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Planning Sheet

Title: To Ancient Greece and Beyond

Editor: Diane DiChiara

Welcome Message:

Today we are going to take a trip back in time. For this trip, no luggage is necessary, but you must leave your cell phones and 21st century brains in the classroom.

Essential Question: Is a person’s destiny pre-determined by fate or does s/he have the freedom to determine his/her destiny?

Welcome Image: We Walk in the footsteps of the Ancient Greeks

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Military Service Leisure Activities

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Daily Life Leisure

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Work

Topics:

1. Who are the ancient Greeks?

a. The Greeks Introduction (from the PBS series) 429 BCE



2. Where in the world is Greece?

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Corinth, Delphi, and Thebes

Read more about Ancient Corinth:



See Ancient Thebes in photos:



3. Who is this playwright called Sophocles?

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a. Classical Greek Theatre



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4. What is Polytheism?

Polytheism is the belief in many gods.

polys = many theos = god

a. Family Tree

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i. (7 minutes)

The Gods Matching Column

1. ____ Apollo a. God of War

2. ____ Hermes b. God of Fire, deformed

3. ____ Dionysius c. God of Prophecy, Music and Healing (taught the Healing Arts to humans)

4. ____ Ares d. Messenger God (Patron God of Travelers and Theives)

5. ____ Hephaestus e. God of Wine and Theatre, mortal parent

6. ____ Poseidon F. God of Gods (disloyal husband, pursued mortals and gods)

7. ____ Zeus G. God of Water

5. Mythology: Read all about it at the American Museum of Natural History



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Eyeing the Evidence: Cyclops

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American Museum of Natural History



6. Oracle at Delphi: Guide Me, Show Me the Way

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a. The Quest for God (9:38)



b. The Oracle at Delphi (8:36)



c. Dr. David Neiman (9:00)



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497- 406 BCE

123 plays

Oedipus Rex = Perfect Tragedy

Introduces the “3rd” actor

Scenery improvements

Anagnorisis

“From ignorance to knowledge”

Hamartia

“Missing the mark”

from the movie Hancock Was Here



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