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mythology, democracy, and citizenship.

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1.)Gods: People would always ask the  gods for advice.
2.)Democracy:

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1. Goverment:
WHY IT MATTERS:
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2. Art /Architecture:
WHY IT MATTERS:
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3. Big events:
WHY IT MATTERS:
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Arts-
WHY IT MATTERS:  the citizens honored the gods so much, that they believe they should make it clear to visitors and others so they create statues and sculptures of the gods

Gods + Godesses
WHY IT MATTERS: gods were part of citizens everyday lives and the gods and goddesses stayed in memory of the citizens even when they died because they were so important.  Citizens had to ask the gods for permission to set out to sea and whether doing that was a good or bad choice.

Government-
WHY IT MATTERS: the government of Greece had many decisions about the way things worked. For example, they allowed slaves to have chances, who could be citizens and who could be polled in the Assembly. They also had control in how the Assembly and the Council Of 500 worked.

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1. Democracy
WHY IT MATTERS: It matters because many people could vote and participate to the government. Helped every one have a say and create the first form of democracy (Power to the people)
CONTROVERSY:
Only free white native men where allowed to participate (10% to 20%). Single parties couldn't form.
People that participated had no real politic experience
2. Power of the mind
WHY IT MATTERS: It matters because the stronger the mind more people there are to think about how their society could become better and grow.
CONTROVERSY: many people questioned these question especially by Socrates. Eventually he was forced to killed him self which did not help the civilization grow.

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1.Democracy - Only citizens could vote. Unintelligent people could become political leaders. Gives everyone that is a citizen a chance to share what is on their mind about political issues.

2. Olympics - brought unity and created peace between the city-states. Lots of fighting in the Olympics which could make city-states even angrier at each other.

3. Socrates - Made the common people question everything to grow a stronger idea of the civilization they live in. Socrates however, asked to many questions.

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1. Democracy
WHY IT MATTERS: Since the government is inclusive to free males over 18, there will not be one bad leader who is in complete control
CONTROVERSY: Only free men over 18 can vote, so the whole population is not represented. Also, there is the possibility of mob rule due to the many different opinions.

2. Greek Theater and Tragedy
WHY IT MATTERS: Citizens were required to attend the theater to witness both tragedy and joy, which  can cause both laughter and tears. The theater also brought unity to the people of Athens.
CONTROVERSY: Some believe that Athens should focus more on their military and there really is no point in going to a theater.

3. The Olympics
WHY IT MATTERS:  Unity among other city-states and a truce during the games, showing importance of the sports and community.
CONTROVERSY: Sports don't really have a purpose besides entertainment.

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1.  The Olympic Games (Sports)
WHY IT MATTERS: The Greeks thought that exercising your physical body, as well as your mind was very important, and their long and intricate Olympic Games reflect in our sports today, due to the value it had on Greek at that time.
CONTROVERSY: only free males could participate in the games.

2. Philosophy/Philosophers
WHY IT MATTERS: There were many philosophers that studied (and discovered) many diverse topics , shedding light on many matters that have followed us to current times.
CONTROVERSY: The topics are very long and possibly controversial, and it may be hard to keep personal opinion out of the subject matter.

3. Theatre/Drama
WHY IT MATTERS: It is a clear, and interesting, display of how the Greeks saw emotion, pain, etc. They watched horrible, gory (and live) scenes, children and grown-ups alike, and that is a topic that can be very deeply studied in order to see the point behind why they watched theater and why theater was like that.
CONTROVERSY: May not be as big as the other topics, or related.

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1.) The Olympics. Why it matters:
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1. Philosophy: Why it matters: It helped advance life quicker by asking questions, and trying to figure stuff out about the world.
Controversy: They would ask to many questions which could come with consequences.
2. Democracy: Why it matters:
It let the citizens have a part in the government and made  a strong civilization.
Controversy: They let people have part in the government who had no idea what they were doing.
3.The art:Why it matters:
It made life a happy place for everybody and made Greece beautiful.
Controversy: They spent too much time and money in the arts and didn't protect

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1. The Olympics, Why it matters: because the games honored the god's on Mount Olympus. the games made them accomplish a healthy body a healthy mind, and a healthy community.
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1. The Delian League: WHY IT MATTERS: Athens would tell people to join their league with promises of a dazzling city, riddled with amazingly intricate architecture and art around every corner.
CONTROVERSY: If you joined the Delian League and left, Athens would attack your dd
2. The Pelopponnesian League
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1.Gods- One reason its important is because when people needed to make choices they always ask the gods if they can/should do it which turned into gods being important to everyone. This is controversial because now people realize that you should be able to have your own beliefs and people also believe that they shouldn't have to gets the gods approval on everything.

2. Government/war- One reason government/war was important was because if you didn't have a stable government they would not be able to protect Greece ,which makes it easier for other places to take control of them. One reason Its controversial was because not everyone agreed with their choices when making big decisions for their city-states.

