Ancient Greece Curriculum Map
School: Centennial Middle School
Month
October 7December 17
Days
45
Grade Level: 7th
Names: Hudson, Larson, Gentry
Standard
7.20 Explain the concept of
“supply” and “demand” and
how price allocates scare
goods.
7.21 Explain the function of
imports and exports in the
economy.
7.2 Examine of the importance
of trade routes and trace the
rise of cultural centers and
trade cities in Europe, Asia and
Africa.
7.11 Describe the physical
environment of places in the
Eastern Hemisphere and how it
influences trade, culture, and
the economy.
7.12 Compare and analyze
human characteristics of places
and regions in the Eastern
Hemisphere.
RH.2 Determine the central
ideas or information of a
primary or secondary source;
provide an accurate summary
of the source distinct from
prior knowledge or opinions.
RH.8 Distinguish among face,
opinion, and reasoned
judgment in a text.
WH.9 Draw evidence from
informational texts to support
analysis, reflection, and
research.
Content
Ancient Greece
Geography and cause and effect
Trade Routes,
Economy
Skills/Learning Target
Students will be able to explain
through writing how geography
impacted how Ancient Greece
developed.
Students will be able to explain
why Greece established colonies.
Students will be able to define
economy, supply and demand,
Import and Exports.
Students will be able to give
examples of ancient Greece’s
economy, supply and demand,
imports and exports and trade
routes
Cause= geography, mts, seas
Effect= agriculture, trade, citystates, government, colonies,
economy
Students will be able to locate on a
map the Mediterranean Sea,
Greece, Aegean Sea, Peloponnesus,
Athens, and Sparta.
Subject: Social Studies
* Standards with an asterisk are built upon in each
unit and throughout the year.
Activities/Instructional
Strategies
See social studies yearly
schedule for all units lesson by
lesson list of activities.
Assessment
Formative Quiz-Geo
Written Essay and map label
City-states
Students will be able to describe
the functions of a city-state.
Formative Quiz-Athens Sparta
Compare contrast writing
Different= laws, leaders, gov
Same= religion, language
Students will be able to compare
and contrast the city-states of
Athens and Sparta in the following
categories:
-government
-women and slaves
-economy
-education
Students will be able to distinguish
fact from opinion in text.
7.17 Compare and contrast
early forms of government via
the study of early civilizations
in the Eastern Hemisphere.
7.16 Describe the role of
citizens in various
governments in the Eastern
Hemisphere.
WH.9 Draw evidence from
informational text to support
analysis, reflection, and
research.
RH.2 Determine the central
ideas or information of a
primary or secondary source;
provide an accurate summary
of the source distinct from
prior knowledge or opinions.
RH.8 Distinguish among face,
opinion, and reasoned
judgment in a text.
Governments
Students will be able to identify
Athens was the first democracy.
Students will be able to identify the
United States as a democracy
Students will be able to define,
compare and contrast, identify who
holds the power, and explain how
power is gained in the following
governments
-monarchy
-oligarchy
-tyranny
-democracy
Class conversation, text where
students highlight fact and
opinion
Formative Quiz- Gov
Short answer, fill in the blank,
multiple choice.
7.1 Describe and compare the
beliefs, the spread, and the
influence of religions
throughout Europe, Asia,
Africa, Islam, Crusades, Holy
Roman Empire.
Religion
7.5 Create and compare
Timelines
timelines that identify major
people and events and
developments in the history of
civilization and/or countries of
Africa, Asia and the Southwest
Pacific.
7.6 Form historical questions
and use a variety of
information resources to
find, summarize and evaluate Rise and Fall of Greece
historical data on the people,
places, events, and
developments that have
played a part in the history
of Africa, Asia, and the
Southwest Pacific.
7.7 Interpret documents and
data from multiple primary
and secondary sources while
forming historical questions.
7.8 Use and evaluate maps,
graphs, charts, models, and
databases to analyze
geographic distributions in the
Eastern Hemisphere.
7.10 Interpret maps and other
geographic tools to find
patterns in human and physical
systems in the Eastern
Hemisphere.
7.24 Analyze current and
historical sources for
accuracy and point of view
Students will be able to define
polytheism.
Students will be able to place key
events on the timeline using BCE
and CE, and calculate how many
years have passed between dates.
Formative Quiz- Religion
Formative Quiz- Timeline
Place BCE and CE dates on a
timeline. Calculate time
Students will be able to explain
how civilizations gain and lose
power using cause and effect
relationships on the following from
ancient Greek history as an
examples. Readings for the
following events. Practice Reading
strategies
-
Minoans and Mycenaean’s
Trojan war
Dark Ages
Persian war
Golden Ages
Peloponnesian war
Alexander the Great
Students will be able to pick out
fact and opinion in the readings on
the above.
Students will be able to cite textual
evidence to describe the details,
cause and effect of the above
periods of Greek history.
Students will be able to pick out the
main idea and summarize the text.
Formative Quiz-Talk to text
Formative Quiz- Persian War
comic/writing options/Essay on
cause and effect
Formative Quiz- Peloponnesian
War/ Cause and effect essay
while forming questions.
RH.1 Cite specific textual
evidence to support analysis of
primary and secondary
sources.
RH.2 Determine the central
ideas or information of a
primary or secondary source;
provide an accurate summary
of the source distinct from
prior knowledge or opinions.
RH.8 Distinguish among face,
opinion, and reasoned
judgment in a text.
WH.2 Write
informative/explanatory texts,
including the narration of
historical events, scientific
procedures/experiments, or
technical processes.
WH.9 Draw evidence from
informational text to support
analysis, reflection, and
research.
Students will analyze primary and
secondary sources and practice
forming historical questions.
Alexander the Great
Or other historical figures or
events of Ancient Greece
Students will be able to write a 5paragraph essay.
Students will take research notes
(Facts) Textual evidence to support
their ideas.
Students will determine between
fact and opinion in multiple text.
Students will be able to write a
persuasive essay with the use of a
thesis statement, which evaluates
the positives and negatives of
Alexander the Great’s rule.
5 paragraph research essay
All objectives tested on final
summative unit test which
includes essay and short answer
questions. Accommodated
version available.
RA- Formatives
(talk to text, think aloud, Q&A,
Summaries, Class discussions,
RA Rubric)
.