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Unit 3 - Topic 6: Overview......................................................................................................................................1

Unit 3 - Topic 6: Goal, GLEs, & Description...........................................................................................................2

• Essential Content - GLEs

• Ancillary Content - GLEs

Homework: What Didi you Learn in Unit 3 - Topic 4...........................................................................................3

Student Strategies..................................................................................................................................................4

• Caterpillar Writing

• Thinking Like a Historian

• R.A.C.E. Strategy for Reading

• C.E.R. Strategy for Reading and Stating Claims (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning)

Lesson Activity: Vocabulary Words - Homework................................................................................................5

Lesson Activity: Writing an Essay........................................................................................................................6

Topic 6: Students will write a one-page essay in response to the following question: What factors make a civilization influential?

Unit 3 Description: Students examine the growth of civilization in ancient Greece; the birthplace of democracy, the achievements of the ancient Greeks, and the spread of the Hellenistic civilization and its contributions to Western civilization. Additionally, this unit focuses on. the rise of the Roman Republic, its government structure and its contributions to the development of democratic principles, its transition into an empire, the reasons for its expansion and decline, and its contributions to western civilization. Students explore how permanent settlements can only thrive with common rules and organizational structures. They will also explore the role war plays in advancing civilizations. All characteristics of civilizations will be covered and analyzed.

Topic 6: Goal

Students will be able to write about how geography and the environment shaped the development of civilizations by stating a claim supported by evidence.

Topics (GLES) for the unit & pacing:

Unit 3: Approximately 7 weeks

Topic 5: 2 class periods

Claim:

What factors make a civilization influential?

6.2.4 Describe the development of the Greek city-state, the culture and achievements of Athens and Sparta, and the impact of Alexander the Great's conquests on the spread of Greek culture.

6.2.5 Describe the characteristics of Roman civilizations; its cultural, political, and technological achievements; and its influence on later cultures

• Discuss how the Etruscans influenced the Romans.

• Describe the political, economic, social, and cultural characteristics of the Roman Republic including agriculture and trade, law/legal codes (Twelve Tables), importance of the military, influential people/leaders (Julius Caesar, Antony, Octavian/Augustus, Polybius), and beliefs of mythology (Romulus and Remus).

• Explain the factors that weakened Roman Republic and the reasons for the fall of the Republic (social inequality, decisions of Julius Caesar, Pompey, and the Senate).

• Discuss the fall of the Carthaginian Empire and the rise of the Roman Empire (Punic Wars, Hannibal).

• Explain how the Pax Romana period both contradicted and exemplified "Roman Peace."

• Describe the political, economic, social, and cultural characteristics and achievements of the Roman empire, including architecture (roads, columns, arches, domes, aqueducts, baths, forums, amphitheaters: the Colosseum, Pantheon), laws (Justinian's Code), beliefs and mythology (Roman deities/ gods and goddess), social structures (plebeians and patricians), recreation and entertainment (Gladiators).

• Analyze the social, economic, military, and political factors that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire and attempts at solutions (challenges with food and transportation, over-expansion and over spending, arrival of the Huns and Germanic Tribes, weakening of Roman Legions).

• Analyze the legacy of the Roman Empire through its influence on later cultures (road network, infrastructure, legal principles and rights of the citizenry).

6.4.2 - Explain how world migration patterns and cultural diffusion influenced human settlement.

• Explain how migration-related to Alexander the Great’s conquests led to the spread of Greek thought and culture (Hellenism) throughout his empire of Asia, Europe, Eurasia, and the Middle East.

• Explain the relationships between migration along trade routes, the spread of culture/cultural diffusion, and settlement in the Roman Empire.

6.5.2 Describe the government of the Roman Republic and how it influenced the development of democracy.

• Explain the rise and structure of the Roman Republic, including law/legal codes (Twelve Tables), branches of government (Consul, Senate, Assemblies: Centuriate, Tribal, Plebeians Council, Praetor), citizens (qualifications, rights, responsibilities), and social groups/classes and related power struggles (patricians, plebeians, tribunes).

• Analyze evidence for and against the Roman Republic being fully democratic.

• Compare and contrast features of the Roman Republic with features of Athenian democracy and late democratic governments (United States).

6.6.1 - Explain the impact of job specialization in the development of civilizations.

• Analyze the role, importance, and benefits of job specialization in ancient Greece and Rome (artisans/craftsmen, merchants, farmers, engineers, and laborers).

• Analyze how job specialization influenced the growth of social classes in the Roman Empire.

6.6.2 - Analyze the progression from barter exchange to monetary exchange.

• Explain the transition from a barter system to a monetary system in ancient Greece and Rome, including the use of coins as currency.

• Describe the benefits of using currency for trade in the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.

6.1.1 - Produce clear and coherent writing for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences by completing the following tasks:

• Options to address 6.1.1 in Unit 3:

  • Use technology to research the achievements of ancient Greece and Roman civilization.

  • Analyze artifacts from ancient Greece and Roman civilizations.

  • Compare and contrast the long lasting influence of Greek and Roman culture.

  • Produce written claims on the factors that make a civilization influential.

6.1.3 - Analyze information in primary and secondary sources to address document-based questions

• Analyze primary sources, artifacts, and secondary sources related to ancient Greece and Rome, including excerpts from influential Greek and Roman thinkers (Plutarch, Pericles, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Titus Livius/Livy, Polybius) to answer questions about the political, economic, social, and cultural achievements of ancient Greece and Rome.

Ancillary Content not addressed in the textbook at this time. Teachers should include Ancillary Content with the Topic.

In completing this task, students meet the expectations for social studies GLEs 6.1.1, 6.1.3, 6.2.4-5, 6.4.2, 6.5.1-2, 6.6.1-2. They also meet the expectations for ELA/Literacy Standards: WHST.6.2a-f, WHST.6.4-5.

You will need to use your notes, resources, and handouts from Unit 3 in order to complete this task.