks become greatly interested in
sailing and trade? _____________________________________
8. From whom did the Greeks learn the
alphabet?__________________________
Website: Ancient
Greece: Archaic Greece,800-500BC
9. What was the reason the Greeks began to “colonize” (begin
new Greek colonies
outside of Greece )?______________________________________________________________________________.
10. Name three locations where new Greek colonies began:
A.____________________________________
B.____________________________________
C.____________________________________
Website: The
Ancient Greek World Economy
11. Greek colonies around the Mediterranean
Sea provided Greece
with the
following six
items:
___________________ ___________________ ________________
___________________ ___________________ ________________
12. In return Greece supplied the following three
items:
___________________ ___________________ _________________
Resource: Textbook
and Internet
13. What natural landform in Greece encouraged colonization and
trade?________
14. Name three ways the Greeks used the seas:
A.____________________________________________
B.____________________________________________
C.____________________________________________
15. The Greeks not only traded products and resources, but
also_______________ with distant lands.
16. The Greeks became skilled at _____________________________.
That is why their trade expanded.
17. Items for Trade
Imported:
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1.
2.
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Exported
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1.
2.
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Resource: Textbook
and Internet
18. Minoan civilizations existed on what island?_________________________
19. At first, Minoan activity was mainly
___________________.
20. True or False:
_______________ Knossus was a large palace.
21. Minoan skills: A.___________________ B.___________________
22. Minoans exported:
A._________________ B._________________ C._________________
Ancient Greece Webquest
Athenian Soldier
Name______________________________________Date________________Per.________
Website: Persian Wars Score_______ 30
1.
The Two sides during the Persian Wars were:
A.__________________________ B.__________________________
2.
The reason for the conflict was that Persia took control of some Greek
_______________________________________. Greece came to the rescue of their
________________________________.
_______________ attacked
_____________________________________________________.
Website: Electronic Passport to Persia
3.
Persia was located ___________________________________.
4.
TRUE or FALSE._____ Persia attacked Athens to begin the wars.
5.
Name the Persian king who invaded Greece . ___________________________________
6.
Battle of Marathon : Who won? ________________________
Why do we have marathon races in the Olympics? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.
Which side had more soldiers? ______
A. Persia ______ B. Greek city-states
8.
Who won the Persian Wars?
______ A. Persia
______ B. Greece
9.
After the Persian Wars, the
Greeks felt very ____________________ of their culture.
10. For 30 years after the Persian Wars, Greece
experienced the ____________of ______________________________.
Ancient Greece Webquest: Alexander the Great
Website: Electronic Passport to Alexander the Great
1. Became King in …
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2. Became king of …
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3. Father’s name
was…
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4. Empire he
conquered…
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5.The attitude of Alexander’s
soldiers towards him was:
____A.
They felt he was lazy because he stayed in his tent all the time.
____B.
They thought of him as foolish because he wanted to conquer so much land.
____C.
They thought he was brave because he fought the enemy with them.
6.
After Persia ,
what region did he conquer?
____________________________________
7.
When Alexander invaded Egypt ,
the Egyptians were:
____A. Thrilled because he
conquered the Persian government in Egypt .
____B. Annoyed because they liked
the Persian government laws.
____C. Frustrated because they
didn’t want a Greek King.
8.
The Egyptians crowned him _____________ and treated him as a
___________.
9. Alexander’s empire extended west
to ________________________________________.
10. How did Alexander die?
_________________________________________________
11.
How old was he when he died?
____________________________________________
12.
What happened to his empire after he died? __________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
13.
Name three ways that Alexander influenced the world:
A.
_________________________________________________________________
B.
________________________________________________________________
C.
_________________________________________________________________
14.
What two things did he accomplish in Alexandria , Egypt ?
A.
_________________________________________________________________
B.
_________________________________________________________________
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