Name ________________________________________ Date ___________________________
Today’s Objective: SWBAT explain the lasting impacts of ancient Greece on our culture today in
the areas of: government, art and architecture, science, math, written language, and theater and sports.
DO NOW!
Directions: Answer the question below in the space provided.
How have the Greeks affected life in the United
States?
1. __________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
These are known as LEGACIES of ancient Greece!
Vocabulary
LEGACY
In your own words!
Name: ANSWER KEY
Today’s Objective: SWBAT explain the lasting impacts of ancient Greece on our culture today in
the areas of: government, art and architecture, science, math, written language, and theater and sports.
DO NOW!
Directions: Answer the question below in the space provided.
How have the Greeks affected life in the United States?
ANSWERS:
Answers will vary. They may include any of the following:
1. _Giving us the Olympics_
2. __Giving us democracy_
3. _Inspiring books like the Percy Jackson Books and
the Hunger Games. __
4. __Influencing architecture/art in the US_
5. __Introducing the ideas of Philosophy_
_Documenting history__
6.
These are known as LEGACIES of ancient Greece!
Vocabulary
LEGACY
In your own words!
Answers will vary.
Name ________________________________________ Date ___________________________
Station 1: Greek Government
Directions:
1. Pass out the role cards
2. As the reader reads, students should:
a. Box proper nouns
b. Circle numbers AND
c. Underline ways the Greeks helped to advance ideas about how to run a
government
Reading Comprehension Question (Timer should give everyone 1 minute to write)
Question
Answer
My Answer:
In what kind of societies
would a direct democracy
and a representative
democracy work best?
Other’s Answers:
Directions: Using information from the reading and the map to answer the questions below.
2012 Map of Democracies in the World
1. What two continents shown on the map have the most non-democratic countries?
2. Name a country where people choose their government through voting
3. Name a country where people do not get to vote or their vote does not count.
4. Name two ways that Athenian democracy and democracy in the United States are
similar.
Name: ANSWER KEY
Station 1: Greek Government
Directions: Pass out role cards
As the reader reads students should box proper nouns and circle numbers AND
Underline ways the Greeks helped to advance ideas about how to run a government
Reading Comprehension Question ( Timer should give everyone 1 minute to write)
Question
In what kind of societies
would a direct democracy
and a representative
democracy work best?
Answer
ANSWER: Direct democracies work best with a small
group of people. Representative democracies work
best with a large group of people because it would be
very difficult to get everyone in the US to debate and
vote on every bill becoming a law. Representative
democracies also work well in societies where people
cannot leave their job frequently to participate in the
government.
Directions: Using information from the reading and the map to answer the questions below.
2012 Map of Democracies in the World
1. What two continents have the most non-democratic countries?
ANSWER: Africa and Asia
2. Name a country where people choose their government through voting
ANSWER: Answers will vary. Students can choose any country with a blue dot on it.
3. Name a country where people do not get to vote or their vote does not count.
ANSWER: Answers will vary. Students can choose any country that does NOT have a blue
dot on it.
4. Name two ways that Athenian democracy and democracy in the United States are
similar.
ANSWER: Answers will vary. Answers may include 1. There were juries in both Athens
and the US. 2. People voted. 3. Men over the age of 18 who were citizens could vote. 4.
The people have a say in how the government is run.
Name ________________________________________ Date ___________________________
Station 2: Greek Architecture
Directions:
1. Pass out the role cards
2. As the reader reads, students should:
a. Box proper nouns
b. Circle numbers AND
c. Underline ways the Greeks helped to advance ideas about how to run a
government
Reading Comprehension Question (Timer should give everyone 1 minute to write)
Question
The Athenians decided to rebuild the
My Answer:
Parthenon after the Persian Wars. If
you had lived in ancient Greece would
you have supported the decision to
rebuild the Parthenon? WHY or WHY
Not?
Other’s Answers:
(Hint: think about time, money, favor
or the gods, strength of Athens)
Answer
Pictures:
Directions: Look at each picture and decide if the American
building shown has been influenced by Greek Architecture.
