The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 4, December, 1909Various
History
The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 4, December, 1909
Various
History -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals
1. Map of Attica and the Athenian Empire at its widest. Plan of
Athens. Pictures of Athens. Side topic: the sources of the wealth
of Athens. (Mines, taxes, tribute).
2. Athenian public life. Intense devotion of citizen to state
affairs. Opportunity for every citizen to hold office.
3. Social, industrial and private life. Aspasia, as throwing a side
light on position of woman.
4. Greek art--sculpture, architecture, painting.
5. Greek drama: its development and power.
6. Greek philosophy. The attempt to read the problems of life.
Special reference to Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
7. Athenian democracy under Pericles. The Constitution.
8. The career of Pericles: born leader of a democracy.
9. The Peloponnesian War.
10. Military and naval affairs. Athenian naval supremacy. The Theban
phalanx.
11. Spartan and Theban control. Military rule of conquered sections.
12. Greek political failure.
Here is a good month’s work; and one which will test the teacher.
Remark has already been made in this series of articles on the
surpassing debt of modern civilization to Greek thought. The present
is the opportunity for the pupil to grasp the extent of this debt. The
value of such grasp will depend on the teacher. It is easy to imagine
the dullness of mere text-book work here. The student may be led
through such a period, and have no more impression left on him than he
would by learning the boundaries of our forty-six States. On the other
hand, he may be so impressed by the marvellous activities of the Greek
mind as to be able always hereafter to understand why literature makes
so multitudinous references to this petty people.
Minimize the Study of War.
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