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1. Architecture
WHY IT MATTERS: Architecture in Athens was meant to honor the gods. In Ancient Greece, Athens worshipped the gods the most. They had 3 temples for 1 goddess, Athena, the most beautiful being the Parthenon.
CONTROVERSY:
Some may disagree that the temples, monuments, and statues made for architecture and gods were useless, and that people must rely on military, much like Sparta.
2. Democracy
WHY IT MATTERS: People could not simply take political power, and everyone had an equal chance to hold office.
CONTROVERSY:
Sparta believed it was more important that older, experienced men ran the government.

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1. Greek theater and tragedy
2.The Olympics
3.Democracy

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Greek Theater and Tragedy:why is it important well..the people were encourged by other people to express

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Why It Matters: the government of Greece had many decisions about the
way things worked. For example, they allowed slaves to have chances, who could be citizens and who could be polled  in the Assembly.

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1. Greek Gods are unique gods. They are big and they live forever.

2. Socrates was a philosopher that asked a lot of questions. He was forced to kill himself.

3. The ancient Greeks valued there sports a lot. They have a lot of competitions and sports events every year. There most famous competition is the Olympics witch happen every four years.

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1. Citizenship/Democracy:
WHY IT MATTERS: All citizens were equal and held the same power. All citizens could vote and be part of the council of 500.
CONTROVERSY: Only 17% of Greeks could be citizens. Women and slaves made up most of the population, so most people couldn't vote.
2. Philosophy:
WHY IT MATTERS: By asking questions about life and its meaning, the Greeks found new ways to improve their daily lives.
CONTROVERSY: Some of this thinking was rejected by others and called "impiety." Socrates was forced to kill himself by drinking poison after he was found guilty of "corrupting the young."
3. Architecture:
WHY IT MATTERS: Greeks devoted their lives to honoring the gods and architecture. Sculptures of the gods gave them a deep sense of connection with them. The gods were created in the image of the Greeks and the Greeks felt connected with them and so they devoted their lives to honoring the gods.
CONTROVERSY: Greeks spent a lot of time and money on architecture.

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1. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle:
WHY IT MATTERS: All three great philosophers of ancient Greece were known for asking great questions and strengthening the minds of young Greek people.
CONTROVERSY: Socrates was known for being too smart, and influencing new generations too much. He was forced to commit suicide in front of his fellow thinkers.

2. Sculpture/Architecture:
WHY IT MATTERS: The Greeks' sculptures would keep their relationship with the gods intact. The Athenians' architecture was revolutionary at the time.
CONTROVERSY: The Athenians spent quite a bit of money keeping their art pieces together, which could have been one if the many reasons Athens had their downfall.

3. The Olympic Games:
WHY IT MATTERS: The people of Greece would take a pause from wars to unify themselves as Greeks in the Olympic Games. They would show of their capability to the other city-states in their athletic feats.
CONTROVERSY: Many thought the Olympic Games were a waste, and the people participating were using their time practicing sports instead of practicing military skills.

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(1.) Greece army strength/strategy:
WHY IT MATTERS: They could defend (mostly) themselfs because of their battle strategy and strength.
CONTROVERSY: They took down the persions but lost to the romans.

(2.) Greece/Athens water access:
WHY IT MATTERS: Athens could sail around asnd had access to the best trade roots with its naval army.
CONTROVERSY: They had an imperial system and ruled over the other traders.

(3.) Greece's government:
WHY IT MATTERS: They made decisions based upon whether their government allowed them.
CONTROVERSY: A lot of the city states had different government types so they went to war.

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1. Sports:
WHY IT MATTERS:
Ancient Greek sports gave everyone a rallying point, competitive fun, and pride in their athletic abilities.
CONTROVERSY:
People in some sports like boxing would fight to the death people enjoyed this but you shouldn't have to die to show pride.

3.Theater:
Why it matters: people used theater/ Drama as entertainment and were encouraged to show their emotions through theater and drama.
Controversy:
To much crying people didn't know wahtwas fake or real

2. Democracy:
Why it Matters:
Democracy means that only citizens could vote and unintelligent people could become leaders and politicians.
Controversy: dumb people became leaders and politicians.

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1. Greek Theater and Tragedy:
WHY IT MATTERS: because the common people were encouraged to think about their emotions and find contentment, so they became happier and supported their cities more.
CONTROVERSY: tragedy is sad, drama is fake, and it's useless to go the theater.

2. The Olympics:
WHY IT MATTERS:
because the sports gave everyone a rallying point and a sense of unity, competitive fun, and pride in their athletic accomplishments. Healthy body = healthy mind = healthy support for your community.
CONTROVERSY: sports are just barbaric metaphors for fighting.

3. Democracy:
WHY IT MATTERS: Democracy helped people to feel stable after years of rule greedy kings, corrupts oligarchs, and cruel tyrants. Voting made everyone feel empowered, and people were more inspired to support their city-states and their civilization.
CONTROVERSY: only free men could vote, no one could take total political power, common people weren't real politicians.