ANCIENT GREECE PROJECT
Part 1: Analyze social roles.
Part 2: Identify influences and contributions to present-day culture.
Part 3: Describe the evolution and purpose of rules, laws, and government.
Part 4: Describe various ways they exchanged goods and services.
Part 5: Assess ways technological inventions allowed Ancient Greeks to…
- Choose just ONE topic from each of the 5 Parts.
- Choose to present with a(n): iMovie, poster, Power Point, diorama, notebook or scrapbook.
- Clearly label each of the 5 parts.
- Refer to the Critical Thinking Competency.
Part 1: Analyze social roles.
- Daily life and how they met their basic needs
- Work
- Family structures
- Gender role
- Economic or social hierarchy (slaves, farmers, priests, rulers)
- Values and beliefs about arts, ownership, education, physical strength, spirituality
Part 2: Identify influences and contributions to present-day culture.
- Writing systems
- Number systems
- Education
- Religion
- Drama
- Architecture
- Art
Part 3: Describe the evolution and purpose of rules, laws, and government.
- Growth of empires
- Warfare
- Judicial systems
- Authority of rulers
- Religious power
- A key leadership figure
- Empire, democracy, queen/king, senate, emperor, god
Part 4: Describe various ways they exchanged goods and services.
- Items needed for survival and comfort
- Money systems and bartering
- Trade routes and trade technologies (camels, wagons, ships)
Part 5: Assess ways technological inventions allowed Ancient Greeks to…
- Adapt to and modify their environments
- Satisfy their basic needs
- Increase exploration and trade
- Develop their culture (astronomy, medicine, paper, sea travel, ceramics)