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Unit #3: First Age of Empires, Classical Greece, Ancient Rome, and Early Christianity
Unit #3 Knowledge Scale
4 – I can do everything from #3, PLUS I can make unique connectiosn between ancient and modern empires and explain in detail 3 or more similarities in 8 or more historical documents.
3 – I know 4 or more cultural characteristics of Persia, Greece, and Rome, how their empires rose and fell, and I can explain in detail the similarities between several historical documents and why similarities exist.
2 – I know 2 or 3 of the features of Persian, Greek, and Roman Empires and I can identify multiple similarities between a set of several historical documents.
1 – I kind of know how the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Empires were created and I can identify similarities between historical documents.
0 – I don’t know what lead to the establishment of a single government ruling over Europe, Egypt, and Mesopotamia or how to effectively group historical documents.
Monday, August 14th – Warm-Up #1
Answer the following questions based on your reading from Chapter 4, Sections 1 & 2:
1. Search: What military leader and peacemaker was the last great Egyptian pharaoh? (Hint: He oversaw a building program of magnificent structures. After his death, Egypt suffered invasions that rendered the empire almost powerless)
2. Search: What necessity caused the Assyrians to develop a strong army?
a) Assyria glorified military strength.
b) To obtain power in Assyria, a ruler needed military conquests.
c) With no natural barriers, Assyria had to defend itself from frequent attacks.
d) The army was needed to collect taxes from new territories.
“And with regard to my factual reporting of the events of the war I have made it a principle not to write down the first story that came my way, and not even to be guided by my own general impressions; either I was present myself at the events which I have described or else I heard of them from eye-witnesses whose reports I have checked with as much thoroughness as possible.” –Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War
3. Search: How did Thucydides make sure that what he wrote was true?
4. Analyze: Why do you think that Thucydides was so concerned about making sure that what he wrote was accurate?
5. Apply: If you had to describe one historical event that would be read by humans 2,000 years from now, what would you describe and why? (At least 1 sentence)
Tuesday, August 15th – Warm-Up #2
Answer the following questions based on your reading from Chapter 4, Section 3.
1. Among the conquerors of the ancient world, what was Cyrus famous for?
a) courage b) religious beliefs
c) intellectual abilities d) tolerance of diversity
2. What was the chief purpose for constructing and using the Royal Road?
a) for more efficient trade
b) for more efficient transportation
c) for more efficient communication
d) for more efficient troop movement
“And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? Whence shall I seek comforters for thee?... Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.” –Nahum, 3:7, 18
3. Search: a) What is the name of the Assyrian capital that Nahum prophesied would be destroyed? B) What is the name of the Assyrian king who established that city?
4. Analyze: Why would Nahum have a negative opinion of the Assyrians?
5. Apply: Do you think that most people in the world have a positive or negative opinion of the United States? Why?
Thursday, August 17th - Warm-Up #3
Answer the following questions based on your reading from Chapter 4, Section 4:
1. What do Daoism and the concept of yin and yang focus on?
a) natural order
b) virtues of good leadership
c) importance of order in society
d) differences between men and women
2. What is the name for the kind of government that Shi Huangdi formed, in which the ruler had unlimited power and used it in an arbitrary manner?
a) empire b) autocracy
c) dynasty d) bureaucracy
“Ziyou, a disciple of Confucius, asked about filial piety. The Master said: Nowadays people think they are dutiful sons when they feed their parents. Yet they also feed their dogs and horses. Unless there is respect, where is the difference?” –Confucius, Analects 2.7
3. Search: In order to be a truly dutiful son, what would Confucius say that a son needs to do?
4. Analyze: Why was the concept of filial piety so important in China?
5. Apply: Do you consider yourself a dutiful son or daughter? Why or Why not?
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Answer the following questions based on your reading from Chapter 4.
1. Search: How did the Kushites treat Egyptian culture after they conquered Egypt? (At least 1 sentence)
2. Search: How did Assyria acquire its empire? (At least 1 sentence)
3. Apply: What positive results occur when cultures interact? (List at least 3) What negative results might there be? (List at least 1)
Friday, August 18th – Warm-Up #4
Answer the following questions based on your reading from Chapter 5, Sections 1-2:
1. Search: What were the two most powerful city-states in early Greece?
2. Search: What were the consequences of the Persian Wars? (At least 1 sentence)
3. Analyze: Why did the Greeks develop myths? (At least 1 reason and 1 sentence)
4. Apply: Which of the following two qualities do you believe is more important for a successful person to develop: “A genuine desire for wisdom” (learning/intelligence) or “Political Power” (leadership/decision-making ability)? Why? (Explain in at least 1 sentence)
Monday, August 21st – Warm-Up #5
Answer the following questions based on your reading from Chapter 5, Sections 3 and 4:
1. Search: The Peloponnesian War was won by
a) Persia b) Sparta
c) Athens d) The Delian League
2. Search: Why is it important that Alexander the Great was a student of Aristotle?
a) Aristotle taught Alexander all that was known in the Greek world then.
b) Aristotle taught Alexander how to fight by Greek methods.
c) Aristotle taught Alexander the philosophy of stoicism.
d) Aristotle taught Alexander classical strategies to defeat the Persians.
