6th- Second 9 weeks 

Students will focus on Ancient Greece and use it as a starting off point to studying Europe. They will locate the Ancient Greek world and look into physical features and well as look into the ancient Greeks culture and historical events. Students will continue in Europe studying ancient Rome especially drawing comparisons to their government and ours today. Finally this unit will end with modern day Europe countries and cultures.

6.1.1 Summarize the rise, decline, and cultural achievements of ancient civilizations in Europe and Mesoamerica.

6.1.2 Describe and compare the beliefs, the spread and the influence of religions throughout Europe  and Mesoamerica.

6.1.4 Identify and explain the development and organization of political, cultural, social and economic systems in Europe and the Americas.

6.1.6 Identify trade routes and discuss their impact on the rise of cultural centers and trade cities in Europe and Mesoamerica.

6.1.17 Create and compare timelines that identify major people, events and developments in the history of individual civilizations and/or countries that comprise Europe and the Americas. 

6.1.19 Analyze cause-and-effect relationships, keeping in mind multiple causations, including the importance of individuals, ideas, human interests, beliefs and chance in history.

6.1.20 Differentiate between fact and interpretation in historical accounts and explain the meaning of historical passages by identifying who was involved, what happened, where it happened, and relating them to outcomes that followed and gaps in the historical record.

6.1.22 Identify issues related to an historical event in Europe or the Americas and give basic arguments for and against that issue utilizing the perspectives, interests and values of those involved.

6.1.23 Using primary and secondary sources to examine an historical account about an issue of the time, reconstruct the literal meaning of the passages by identifying who was involved, what happened, where it happened, what events led to these developments and what consequences or outcomes followed. 

6.1.24 Identify individuals, beliefs, and events that represent various political ideologies during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and explain their significance..

6.2.1 Compare and contrast major forms of governments in Europe and the Americas throughout history.

6.2.2 Explain how the elements and foundations of Greek direct democracy can be found in modern systems of government.

6.3.1 Demonstrate a broad understanding of the countries and capitals of Europe and the Americas.

6.3.4 Describe and compare major cultural characteristics of regions in Europe and the Western Hemisphere.

6.4.1 Give examples of how trade related to key developments in the history of Europe and the Americas.

I can...

Identify where is Greece

explain the geography and climate of Greece

Give examples of forms of government where used by the Ancient Greeks

Compare Athens practice of Direct democracy and differentiate from our version of democracy practiced today

explain a myth

give examples of Greek myths

define polis

examine elements of Greek culture

What elements of Greek culture are found in our culture today

Compare Athens and Sparta, how were they governed? 

explain who was Alexander the Great and what did he do

Compare forms of Greek Entertainment with our own

decipher between B.C and A.D stand for and how are they used in dates Are they always used by everyone

Identify famous Greeks such as Pericles and Alexander the Great 

Identify Greece on a map

Identify, Locate, and View the Physical Geography of Greece

Identify and define key regions of Greece

Define the term city State

Identify different city States of Ancient Greece

Define the term Citizen

Compare and Contrast Greek Olympics with those of Modern Day

Identify aspects of the ancient Olympic Games and discuss reasons for participating in games

Recall Government types

Compare and Contrast the cultures and governments of Athens and Sparta

Define the terms Oligarchy and Direct Democracy

Create a Venn Diagram to compare Athens and Sparta

Create presentation on a Greek Myth

List Greek gods and goddesses

Interpret how Greek myths fit into Greek culture and life

Differentiate between fact and fiction

illustrate a hoplite shield, Greek Vase, and Column

Create a timeline

Greece KWL

Station articles and Station Packet

Parthenon compared to Lincoln Memorial website

Greece Map

Big Maps

Various Slideson topics

Bronze age article

Regions and climate note sheet

Greece map for notes

City States articles

Olympic Notes

Venn Notes

Athens Direct Democracy article

Sparta Video Clip

Athens vs Sparta WS

Various Myths

Hoplite Sheild Website

Timelines

Alexander the Great article

Alexander video clip

Alexander map

Pericles quote

Olympic video

Phalanx video

Sparta conference video

Greece review on Kahoot

Decline of the Greeks article