Chapter: #03

Name: ___________________________________
Topic: Classical Civilizations in
Greece and Persia Class: _________________ Period: ________

Essential Question: How was early Greece similar to other civilizations before the Classical
Period, how was it different?

Questions/Main Ideas: Notes:

Intro and Early

Mediterranean
Civilizations

Crete

Mycenae

Rise of the Greek City

States

Social and Political

Systems

Summarize and Answer the Essential Questions

Chapter: #03
Name: ___________________________________
Topic: Classical Civilizations in
Greece and Persia Class: _________________ Period: ________

Essential Question: How were the Spartan and Athenian civilizations similar and different?
Which civilization was more successful at establishing a lasting and enduring culture, defend
your answer?
Questions/Main Ideas:
Notes:

Sparta’s Military Society

Athenian Democracy

Politics

Democracy

Pericles

Women
Chapter: #03
Name: ___________________________________
Topic: Classical Civilizations in
Greece and Persia Class: _________________ Period: ________

Essential Question: How were the Spartan and Athenian civilizations similar and different?
Which civilization was more successful at establishing a lasting and enduring culture, defend
your answer?
Questions/Main Ideas: Notes:
Athenian Religion and
Culture

Architecture and Art

The Olympic Games

Greek Colonies

Summarize and Answer the Essential Questions

Chapter: #03
Name: ___________________________________
Topic: Classical Civilizations in
Greece and Persia Class: _________________ Period: ________

Essential Question: Compare the culture, politics, economics, and social interaction of either
Sparta or Athens to the Persian Empire. Which was more successful in creating a stable and
lasting civilization, what facts are there to support your conclusion?
Questions/Main Ideas: Notes:

Persian Empire

The Reign of Darius

Toleration

Religious Beliefs

Society

Environment and
Technology

Chapter: #03
Name: ___________________________________
Topic: Classical Civilizations in
Greece and Persia Class: _________________ Period: ________

Essential Question: Compare the culture, politics, economics, and social interaction of either
Sparta or Athens to the Persian Empire. Which was more successful in creating a stable and
lasting civilization, what facts are there to support your conclusion?
Questions/Main Ideas:
Notes:
Trade

Persia vs Greece

Decline of Persia

Athens-Sparta Rivalry

Summarize and Answer the Essential Questions

Chapter: #03
Name: ___________________________________
Topic: Classical Civilizations in
Greece and Persia Class: _________________ Period: ________

Essential Question: How did Alexander and the Hellenistic culture change civilizations they
encountered during the Classical Period? How did the Hellenistic culture change because of the
cultures they encountered? What are the lasting effects of the spread of the Hellenistic culture?
Questions/Main Ideas:
Notes:
The Rise of Macedonia
Alexander and the
Hellenistic World

Formation and Fall of

the Kingdoms

Seleucids:

Parthians:
Other Empires in Persia

Sassanids:

Summarize and Answer the Essential Questions

Chapter: #03
Name: ___________________________________
Topic: Classical Civilizations in
Greece and Persia Class: _________________ Period: ________

Essential Question: Analyze the similarities and differences between the Greek and Persian
Empires, focusing on their culture, political structure, and trade.

Questions/Main Ideas:
Notes:
Comparing the Greek
and Persian Empires

Praise of Alexander:

Cost of Conquest:
Historical Perspective

Critical Views:

Summarize and Answer the Essential Questions