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Stearns Homework – Chapter 4 pages 67-70 (stop at Rome subtitle)

Section I - Outline: Answer the following sequential questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Introduction

What examples of Greek and Roman achievements are used today in the United States?

1. Why is classical Mediterranean civilization so complicated?

2. According to the timeline on page 70, what were the years of these civilizations from the rise of Greek city-states to the fall of Rome?

The Persian Tradition

3. Where did the Persian Empire flourish?

4. What were some of the contributions that this civilization made?

Patterns of Greek and Roman History

5. How was Greece organized politically and how did geography play a role in this?

6. Describe Pericles.

7. What contributed to the fall of Greek civilization?

Section II - Map Activity: Use the map to answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Map 4.1 - Greece and Greek Colonies of the World, c. 431 B.C.E. (page 69)

1. What aspects of Greek geography would have divided Greeks?

2. What aspects of Greek geography would have united Greeks?

3. Sparta and their allies were land-based Greek states, while Athens and her allies were sea-based. How would this affect warfare and economic perspectives?

Map 4.2 – Alexander’s Empire, c. 323 B.C.E., and the Hellenistic World (page 70)

4. When Alexander died, his empire fragmented. Why do you think this happened?

Section III - Vocabulary: Define the following key terms in the center column and then give a detailed description of their importance to World History.

|Term |Definition |Significance |

|1. Cyrus the Great | | |

|2. Zoroastrianism | | |

|3. Olympic games | | |

|4. Pericles | | |

|5. Peloponnesian Wars | | |

|6. Philip II | | |

|7. Hellenistic period | | |

|8. Alexandria | | |

Stearns Homework – Chapter 4 pages 72-73 (stop at Rome subtitle)

Section I - Outline: Answer the following sequential questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Greek and Roman Political Institutions

1. What is the “good life”?

2. How were political decisions made in Athens?

3. Where does the term tyranny come from and why did Greece avoid this style of ruling?

4. What were some potential drawbacks of a democracy, as shown in Greece?

5. What was the most popular form of government in Greece?

Section II - Vocabulary: Define the following key terms in the center column and then give a detailed description of their importance to World History.

|Term |Definition |Significance |

|1. polis | | |

|2. Direct democracy | | |

Stearns Homework – Chapter 4 pages 76-80

Section I - Outline: Answer the following sequential questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Religion and Culture

1. How did Greco-Roman religious beliefs differ from other religions at the time?

2. What were some of the limitations in the religions of Greece and Rome?

3. How did Greece and Rome develop a system of ethics? How was this different from other civilizations?

4. What are some examples of the Greek contributions to mathematics?

5. What are some of Rome’s “more practical” achievements?

6. What two types of drama arose in Ancient Greece?

7. Who is Sophocles and what kinds of themes did he write about?

8. Explain three major advancements in architecture in Ancient Greece and Rome.

Section II – Important Figures: Use the figures on page 79 to answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

1. In what ways did Greco-Roman architecture emphasize symmetry and balance?

Section III - Vocabulary: Define the following key terms in the center column and then give a detailed description of their importance to World History.

|Term |Definition |Significance |

|1. Aristotle | | |

|2. Stoics | | |

|3. Socrates | | |

|4. Plato | | |

|5. Sophocles | | |

|6. Iliad and Odyssey | | |

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|7. Doric/Ionic/Corinthian | | |

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Stearns Homework – Chapter 4 pages 80-84

Section I - Outline: Answer the following sequential questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Economy and Society in the Mediterranean

1. What did most Greeks and Romans do for a living and why was this difficult?

2. What kinds of agricultural products were produced for trade?

3. Describe the role of the merchants in Greek and Roman culture?

4. How might slavery sometimes be preferred over working as a peasant?

5. Why weren’t Greece and Rome motivated toward technological invention?

6. Describe the role of the woman in Greece and Rome.

Section II - Map Activity: Use the map to answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Visualizing the Past – Commerce and Society (page 81)

1. What does the picture suggest about the nature and extent of social hierarchy?

2. What kinds of technology are suggested?

Section III – In Depth: Read the article on pages 75-76 and answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES. There are not necessarily correct answers, just think critically!!

1. Why did the classical civilizations seem to need radical social inequalities?

2. What was the relationship between wealth and social position in each classical civilization?

3. If India used religion to compensate for social inequalities, what did China and the Mediterranean use?

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