Greece Geography / Concept:
Forms of Government
/ Concept:
City-States: Athens and Sparta / Concept:
Persian Wars
Lesson Essential Questions:
How did the geography of Greece lead to its development? / Lesson Essential Questions:
What are the differences in Ancient Greek forms of government? / Lesson Essential Questions:
How were the city states different in terms of government, economy, education, and social status? / Lesson Essential Questions:
How did the Persian War affect the Athens, Sparta, and the Persian Empire?
Vocabulary:
Geography
Settlement
Shelter
Colonist
Merchant / Vocabulary:
City-states
Monarchy, monarch
Oligarchy, oligarch
Tyranny, tyrant
Democracy
Aristocrats
Citizen
Assembly / Vocabulary:
Government
Economy
Education
Peloponnesus
Agora
priestess / Vocabulary:
Allies
Cavalry
Hellespont
Concept:
The Golden Age of Athens
/ Concept:
Alexander the Great
Lesson Essential Questions:
How did Greek culture develop?
How does Ancient Greek culture affect the world today? / Lesson Essential Questions:
How did Alexander the Great conquer and unite many diverse people into one empire?
Vocabulary:
Acropolis
Parthenon
Myth
Architecture
Sculpture
Drama
Philosophy / Vocabulary:
Peloponnesian war
Macedonia
Empire
Ally
Appoint
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