Ancient World Civilizations:
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UNIT 4: ANCIENT GREECE:
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UNIT 4: RESOURCES
UNIT 4: ENRICHMENT
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CORE CURRICULUM STANDARDS
GVC'S
Overview:
learning objectives:
- After an overview of ancient Greece, students will be able to identify, describe, and map the geography of ancient Greece and explain how geography impacted Greek culture by designing a Greek city-state.
- After reading about governments in ancient Greece, students will be able to compare and contrast governments of ancient Greece and outline the development of democracy in ancient Greece.
- After learning about the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, students will be able to describe the causes of the wars, identify and outline the major battles of the wars, and explain the effects the wars had on ancient Greece.
- By learning about Athenian culture during the Golden Age, students will be able to identify and describe significant cultural contributions from the period and evaluate their impact on the development of Western Culture.
- After learning about the ancient Greek Philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, students will be able to compare and contrast and summarize their beliefs and teachings and explain their influence on the development of Western Culture.
- After learning about Greek mythology, students will analyze the influence religion had on Greek culture, politics, and art and create a poster illustrating information on a Greek god or goddess.
- After learning about Alexander the Great and Hellenistic culture, students will be able to identify Alexander the Great's political and military achievements and evaluate the impact the spread of Hellenistic culture had on society.