History : Pictures of History

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Famous painting by Philipp Von Foltz of Pericles giving his Funeral Oration Speech during the Peloponnesian war.

                          (More information at http://www.emersonkent.com/speeches/pericles_funeral_oration.htm )

The leader of Athens at the time was Pericles. Pericles gave a speech at a funeral for some of the Athenian soldiers who died in the war against Sparta. This painting shows Pericles speaking at the funeral, in front of the Parthenon.

He used his “funeral oration” to explain why Athens is considered a true democracy, and that it was worth fighting for.

READ the speech here.
According to Pericles, what makes Athens a democracy?

The funeral speech given by Pericles during the Peloponnesian War. Scroll down to the fourth paragraph, starting with "Our Constitution..."           

           https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/pericles-funeralspeech.asp         

OR hear and read the speech:
　　　　https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLa2uZEczgQ

What does Pericles say about Athenian democracy? Was Athenian democracy the same as modern democracy today?

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Farther west, another empire was growing.
Here is a map showing the expansion of the Roman Empire to 117 C.E.
Compare this map with the map of the Hellenistic kingdoms. 

　　1.How many empires were carved out of Alexander's empire by his generals? 

　　2.Which of these empires were later taken over by the Romans? 

　　3.Where is the city of Rome?

　　4.How far did the Roman empire extend in all directions?

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Read Chapter 7, especially pages 187-194, and Chapters 11-12 in the textbook.

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Consider these maps and illustrations as you read:

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Alexander the Great's conquests: How do you think Alexander the Great may have contributed to the connections between Europe and China through his conquests after 334 BC? .

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Map of the Silk Roads