Students should be able to identify the proper use of the following vocabulary words:
conquest: taking over parts of another land in order to make your kingdom bigger
messenger: someone who takes messages from one person to another
invader: someone who goes to another land and takes it over
Spartan: a way of saying someone lives without many luxuries
Democracy: a system of government where the people vote for the leaders
Contribution: something that was made or started a long time ago, but is still used or important today.
Marathon: a long foot race as well as the name of an Ancient Greek city-state that was about 26 miles away from Athens
Philosopher: someone who studies, life, knowledge, and truth
Architecture: a way of building and designing buildings
city-state: a city that acts independently from a larger government
channel: a small strip of water between two large areas of land
independently : do something completely on your own
Marvelous: excellent, wonderful\
prefer: to like something more than something else
tame: to train an animal to obey directions
Students should be able to recognize the significance of the following terms:
Zeus: king of the gods
Hermes: messenger god
Athena: goddess of wisdom and of Athens
Aristotle: philosopher that learned through observation and questioning
Socrates: philosopher that asked questions and believed in living a simple life
Alexander the Great: Macedonian leader who conquered Greece, Persia, and India
Marathon: city-state that was attacked by Persia, but the Greeks united and won
Mount Olympus: where the gods live
The Olympic Games: first created to honor Zeus and all the city-states would participate. Now they are still done around the world
Sparta: city-state that focused on military strength
Athens: city-state that focused on knowledge, philosophy, and art
Students will briefly explain in writing the following topics (one to two sentences):
Pick a god or goddess and share one fact about them.
Name a contribution of ancient Greece and describe it (Olympics, Parthenon/architecture, art, Marathon, democracy)
How are Sparta and Athens different?
Name a person we learned about that you would like to meet (Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, Alexander the Great, god or goddess, Marathon guy)