4. Ancient Greece and Persia, 1000-30 BCE
Focus questions for chapter 4:
Ancient Greece
A timeline of the 12 phases of Athens and its democracy
The Last Stand of the 300 Spartans, from top documentary films.
The Battle of Hydaspes
The following documentary explains the genius of Alexander the Great. Grade 9 students sometimes analyse whether Alexander won or King Porus lost.
A clip from one of the greatest history movies ever made…
The role of women in Ancient Greece.
Greek women, from ‘Women in the Ancient World’.
Education in Athens and Sparta, from a school website
The Democratic Experiment, from the BBC
Athenian democracy, from the BBC
Spartan government, from a voting organisation
Spartan government, from an educational website
A wikipedia page on Swiss referendums. Which system is it similar to?
The remainder of the series is on Youtube
Greece or Rome
Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome Reading
The Greek legacy, from a language web page
The Greek legacy, from a history website
Alexander the Great
The death of Alexander caused the empire to break off into different factions. The Seleucids took the eastern lands of the Greek Empire, the Ptolemies took Egypt and the Antonids took Macedonia. The link below is for a map of these dynasties.
Ancient Persia
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