Ancient Greece Unit Curriculum Map

8^th Grade Curriculum

Unit: Ancient Greece (PDF Printable Version)

Highlighted Questions - Thematic Essential Questions focused on during this unit.

GSTEQ	History Alive!	Textbook	Supplemental	Assessments	Standards*
1. Why do people live and move where they do?	Activity 1.1 Understanding Geography’s Effect on the Settlement of Greece		Ancient History Green Atlas Questions and resources		RIGSE: 5-1 – Many ways Earth’s people are interconnected RIGSE: 5-2 – Interconnected World RIGSE: 5-3 – Choices Interconnected world RIGSE HP 2 Era 1 WH 1,2 Era 2 WH 1,2,3 Era 4 WH 5,6,7 Era 5 WH 1
2. Why do people live the way they do?	Activity 1.2 Crete and Mycenae: Identifying the Roots of Greek Civilization Activity 2.2 Touring Athens During the Golden Age	Chapter 6.2			RIGSE G&C 1-4 RIGSE HP 1-3 Era 1 WH 1,2 Era 2 WH 1,2,3,4 Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5 Era 4 WH 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Era 5 WH 1,2
3. How and why do human societies organized the way they do?	Activity 1.4 Tracing the Development of Democracy	Chapter 6.3			RIGSE – G&C 1-2, 4 Era 1 WH 2 Era 2 WH 1,2,3,4 Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5 Era 4 WH 1,2,3,4,5,6 Era 5 WH 1,2
4. How does technology affect people’s lives?	Activity 4.1 Recognizing Ancient Greek Achievements in the Modern World				RIGSE – G&C 5 RIGSE – HP1 Era 1 WH 1,2 Era 2 WH 1,2,3,4 Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5 Era 4 WH 1,2,6 Era 5 WH 1,2
5. How has conflict and cooperation shaped human history?	Activity 2.1 Understanding the Persian War Through Visual Metaphors Activity 2.3 Greek Against Greek: Athens Vs. Sparta Activity 3.1 Alexander the Great: Hero or Villain?	Chapter 6.4 Chapter 6.5	Video: The Last Stand of the 300 Junior General Simulations of Greek/Persian Battles		RIGSE – G&C 1,3,5 RIGSE – HP1,2,3 Era 2 WH 1,3 Era 3 WH 1,2,3,5 Era 4 WH 1,2,3 Era 5 WH 1,2
6. How has the quest for resources affected human history?					RIGSE – G&C 1,5 RIGSE – HP 1,2,3 Era 1 WH 1,2 Era 2 WH 1,2,3 Era 3 WH 1,2,3,5 Era 4 WH 1,2,3,4,5 Era 5 WH 1,2
7. How do we know what we know about human history?	Activity 1.3 Creating Dramatic Presentations of the Odyssey				RIGSE – HP 1,2,3 Era 1 WH 1,2 Era 3 WH 1,4 Era 4 WH 1,5,6
8. Why do civilizations rise & decline?	Activity 3.1 Alexander the Great: Hero or Villain?	Chapter 6.1			RIGSE – G&C 1,5 RIGSE – HP 1,2,3 Era 2 WH 1,2,3 Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5 Era 4 WH 1,2,3,5,6,7 Era 5 WH 1,2