Impact of the Persian Wars

Finish writing your 5-7 sentence paragraph answering the question: "What was the impact of the Persian Wars on ancient Greece?"  Complete this in your journal and then post it to our blog.  This will be graded and I encourage you to make sure your paragraph is free of silly grammar and spelling mistakes.  Imagine that it will be published in the New York Times.  Make it perfect.  Remember, we created a good topic sentence to start your paragraph by turning the question into a statement.  (The Persian Wars in the 5th century BC had a tremendous impact on ancient Greece.)

What is an American?

The individual Greek city-states finally came together as a Nation to fight the Persians.  The result was a Golden Age in Greece and a unique Greek identity.  So, what about your identity?  What does it mean to be an American?  What do you think it means to other people when you say you are from Vermont?  What is different about being a Vermonter versus being an American?  Write a well thought out paragraph where you consider the above questions.  Talk to friends and family, but make sure you write down what YOU think and believe.  Remember, there are no wrong answers on a blog post.

Rivals with a Common Enemy

Have you and a rival (or even a friend) ever put aside your differences to work for a common cause or goal?  This is exactly what the Spartans and the Athenians had to do to fight the Persians.  For this blog post, in a 5-7 sentence paragraph, write about a personal experience where you have had to put aside your differences with a rival (like on a sports team) OR...you can do some internet history research and find another instance in history where rival people or countries had to come together against a common enemy. 

Revenge!!!!

The Persians wanted revenge against the Greeks.  Describe an event in your own life or on the news where revenge was involved.  What was the outcome.

Cyrus, Darius and the Persian Empire

In a fully formed paragraph, answer the following questions:  How did Cyrus and Darius manage to establish the largest empire ever yet seen (Persian Empire 500sBC) and still retain control and organization.  Reference your notes from your reading over the weekend to answer this question.

Democracy in the News

Find an article or event in the news that you think relates to what you have been learning about Democracy.  In the blog, post a brief summary of what you have found and why you think it is important to talk about when we discuss democracy.

NOTE: Democracy comes from the Greek words "Demos" (meaning "people") and "Krateo" (meaning "rule")