Verbal Linguistic

WORD BANK
Polis: Independent communities also called city-states.
Oligarchy: System of government where power lays in the
hands of several noble families that only care for their own
interests.
SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE 7
Tyranny: System of government based on harsh rule and brutal
Name: ……………………… Date: ..................................
Unit 1 Date: from…………………………… to ……………………………….. management of power.
Yearlong Understanding Goals: Aristocracy: System of government headed by the most
 How can we find the truth on what had had happened far away and prominent noble families.
long time ago? Democracy: System of government in which the citizens hold
 Which are the methods that are actually being used in order to power.
know and comprehend the past cultures? General Assembly: Group of citizens elected by the majority to
 Students will discover the reasons why present societies work as pass the laws. All male citizens over 18 were allowed to
they do while they study ancient and classical civilizations. participate.
 Students will explore the concept of culture. They will understand
Council of Five Hundred: Group of citizens over 30, which chose
and learn to appreciate the legacy that ancient and classical
civilizations left to our culture. which laws were to be considered and voted at the General
 Students will evaluate men’s capacity through the study of first Assembly.
civilizations. Board of Ten Generals: Military group which led the Athenian’s
 Students will grow literate on the comprehension of geographic powerful army.
features affecting human life. Council of Elders: Group made up of two kings and 28 men over
60 years of age whose task was to introduce the laws in Sparta.
Generative Topic:
Ephors: citizens who carried on foreign affairs and controlled
ANCIENT GREECE
Concept: slavery in Sparta.
Politics Metics: foreigners living in Greece. They were not allowed to
Unit-long Understanding Goals: vote, as they were not citizens.
 Why was Greece one of the most important civilizations in the Agora: trade and politics meeting place.
Western Hemisphere? Sophist: teachers specially trained in rhetoric, grammar, logic
 How did its geographical features determine Greek culture? and philosophy.
 What were Greeks’ contributions to the development of humankind?
Rhetoric: the art of speaking well.
Social Skills Tasks:
 Show respect to other cultures and appreciate their legacy.
Philosopher: The person who studies and seeks for further
 Distinguish the different roles in Greek harmonic society. What do I knowledge about life, humankind and nature.
do to make this a better world? Myths: stories about gods and goddesses. They were the basis
of cultural life in Ancient Greece.
 AGENDA GRADE 7 UNIT 1 – ANCIENT GREECE
Research 1
Analyze the text below and the answer the questions:
Day 1 Day 4: _ Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that
lasted from the Archaic period of the 8 th to 6th centuries BC to the end of
Immersion Hands on
antiquity (ca. AD 600). See the fact file below for more information and
Preliminary Performance facts about Ancient Greece.
Read and analyze Text The earliest Greek civilizations thrived nearly 4,000 years ago. The term
“Ancient Greece” refers to the period of history that lasted from 750 BC
Day 2: _ (the archaic period) to 146 BC (the Roman conquest). Ancient Greece is the
Day 5: culture that provided the foundation for Western Civilization.
Research 1 , Maps and Graphs
The Greeks were the first to have a democratic government.
Oral Lesson Text Part 1 The ancient Greeks did not have one king or queen. They lived in city-
Hands On states. Each city-state was a separate political unit. Each city-state had its
Culminating Performance own laws and government. There were over 100 city-states in Ancient
Greece, and they could not get along with each other. The two most
powerful city-states were Athens and Sparta. They were very different. In
Day 3: _ Day 6: Athens, the focus was on education and the arts. Sparta’s focus was on the
Oral lesson text military.
WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF On top of the tallest hill in each city-state the Greeks built a collection
UNDERSTANDING: CONTROL buildings called an acropolis. The acropolis was used for three things:
TEST religious festivals, banks and a fortress.
Hand in requested card. The first Olympic games were held in Ancient Greece almost 3000 years ago
(776 BC) at the Greek city of Olympia.
The Ancient Greeks played an important part in the development of the
alphabet. The first two letters of the Greek alphabet – alpha and beta –
have given us the word ‘alphabet’. There are 24 letters in the modern
Greek Alphabet. They have been used since in the 8 th to 9th century BC. The
letters are: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota,
Kappa, Lambda, Mu, Nu Xi, Omicron, Pi, Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon, Phi, Chi,
Psi, Omega. The Greeks were the first to develop an alphabet with vowels.
Slaves were very important to ancient Greek daily life. Slaves cleaned and
cooked. They also worked in the fields, shops, mines, factories and on
ships. Even the police force in ancient Athens was made up of slaves.
In Greece the men ran the government. They spent a lot of their time out of
the house while involved in politics. Men also spent time in the fields
overseeing the crops. They sailed, hunted, and traded. All of these activities
took the men away from home. Men enjoyed wrestling, horseback riding,
and the Olympic Games. Men had parties in which the women were not
allowed to attend.
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Research 1 (part 2)
In most city-states, women had little freedom. Wealthy women hardly ever
THE MYCENEANS AND THE CITY OF TROY
left the house. They sent slaves to the market. The women were allowed to
attend weddings, funerals, and some religious festivals. Their job was to run
Look for an image of the ancient city of Troy and paste it below:
the house and bear children. Greek women supervised slaves who did all
the cooking, cleaning, and tending of the crops. Male slaves guarded the
women when the men were away. Girls did not go to school. They learned
only the basics of reading and math at home. Girls were taught how to run
a house. Women lived in a special section of the house called the
gynaeceum.
The ancient Greeks were polytheastic, which means they had many gods
and goddesses. They were known as the Olympians Greek Myths are all
that’s left of the ancient Greek religion. The Greek Myths are our window
into Ancient Greece.

Maps and Graphs

GEOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT GREECE

With the help of the class map, locate and label Crete, Greece,
the Balkan Peninsula, the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea, the
Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea, Asia Minor, Athens, Sparta, Corinth,
the Peloponesus, the island of Rhodes, the island of Corfu, Byzantium
(now Istanbul), the Bosphorus Strait and the Dardanelles Strait.

Thinking Critically: What does the map suggests you about how
the Greeks traveled and transported goods to other countries?

Thinking Critically: Imagine you are a Trojan. Describe your

feelings as you see the great wooden horse.
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ART IN ANCIENT GREECE

Look for ancient Greek art and with the information you have
obtained from any digital source answer:
CONTROL TEST UNIT 1 – ANCIENT GREECE / GRADE 7
1. Make a list of the characteristics of Greek art.
Name: ……………………… Date: ..................................
2. Draw your own picture imitating Greek style. Do not just
Unit-long Understanding Goals:
copy the picture exactly. Make your own creation but
 Why was Greece one of the most important civilizations in the
following the characteristics of your list.
Western Hemisphere?
 How did its geographical features determine Greek culture?
 What were Greeks’ contributions to the development of humankind?

1. With reference to the Trojan event, state which other

strategy would you have implemented in order to become
victorious?

2. Write an essay describing the political systems that existed in

Ancient Greece. Which one relates to our present day India?
Explain the difference between Direct and Indirect
Democracy.

3. Why is it important to study about Ancient Greece? Outline

main Greek contributions to Humankind.

4. On the map requested, label the following geographical

features:
Crete, Greece, the Balkan Peninsula, the Mediterranean Sea, the
Aegean Sea, the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea, Asia Minor, Athens,
Sparta, Corinth, the Peloponnesus, the island of Rhodes, the island of
Corfu, Byzantium (now Istanbul), the Bosphorus Strait and the
Dardanelles Strait.

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