Ancient Literature & History 11/14-11/18
Ancient Greek History Questions
This week I want you to use a world history book and read the chapter(s) on ancient Greece. In our Bob Jones World History book it is chapter 2 and 22 pages long. If you don’t have access to a world history book, let me know. As you read answer the following questions.
1. Find a map of ancient Greece on the internet (print a copy for yourself) and locate the following things on it: Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, Black Sea, Hellespont, Troy, Sparta, Athens, Corinth, Olympia, Peloponesian Peninsula, Thermopylae, Marathon, Salamis, Macedonia, Asia Minor
2. What two civilizations in the Aegean region preceded Homer? Note anything you find interesting about either of these.
3. What was approximate time period of these two civilizations?
4. How was Troy finally defeated in war with Mycenaens?
5. Following the Minoan and Mycenaen civilization came the “Dark Ages” of Aegean history. (about 1150-750 B.C.) What is another name for this period? Why?
6. What was the origin of the Olympics? When and where were they first held?
7. Why were the Greek city-states isolated instead of unified?
8. What is a “polis”? What is an “acropolis"?
9. What are the two representative Greek city-states (other city-states tended to follow the example of one or the other) and how did they differ?
10. What was the origin of the Persian Wars?
11. Tell me about the Battle of Marathon. (date, who led the Persians, location, how the Persians made it to battle scene, type of fighting, winner)
12. Tell me about the Battle of Thermopylae
13.Tell me about the Battle of Salamis Bay.
14.Tell me about the Hellespont Bridge Xerxes built.
15.After the Persian Wars, the Delian League was formed with Athens as the leader. What is this period of history from 460 B.C. to 429 B.C. called?
16.Tell me about the Peloponnesian War.
17. In 338 B.C. Philip II of Macedonia defeated Greece an made the Greeks part of
the Macedonian Empire. What happened in 336 B.C.?
18. What happened from 334-331 B.C.?
19. What happened in 323 B.C.?
NOTE: in 197 B.C. Romans conquered Macedonia for the 1st time
147-146 B.C.—Greece became a Roman colony and the Hellenistic Age
ended
P.S. Next week we will start to read Plutarch. If you want to work on your 50-100 word paper on him this week you can. It will not be officially assigned till next week.
This week I want you to use a world history book and read the chapter(s) on ancient Greece. In our Bob Jones World History book it is chapter 2 and 22 pages long. If you don’t have access to a world history book, let me know. As you read answer the following questions.
1. Find a map of ancient Greece on the internet (print a copy for yourself) and locate the following things on it: Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, Black Sea, Hellespont, Troy, Sparta, Athens, Corinth, Olympia, Peloponesian Peninsula, Thermopylae, Marathon, Salamis, Macedonia, Asia Minor
2. What two civilizations in the Aegean region preceded Homer? Note anything you find interesting about either of these.
3. What was approximate time period of these two civilizations?
4. How was Troy finally defeated in war with Mycenaens?
5. Following the Minoan and Mycenaen civilization came the “Dark Ages” of Aegean history. (about 1150-750 B.C.) What is another name for this period? Why?
6. What was the origin of the Olympics? When and where were they first held?
7. Why were the Greek city-states isolated instead of unified?
8. What is a “polis”? What is an “acropolis"?
9. What are the two representative Greek city-states (other city-states tended to follow the example of one or the other) and how did they differ?
10. What was the origin of the Persian Wars?
11. Tell me about the Battle of Marathon. (date, who led the Persians, location, how the Persians made it to battle scene, type of fighting, winner)
12. Tell me about the Battle of Thermopylae
13.Tell me about the Battle of Salamis Bay.
14.Tell me about the Hellespont Bridge Xerxes built.
15.After the Persian Wars, the Delian League was formed with Athens as the leader. What is this period of history from 460 B.C. to 429 B.C. called?
16.Tell me about the Peloponnesian War.
17. In 338 B.C. Philip II of Macedonia defeated Greece an made the Greeks part of
the Macedonian Empire. What happened in 336 B.C.?
18. What happened from 334-331 B.C.?
19. What happened in 323 B.C.?
NOTE: in 197 B.C. Romans conquered Macedonia for the 1st time
147-146 B.C.—Greece became a Roman colony and the Hellenistic Age
ended
P.S. Next week we will start to read Plutarch. If you want to work on your 50-100 word paper on him this week you can. It will not be officially assigned till next week.
posted by Ancient Literature & History at 7:33 AM
1 Comments:
The emails I send to you are being sent back. What's the problem??
We don't have a World History book. Do you have one we can borrow?
See you tomorrow!
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