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7th Grade Social Studies
1st Grading Period (3 weeks)
Power Objective:
Academic Vocabulary:
 Cite examples and explain the enduring impact that
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome had on later
civilizations. (7.H.2MC).
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democracy
monarch
oligarchy
tyrant
aristocrats
Homer
Aesop
Julius Caesar
 aqueduct
 Roman
roads
 city life in
Rome
 mythology
 phalanx
 Hellenistic
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Peloponnesian
Delian
Cleisthenes
Acropolis/polis
Agora/Sappho
plebeians
patricians
magistrates
Ancient Civilizations
Enduring Understanding:
Essential Questions:
 Ancient Greece and Rome civilizations established
empires with legacies influencing later peoples.
 Why do we have a type of democracy in the U.S.
today?
 How have the technology and engineering advances of
Ancient Greece affected modern day society?
 Why did Ancient Greece and Rome leave such
influential legacies on the rest of the world?
7.H.2MC Supporting Indicators:
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7.H.1MC Describe historical events and issues from the perspectives of people living at the time, avoiding evaluating
the past in terms of today’s norms and values.
7.H.2MC Describe the governance and laws of Ancient Greece and Rome.
7.H.2MC Identify the characteristics of the art and architecture of Ancient Greece and Rome.
7.H.2MC Explain the importance of Greek and Roman literature as it relates to modern literature.
7.H.2.b Describe the advances in technology and engineering during the Ancient Greek and Roman time period.
7.H.2.a Explain and relate historical events in Ancient Greek and Roman history to today’s modern society.
7.GOV.17 Explain how Greek democracy and the Roman Republic were radical departures from monarchy and theocracy,
influencing the structure and function of modern democratic governments.