HUMANITIES 6/7

THE GREEKS

This four week unit of study examines the history of the ancient Greeks from the rise of the Aegean civilizations to the conquest of Greece by the Romans.

State Standards Addressed:

6.4 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Ancient Greece.

Discuss the connections between geography and the development of city-states in the region of the Aegean Sea, including patterns of trade and commerce among Greek city-states and within the wider Mediterranean region.

Trace the transition from tyranny and oligarchy to early democratic forms of government and back to dictatorship in ancient Greece, including the significance of the invention of the idea of citizenship (e.g., from Pericles' Funeral Oration).

State the key differences between Athenian, or direct, democracy and representative democracy.

Explain the significance of Greek mythology to the everyday life of people in the region and how Greek literature continues to permeate our literature and language today, drawing from Greek mythology and epics, such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and from Aesop's Fables.

Outline the founding, expansion, and political organization of the Persian Empire.

Compare and contrast life in Athens and Sparta, with emphasis on their roles in the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.

Trace the rise of Alexander the Great and the spread of Greek culture eastward and into Egypt.

Describe the enduring contributions of important Greek figures in the arts and sciences (e.g., Hypatia, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Thucydides).

Text and Materials:

Human Heritage: A World History, McGraw Hill Glencoe

Ancient Greece: Independent Learning Unit, The Gifted Learning Series

Illustrated Guide to Greek Myths and Legends, Usborne

Teacher made vocabulary activities

Teacher made quizzes (courtesy of Mrs. Harmon)

Lesson 1:  Chapter 9

Beginnings 2800 B. C. – 750 B.C.

Concept Objectives:

Describe what life was like for the Minoans

Discuss how geography influenced the people who lived on Crete and the Balkan Peninsula

Summarize what life was life for the Mycenaeans

Explain how the Dark Age affected the Aegean world

Skill Objective:

Reading longitude

Procedures/Activities:

Read Greek Myths and Legends, pg 40 – 43. (Usborne) The Trojan War and discuss

Overview of chapter 9

Class activity: Reading Longitude, pg 156 (Glencoe)

Assign vocabulary

Homework:

Read Ch. 9 pgs. 150 – 159 (Glencoe)

Focus on vocabulary and main ideas for Quiz 9 next week

Ancient Greece:  Independent Learning Unit, Homer/Trojan War/The Wanderings of Odysseus, read and complete questions

Lesson 2:  Chapter 10

The City-States 750 B.C. – 335 B.C.

Concept Objectives:

Explain why the polis was the geographical and political center of Greek life

Describe what life was like in Sparta and Athens

Summarize how the Persian Wars affected Greece

Discuss how Athens controlled the other city-states

Explain why Athens and the other city-states declined

Skill Objective:

Identifying Greek root words/dictionary usage

Procedures/Activities:

Collect/Return Homework

Class activity:  complete Greek Words and Alphabet pgs 10 -11 (Ancient Greece: Independent Learning Unit, The Gifted Learning Series)

What Am I vocabulary game

Quiz Ch 9

Read aloud “After the Trojan War” pgs. 44 – 45 (Usborne)

Overview of Ch 10.

Homework:

Read Ch 10 pgs. 162 – 174 (Glencoe)

Focus on vocabulary and main ideas for quiz

Ancient Greece:  Independent Learning Unit, The City-State/Athens/Sparta/Persian Wars, read and answer questions

Lesson 3:  Chapter 11

Cultural Contributions 775 B.C. - 338 B.C.

Concept Objectives:

Describe how the Greeks honored their gods and goddesses

Summarize Greek contributions to athletics and the arts

Discuss how Greek thinkers influenced the development of world civilization

Skill Objective:

Reading Physical Maps

Procedures/Activities:

Return/Collect Homework

Class Activity – Reading Physical Maps pg.165, and The World in Spatial Terms pg 173 (Glencoe)

Review Ch. 10, Vocabulary Jeopardy

Ch 10 quiz

Read aloud “The Adventures of Odysseus” (Usborne)

Overview of Ch 11

Homework:  (no class 11/22)

Read Ch 11 pgs 178 – 191 (Glencoe) Answer Understanding Main Ideas questions 1 – 9, pg 191

Focus on vocabulary

Read Ch 12 pgs 192 – 201 (Glencoe) Answer Understanding Main Ideas questions 1 -8 pg 201 as preview for class 11/29.

Lesson 4: Chapter 12

The Hellenistic Period 335 B.C. – 145 B.C.

Concept Objectives:

Explain how the spread of Greek culture influenced people from Gibraltar to India

Explain how Phillip II of Macedonia gained control of Greece

Discuss how Alexander’s empire changed after his death

Skill Objective:

Map Labeling of the Ancient Greek World

Procedure/Activities:

Return/Collect Homework

Ch 11 review:  Spotlight on Socrates/Plato/Aristotle pg. 186 -188 (Glencoe)

Vocabulary review Chapters 11&12 – direct instruction

Class Activities:  Ancient Greece:  Independent Learning Unit, Map of the Ancient Greek World/Greek Columns/Greek Pottery/The Theater

Homework:

Read and complete handouts from Ancient Greece:  Independent Learning Unit, Greek Gods and Goddesses/The Marathon/The Great Games/Greek Heroes/Alexander the Great

Review Ch 11 & 12 vocabulary and main ideas for quiz next week.

Read 202 – 203, The Nubians (Glencoe) answer the two Taking Another Look questions