DEMOCRACY Day 1 – Read Streams of Civilization, pp.116-119. Define city-state, oligarchy, democracy, tyranny, and constitutional monarchy. Day 2 – Read Famous Men of Greece, ch. XI, Draco & Solon. Day 3 – Read Famous Men of Greece, ch. XII, Cleisthenes. What is Cleisthenes best known for? Day 4 – Read https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/us-democratic-constitutional-republic-and-yes-it-matters Recitation – Pericles’ Funeral Oration. ATHENS & SPARTA Day 1 – Streams of Civilization, pp. 116-121. Read Paul’s sermon to the Greeks on Mars Hill – Acts 17. Day 2 – The Greek word for city state was “polis.” Find a few derivatives of this Greek word. Define “spartan.” Day 3 – Famous Men of Greece, ch. X, Lycurgus,…
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