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Unit 2: Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome; Muslim
Unit 2
2nd Quarter (9wks)
World
Essential Standards
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6.H.1, 6.H.2, 6.G.1, 6.G.2, 6.E.1, 6.C&G.1, 6.C.1
6.H.1 Use historical thinking to understand the emergence,
expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and regions over
time.
6.H.2 Understand the political, economic and/or social significance
of historical events, issues, individuals and cultural groups.
6.G.1 Understand geographic factors that influenced the
emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and
regions (i.e. Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas) over time.
6.G.2 Apply the tools of a geographer to understand the
emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and
regions.
6.E.1 Understand how the physical environment and human
interaction affected the economic activities of various civilizations,
societies and regions
6.C&G.1 Understand the development of government in various,
civilizations, societies and regions.
6.C.1 Explain how the behaviors and practices of individuals and
groups influenced societies, civilizations and regions.
Essential Content
Interpret chronology of dates as presented on timelines
Describe continuity ad change over time
Identify primary source material (quotes, literature, artifacts)
Distinguish between primary and secondary sources
Topics
 Ancient
Greece
Concepts
Civilization
Historical Thinking
Innovation & Technology
 Ancient
Rome
Conflict
Continuity/Change
Culture
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Muslim
World
Government Systems
Citizenship
Rights & Responsibilities
Religion
Vocabulary/
Key Historical Figures
geography, location
place, movement,
human environment interaction
city-state, monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy,
Beliefs and practices, major leaders, geography and population of
believers, and sacred texts, holidays, founders and leaders
Geographic aspects that influence settlement, development, and culture
(climate, landforms, soils, and vegetation)
Physical barriers that provided ancient civilizations protection
Development of languages and writing of Ancient Societies
Rise and Fall of Kingdoms within the Societies and the resulting impacts
What were the major achievements of ancient Greek civilization?
Which moral ideas did the Greeks value?
Why is Rome considered one of the ancient world's greatest civilizations?
Which moral ideals did the Romans value?
Government of Ancient Societies
Economic Development of Ancient Societies
Religions of Ancient Societies
Hierarchy of social classes
History of the Development of Major Civilizations
The Advancement of Government Systems
Economic Development and Trade; Trade of goods and services that
encouraged economic interdependence among ancient civilizations
Ancient centers of trade
Religious Practice and Beliefs
Factors that have made cultural diffusion possible
Technology-Creation of New Inventions and Ideas
Push and pull factors and how they affect population patterns
Location impacts the choice of building materials for people in different
parts of the world
Political borders established by ancient civilizations
Similarities and differences of the behaviors of people who live in similar
environments
Origins and influence of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations
Influence of Greek ideas about democracy on the Roman Republic and
their impact on the founders of the United States
Key characteristics of classical civilizations
Spread of major religions and cultural traditions
Effect of major religions on European, Asian, and African civilizations
Developments brought about by the emergence and collapse of major
Athens, Sparta
theocracy, empire, direct democracy, allies, philosophers
Ancient Greece:
Socrates, Plata, Aristotle, Persia, Thebes, Age of
Pericles, Peloponnesian War
epic, Archimedes, Aristarchus, Archimedes idealistic
paintings and statues, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides,
tragedies
Alexander the Great, Hellenistic Culture, Pythagoras,
Minoan Civilization, Mycenaean Civilization, Homer
Trojan War, Iliad and the Odyssey
Ancient Rome:
patriarchal, polytheistic, Judaism, Christianity
Corrupt, Julius Caesar, Italy, bureaucracy,
Modern connections: Current government systems
Monarchy, golden age, democracy, drama
myth, fable, colony, republic, senate, Octavian Augustus,
citizen, empire, consul, assembly, patrician, plebeian,
Tribunes, The Twelve Tables
Territory, dictator, civil war, Pax Romana, architecture
forum, gladiator, aqueduct, fjored,
Latin, Greco-Roman civilization, Law and Justice,
Equal under the law, nation-state, monastery, convent,
monk, nun, saint, cathedral, pilgrimage, guild,
apprentice, journeyman, charter, Magna Carta, emperor,
Jesus, Ten Commandments, persecute, apostle, Paul,
Zealots, Jews, Constantine, Diocletian, Constantinople,
Muslim World:
Islam, fast, Sharia, Allah, Quran, Muslims, Five Pillars of
Islam, Muhammad, Mecca, Sunnis, Shiites, Arabs,
algebra, circumference, Sikhism, Mongol, Mughal
dynasty, Akbar the Great, Ottoman Empire, Safavid
Empire, mosques
kingdoms
How cultural traits are influenced by geography and place
What religions are predominant in various parts of the world?
What are natural resources and where are they located?
How do the availability of resources affect the location of settlement
patterns?
How does the availability of resources influence the economics of a region?
What are some of the major goods manufactured or grown in regions of the
world?
How does the location of resources and goods result in trade between
nations?
Dictatorship - Rome
Oligarchy - Sparta
Democracy - Athens
Modern connections: Current government systems
Resources
Ancient Greek Contributions
NCWiseOwl PBS Videos (30 minutes)
Video David Macauley's "Castle"
http://teacher.ocps.net/daniel.tringali/media/ancientgreekcontributionsdbqessay.pdf
media.nclive.org/play_video.php?vid=467
Debatable: Elgin Marbles controversy
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1147224
Middle Ages Unit
Ancient Greece
5th century Parthenon sculptures as spoils of war
Mt. Vesusvius/Pompeii
http://www.history.com/topics/pompeii
Ancient Rome
compare to 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami & 2011
Japan Tsunami
Links to Primary Sources
http://www.constitution.org/primarysources/classics.html
More Links to Primary Sources
http://www.constitution.org/primarysources/classicmedieval.html
Video David Macauley's "Roman City"
media.nclive.org/play_video.php?vid=466
Ancient Rome
NCWiseOwl PBS Videos (34 minutes)
Video "Gothic Cathedrals"
media.nclive.org/play_video.php?vid=507
Middle Ages Unit
NCWiseOwl PBS Videos (54 minutes)
The Black Plague
www.themiddleages.net/plague.html
Middle Ages Unit
Info, Graph/Chart deaths over time, percentages by country?
The Black Plague map of movement over years
http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/The_great_black_death
Middle Ages Unit
movement, change over time
Lesson Plan Ideas: Vikings
www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/viking-voyagersnavigating-online-919.html?tab=4#tabs
Mythology of Norse Lands
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/norseland.htm
NCWiseOwl PBS Videos (26 minutes)
Greek & Roman Contributions
http://www.mrmoore.net
Ancient Greece & Rome DBQ Assessment
Mr. Moore's 6th gr DBQ Pericles, Olympics, columns,
Hippocrates
Foundations of America's legal system
http://www.lawandliberty.org/justice.htm
Greco-Roman influence
Mr. Moore's Website http://www.mrmoore.net
Middle Ages Unit
Magna Carta (Medieval) Middle Ages Unit
Hist Doc PDF Document Bishop of Chartres (Medieval)
Middle Ages Unit Hist Doc PDF Document
Influence on American civilization
Maroo of the Winter Caves (Nordic) Vikings
http://teachergenius.teachtci.com/ancient-greece-and-rome-and-their-influence-on-modern-western-civilization-2/
Hist Doc PDF Document
Video David Macauley's "Cathedral"
media.nclive.org/play_video.php?vid=465
Foundations of American democracy
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/american_democracy/presentation/index.html