“The activity of the mind is not only the highest … but also the most continuous: we are able to study continuously more easily than to perform any kind of action … it follows that the activity of our intelligence constitutes the complete happiness of man. In other words, a life guided by intelligence is the best and most pleasant for man, inasmuch as intelligence, above all else, is man. Consequently, this kind of life is the happiest.” –Aristotle
3. Search: According to Aristotle, what should all people do in order to achieve “complete happiness”?
4. Analyze: Why do you believe that the government of the United States of America and the state of Arizona requires you to go to school? (At least 1 reason and 1 sentence)
5. Apply: a) Do you come to school because you are required to come or because you want to come?
b) If you come to school because you are required: What would you prefer be doing with your life right now? (At least 1 sentence)
If you come to school because you want to: Do your actions each day demonstrate that you want to be here? Give an example of one daily action that demonstrates your answer to the question. (At least 1 sentence)
Tuesday, August 22nd – Warm-Up #6
“Unless either philosophers become kings in their countries or those who are now called kings and rulers come to be sufficiently inspired with a genuine desire for wisdom; unless, that is to say, political power and philosophy meet together there … there can be no rest from troubles … for states, nor for all mankind.” –Plato, The Republic
1. Search: According to Plato, the combination of which two elements (things) could create a society in which there would be “rest from troubles”?
2. Analyze: Why do you think Plato did not believe that a democratic government could create a peaceful society? What about democracy might prevent peace? (At least 1 reason and 1 sentence)
3. Apply: Which of the following two qualities do you believe is more important for you to develop: “a genuine desire for wisdom” (learning; intelligence) or “political power” (leadership; decision-making ability)? Why? (Explain in at least 1 sentence)
Thursday, August 24th – Warm-Up #7
Answer the following questions based on your reading from Chapter 5, Section 5 and Chapter 6 Section 1:
1. Search: What are some of the scientific achievements of the Helenistic period? (Give at least 2)
2. Search: Which of the following cultures was not represented in the cultural blend of Hellenistic culture?
a) Indian b) Persian c) Chinese d) Egyptian
3. Search: After the Romans drove the last Etruscan monarch from power, they established a republic, a government in which _____________.
a) Power rests with citizens who have the right to select their leaders.
b) Power rests with a small minority who are supported by the military.
c) Power rests with citizens who participate directly in law-making.
d) Power rests with the nobility and the wealthy.
4. Analyze: Describe how the growth of Alexander’s empire spread Greek culture. (At least 1 sentence)
5. Apply: What qualifications or characteristics do you think are needed for a leader to build an empire? Why? (At least 1 sentence)
Friday, August 25th – Warm-Up #8
Answer the following questions based on your reading from Chapter 6, Sections 2 and 3.
1. Search: Name the three main parts of government under the Roman republic.
2. Search: How did Augustus change Roman government? (At least 1 sentence)
3. Analyze: How did the Apostle Paul encourage the spread of Christianity? (At least 1 sentence)
4. Apply: How are the Roman Republic and the Government of the United States similar? (List at least 2 similarities) How are they different? (List at least 2 differences)
Monday, August 28th – Warm- Up #9
“The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind; for in history you have a record of the infinite variety of human experience plainly set out for all to see; and in that record you can find for yourself and your country both examples and warnings: fine things to take as models, base things, rotten through and through to avoid.” –Livy, The Early History of Rome
1. Search: According to Livy, what is “the best medicine for a sick mind?”
2. Analyze: Why do you think that History is a required subject for students worldwide? (At least 1 sentence)
3. Apply: a) What is one historical event or person that you would use as “a model”? b) What specific lesson have you learned from this event or person? (At least 1 sentence)
Tuesday, August 29th – Warm-Up #10
“Do not act as if thou were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over thee. While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good…. Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them.” –Marcus Aurelius (121-180 A.D.)
1. Search: What reason does Marcus Aurelius give for a person to “be good”?
2. Analyze: What did Marcus Aurelius mean when he said, “Men exist for the sake of one another.”? (At least 1 sentence)
3. Apply: How can you apply the teaching of Marcus Aurelius to your life? (At least 1 sentence)
Thursday, August 31st- No Warm-Up
Greek city-state debate
Friday, September 1st- No Warm-Up
Unit MC & SAQ Exam