Unit: GreeceGolden Age

Golden Age of Athens

Following the victory of the Greeks over the Persians, Athens ushered in a period of brilliance and power that they would never experience again. This brilliance was seen in the form of advances in philosophy and culture, technology, and architecture. Using the book, answer the following questions. Page 120 - 127

  1. Where, or from whom, do historians gain most of their knowledge about ancient Greek history?
  1. How did Pericles earn credibility as a ruler? What were his three goals?
  1. What role did Pericles play in the Athenian government? How did he further this role?
  1. What problems would Athenian growth lead to within Greece?
  1. Greek sculpture was an important part of art during the Golden Age. Phidias, arguably the most famous of Greek sculptors, helped changed the techniques that Greeks used. What were these techniques that made Greek sculpture unique?
  1. Greeks, especially Athenians during the Golden Age, were famous for their works in Drama. Complete the following table based on Greek plays.

Comedy / Tragedy
Famous Playwrights
(and their plays) / 1) / 1)
2)
3)
Characteristics of Plays
Purpose or Agenda of Plays
  1. Athenians were known for their advances in architecture, specifically the lavish columns used in temples and buildings. Label, draw, and describe the three types of Greek columns in the space below.

Name
Picture
Description
  1. What is the most famous building in Athens? How did its construction relate to Greek thought at the time?

Peloponnesian War

  1. Do you think that everybody was happy for the Golden Age of Athens? Defend your answer.
  1. Fill out the chart below to describe the militaries of Athens and Sparta

Athens / Sparta
Strengths
Weaknesses
Strategy
  1. What is the impact of the Peloponnesian War on Greece as a whole?
  1. What is the origin of the word “philosophy?”
  1. Early Greek philosophers were concerned with using rational thought to understand nature and the universe. Which the group of philosophers opposed this thought, and what were their views?
  1. Greece has 3 of the most influential philosophers in history. Fill out the table below regarding those 3 philosophers.

Socrates / Plato / Aristotle
Birth and Death
Core Beliefs
Accomplishments
Famous Student/Disciple

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