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    The document outlines the key topics and concepts to be covered in Mr. Gordon's 7th grade Ancient History class unit on Ancient Greece. The unit will focus on Greek geography, climate, religion, the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, the Trojan War, early Greek poets, and the emergence of city-states. Students are expected to learn about important figures, locations, myths and stories within each chapter, including details about gods, heroes, battles and the origins of Greek civilization. Long answer exam questions may require describing and analyzing events from the Iliad or the evolution of Greek mythology.

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    Name ______________________________ Mr.

    Gordon's 7th Grade Ancient History Class

    Ancient Greece Unit 1 Study Guide

    Chapter 1: Greek Geography/Climate (Refer to Worksheet)

    • Know the map of ancient Greece we did in class (all labeled cities, rivers, seas, etc.)

    • Greek Landscape/Climate

    • What did all Greeks share?

    • Mount Olympus

    Chapter 2: Greek Religion

    • Greek Creation Story

    • Story of Kronos and Zeus

    • Know Chart of 12 Olympians (and Hades) & Functions

    • Gods & Their Interactions with Humans

    • Oracles (Oracle at Delphi)

    Chapter 3: Minoans

    • Minoans/Keftiu

    • Palace of Knossos

    • Linear A

    • King Minos & the Minotaur

    • Theseus

    • Sir Arthur Evans

    • Decline of the Minoans & Island of Thera Theory

    Chapter 4: Mycenaeans

    • Mycenaeans

    • Lion's Gate & Beehive Tombs


    • Linear B and Writing

    • Michael Ventris

    • Decline of Mycenaean Civilization & Theories

    Chapter 5: Trojan War (Refer to Worksheet)

    • Story of Trojan War

    • Characters: Helen, Paris, Agamemnon, Hector, Odysseus, Achilles

    • Homer and the Iliad & Odyssey

    • Heinrich Schliemann

    Chapter 6: Early Greek Poets

    • Importance of Poems to Greek Culture

    • Some famous Greek poets (& historians)

    • Greek Alphabet

    • Purpose of Poems

    Chapter 7: Colonies & City-States

    • After Mycenaeans = Dark Age

    • Emergence of the “Polis”

    • Qualities of the Polis

    • “Antikythera Mechanism” (65 BCE)

    • Acropolis & Agora

    • Greeks, Trade, and the Greek City-State Network

    Possible Long Answer Questions:

    • Discuss the Trojan War as Homer describes it in the Iliad. How does the conflict begin? Who

    are the important characters/players? Does the climax of the story seem realistic? Why or why

    not?
    • Narrate the evolution of Greek mythology from the creation of the universe to the gods and

    goddesses of Mt. Olympus. How does humanity fit into the Greek worldview? Where did we

    come from?

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