Ancient Civilizationsdbq Test: Classical Greece

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Ancient CivilizationsDBQ Test: Classical Greece

Historical Context: Many of the roots of Western civilization can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in areas of art, architecture, philosophy, math, drama, and science.

Document A: Geography of the Aegean World

1.How did geography influence the development of Ancient Greece? (5 pts)

Document B: Pericles’ Funeral Oration

2.Evaluate the accuracy of Pericles statement that Athenian democracy was in the hands of “the whole people”. (5 pts)

3.How could the feeling expressed in this speech have helped lead Athens into war? (2 pts)

Document C: Quotation from Aristotle, 384-322 BCE

4. Why does Aristotle support the middle class as the location of power? (2 pts)

Document D: Quotation from Socrates, 470-399 BCE

5. Who is Socrates? What was his contribution to Western Civilization? (3 pts)

Document E: Ceramic Red Figure Pottery and photograph of atheletes.

6. Are the ancient Olympic games more similar or more different to the modern Olympics? (3 pts)

Document F:

7. Which type of column was used in the building on the right? (1 pt)

Document G: Myron’s marble sculpture of The Discus Thrower

8. What does this sculpture reveal about Greek values? (2 pts)

Document H:

9. How and why has the architecture of Ancient Greece influenced architectural styles today? (5 pts)

Document I:

10. What was the original purpose of theater? (1 pt)

11. How was the performance of a comedy different form a performance of a tragedy? (3 pts)

Document J: Map of Peloponnesian War

12. What were the results of the Peloponnesian Wars? (3 pts)

13. What inherent flaw of the Greeks is suggested by this map? (2 pts)

Document K: Map of the Hellenistic World

14. Use the document to suggestone positive and one negative result of the conquests of Alexander the Great. (2 pts)

Document L: Images of Hellenistic Sculpture

15. What do these sculptures reveal about cultural diffusion between Greece and other places during and after the reign of Alexander the Great? (3 pts)

Document M: This excerpt is from the Elements, written by Euclid in about 300 BCE

16. Who was Euclid and what has been the impact of his work? (2 pts)

Document N: The following is an excerpt from the Hippocratic Oath. Hippocrates, creator of this oath, lived form about 460 to about 377 BCE

17. Who was Hippocrates and what was he promising to do? (2 pts)

Part II: Essay

Write an essay that answers the following question.

What is the legacy of the Ancient Greeks to Western Civilization? What were their contributions?

Task: Using information from the documents and your knowledge of world history, write an essay in which you:

• Discuss and evaluate the achievement of the people of Greece and their influence on other cultures.
• Use at least FIVE documents in your response.

Be sure to include specific historical details. Your essay must include additional information from your knowledge of world history.