Agenda: Friday, Sept. 9, 2011

Quote of the Day: "The un-examined life is not worth living." - Socrates

Compare and Contrast the Empires of Greece and Persia. 
Q. How did Persian and Greek civilizations differ in their political organization and values?
Q. Why did semidemocratic governments emerge in some of the Greek city-states?
Q. What were the consequences for both sides of the encounter between the Persians and the Greeks?

Agenda:
1. Do Now: "How did Persian and Greek civilizations differ in their political organization and values?"
2. Discuss the test and the online text book. Be sure everyone completely understands how to log in to Strayer. The quiz is Monday.
3. Discussion, video, The Greatness of Persia. A quick look at how the geography of Persia enabled democracy to emerge.


Monday - Quiz on Chapter 4 reading. We will also look at Greece. And the Persian Wars - Greece v. Persia!

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