Greece & Rome to know:
Democracy – who votes? what do they vote for?
Direct & Indirect democracy
Republic
Aristocracy
Monarchy
Absolute Rule – most common form of govt. throughout history
Dictatorship
Totalitarianism
Authoritarianism
Tyranny – Tyrant
State
Social Class
Solon, Cleisthenes, Pericles
Golden Age of Greece
Socrates, Plato (wrote “The Republic”), Aristotle
3 branches of government
Philip II of Macedonia
Alexander the Great
Roman Republic
4 legacies of Roman Law
Justinian codified Roman Law
Here is the worksheet if you need to review:
Legacy_of_Greece_and_Rome_Guided_Reading
Here is the textbook chapter you will need to complete the worksheet:
http://www.cvhsfalcons.com/19211081304159467/lib/19211081304159467/CM6_5-11.pdf
A quick post to help you all with your extra credit homework. The first paragraph you provide should summarize your article, your second article should explain how your article relates to the factor that led to the fall of Rome. For instance, if you provide an article about soaring U.S. unemployment, and how that relates to the unemployment that Rome
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My topic is :”The Rise of Christianity”.The article is about how Christianity grew to be the largest religion today, leaving Islam in second place. The Roman Empire felt threatened by Christianity and its single god so many Christians were severely persecuted. Christianity later on helped Romans bring the Mediterranean back together in a peaceful state. Latin in the Western Mediterranean, and Greek in the Eastern Mediterranean helped, St. Paul spread word amongst different people about Christianity. Christianity also helped out with the different plagues that were being exposed to the world that many people didn’t know how to treat.
This article relates to my topic, ” The rise of Christianity”, because it explains how it started and how it helped many people who were unsure of the new faith at first.