Middle School Programs Building Healthy Core Learning th 6 Grade Social Studies, Unit 4

6th Grade UNIT 4 OVERVIEW: Ancient Greece Unit Outcomes Key Vocabulary At the end of this unit, your student should be able to:  Determine the causes and effects of invasions such as the Trojan, Persian, and Peloponnesian Wars as well as the conquests of Alexander the Great.  Compare the development of various city-states in the mountains, valleys, and islands of Greece.  Analyze the aristocracies, oligarchies, and democracies of ancient Greece and the reasons for their use.  Compare and contrast the citizens of Athens and Sparta, their lives, and their political structures.  Explain how the Greek city-states’ trading systems throughout the Mediterranean Sea were used to improve the daily lives of their people.  Determine the influence philosophy, art, and architecture from the Golden Age of Athens reflected the people’s ideals during that time.  Interpret the way Greek mythology was used to explain natural phenomenon and to unite the Greek people under a polytheistic belief system.





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Key Standards Addressed Connections to Common Core/NC Essential Standards H.2.1 – Explain how invasions, conquests, and migrations affected various civilizations, societies and regions. G.1.1 – Explain how the physical features and human characteristics of a place influenced the development of civilizations, societies and regions. C&G.1.1 – Explain the origins and structures of various governmental systems. C&G.1.2 – Summarize the ideas that shaped political thought in various civilizations, societies and regions. C&G.1.3 – Compare the requirements for and responsibilities of citizenship under various governments. E.1.1 – Explain how conflict, compromise, and negotiation over the availability of resources impacted the economic development of various civilizations, societies and regions. C.1.1 – Analyze how cultural expressions reflected the values of civilizations, societies and regions. C.1.2 – Explain how religion transformed various societies, civilizations and regions.

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Terms to deepen the student’s understanding City-states  Colonies Acropolis  Aristotle Golden Age  Plato Philosophers  Socrates Homer  Odyssey Trojan War  Ionic Greek Mythology  Doric Athena  Corinthian Poseidon  Polytheism Athens  Mythology Sparta  Democracy Direct democracy  Pericles Oligarchy  Aristocracy Hellenistic  Alexander the Great Olympics

Where This Unit Fits Connections to prior and future learning Coming into this unit, students should have a strong foundation in:  The technological advancements in agriculture that allowed the first civilizations to increase food production and thrive.  Fertile river valleys supported the development of large-scale civilizations.  The development of a legal system is important for maintaining an orderly and just society.  Art and architecture are a reflection of the importance of religious beliefs in every aspect of people’s lives.  The development of a monotheistic religion represented a fundamental departure from the polytheistic belief systems. This unit builds to the following future skills and concepts:  Create charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain pre-existing data, events, and conflicts.  Establish the theme of a historical document by determining nonfigurative meaning.  Use sources of information from multiple perspectives to understand events or conflict.

Middle School Programs Building Healthy Core Learning th 6 Grade Social Studies, Unit 4

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Additional Resources Materials to support understanding and enrichment DiscoveryEd Board: Ancient Greece http://www.britannica.com http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/ http://www.ancient-greece.org/ http://www.history.com/topics/ancienthistory/ancient-greece http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/htmlver/

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“Learning Checks” Questions Parents Can Use to Assess Understanding How do invasions, conquests, and migrations affect the development of Greek city-states? How did the physical features and human characteristics influence the development of Greece? What impact do governmental systems have on society? What ideas shaped politics in societies? What conclusions can you draw about the requirements and responsibilities of citizenship under government systems? How do conflict, compromise, and negotiation over resources impact the economics of societies? How is culture reflected through the values of societies? What ways does religion transform societies?

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