FC: Ancient Greece
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14 lessons that answer the standards as well as the framing and supporting questions
Grade: 4th Grade
Weeks: 3
Pages: 123
Standards: 4.1 - 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.8, 4.16, 4.16a, 4.16b, 4.16a, 4.16c, 4.16d, 4.16e, 4.16f, 4.16g, 4.16h, 4.16i, 4.16j,
File Type: pdf
Slide Deck Included: Yes
Description
Ancient Greek civilization was extremely rich and complex; their cultural and political traditions continue to influence people around the world today. In this topic, students examine the origins and character of democracy and oligarchy in Athens and Sparta, and the ideas and beliefs associated with ancient Greece
14 lessons that answer the standards as well as the framing and supporting questions
Lessons are developed using all the sources and readings that are in the social studies course frameworks provided by the Louisiana Department of Education.
What’s included:
- Detailed lesson plans aligned with the standards and frameworks
- Activities that include all the materials provided in the frameworks
- Assessments aligned to the new LDOE field test (ASSESSMENT Will BE ADDED IN AN UPDATE)
- Lesson activity workbook/worksheets
- Slide deck
Standards
- 4.16 Describe the geographic, political, economic, and cultural structures of ancient Greece.
- 4.16a Identify and locate geographic features of ancient Greece, including the Mediterranean Sea, Athens, the Peloponnesian peninsula and Sparta.
- 4.16b Describe how the geographic features of ancient Greece, including its mountainous terrain and access to the Mediterranean Sea contributed to its organization into city‐states and the development of maritime trade.
- 4.16c Describe the concept of the polis in Greek city‐states, including the ideas of citizenship, civic participation, and the rule of law.
- 4.16d Explain the basic concepts of direct democracy and oligarchy.
- 4.16e Explain the characteristics of the major Greek city‐states of Athens and Sparta, including status of women, approaches to education, type of government, and the practice of slavery.
- 4.16f Describe the causes and consequences of the Persian Wars, including the role of Athens and its cooperation with Sparta.
- 4.16g Describe the polytheistic religion of ancient Greece.
- 4.16h Identify Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle as great philosophers of ancient Greece and explain how ideas can spread through writing and teaching.
- 4.16i Identify examples of ancient Greek architecture, including the Parthenon and the Acropolis.
- 4.16j Identify Alexander the Great and explain how his conquests spread Hellenistic (Greek) culture.
Framing Question
Why were the ancient Greeks so influential?
Supporting Questions
- What different forms of government were adopted by various city-states?
- In what ways was Athenian democracy limited?
- Why were Spartan children treated so harshly?
- What were the Olympic Games?
- Why did Spartans and Athenians join forces to fight the Persians?
- What were some of the cultural achievements during the Golden Age of Athens?
- What events brought about an end to the Golden Age of Athens?
- What role did philosophers play in ancient Greece, and what were their long term contributions?
- How did the success of Alexander the Great contribute to the expansion and influence of Greek Culture?
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