- Circle the correct description
- If the building has been influenced by the Greeks
explain in a sentence how you know!
Name: ANSWER KEY
Station 2: Greek Architecture
Directions: Pass out role cards
As the reader reads students should box proper nouns and circle numbers AND
Underline ways the Greeks helped to advance ideas about Art and Architecture
Reading Comprehension Question (Timer should give everyone 1 minute to write)
Question
Answer
The Athenians decided to rebuild the
Parthenon after the Persian Wars. If
you had lived in ancient Greece would
you have supported the decision to
rebuild the Parthenon? WHY or WHY
Not?
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
Reasons to rebuild Athens:
1. It showed that the Athenians had money and
strength enough to rebuild.
2. The Parthenon was a temple built to honor Athena.
The people would want Athena to continue to bless
their city.
Reasons to NOT rebuild Athens:
It would cost a huge amount of money to rebuild.
That money would be better spent defending the
Athenians from their enemies.
The ruins are a memorial to those who died in the
war.
(Hint: think about time, money, favor
or the gods, strength of Athens)
Pictures
Directions: Look at each picture and decide if the American
building shown has been influenced by Greek Architecture.
- Circle the correct description
- If the building has been influenced by the Greeks explain
in a sentence how you know!
Name ________________________________________ Date ___________________________
Station 3: Greek Contributions to Science
Directions:
1. Pass out the role cards
2. As the reader reads, students should:
a. Box proper nouns
b. Circle numbers AND
c. Underline ways the Greeks helped to advance ideas about how to run a
government
Reading Comprehension Question ( Timer should give everyone 1 minute to write)
Question
Which of the Greek
advances in science do you
think is most important in
the United States today,
why?
Answer
My Answer:
Other ideas from teammates:
Directions:
1. The partners closest to the door will make a model of the place of the sun and earth
according to Aristarchus using the play dough and toothpicks. Then present the model
to your group and give a brief explanation of why he thought this.
2. The other set of partners will make a model of the universe that the Greeks believed to be
right before Aristarchus with the play dough and toothpick. Then present model to
your group and give a brief explanation of why they thought this.
Fill in the tables below:
Pre-Aristarchus Model
Draw a picture of
the Model in the
box to the right.
Why did people believe
this model was right?
Aristarchus Model
Draw a picture of
the Model in the
box to the right.
Why did people believe
this model was right?
Name: ANSWER KEY
Station 3: Greek Contributions to Science
Directions:
1. Pass out the role cards
2. As the reader reads, students should:
a. Box proper nouns
b. Circle numbers AND
c. Underline ways the Greeks helped to advance ideas about how to run a
government
Reading Comprehension Question ( Timer should give everyone 1 minute to write)
Question
Which of the Greek
advances in Science do you
think is most important in
the U.S.A. today, why?
Answer
ANSWER: Answers will vary
Directions:
1. The partners closest to the door will make a model of the place of the sun and earth
according to Aristarchus using the play dough and toothpicks. Then present the model
to your group and give a brief explanation of why he thought this.
2. The other set of partners will make a model of the universe that the Greeks believed to be
right before Aristarchus with the play dough and toothpick. Then present model to
your group and give a brief explanation of why they thought this.
Fill in the tables below:
Pre-Aristarchus Model
Draw a picture of
the Model in the
box to the right.
Why did people believe
this model was right?
People believed that the gods would have put the
Earth in the center of the universe because it was
the most important planet.
Aristarchus Model
Draw a picture of
the Model in the
box to the right.
Why did Aristarchus
believe this model was
right?
Through observations of the sky, planets, and sun
Aristarchus believed that he saw the earth rotating
around the sun.
Name ________________________________________ Date ___________________________
Station 4: Math
Experiment Directions:
1. Pass out Role Cards
2. The Monitor should draw a line (with Expo Marker) where the water measures up to on the
bowl.
3. The Leader should drop the wooden block into the water.
4. Next the Monitor should use the Expo Marker to mark where the water measures up to on the
bowl with the block in it.
5. Reader should read the question below and then time should give 30 seconds to the group to
answer the question.
6. Leader should lead the group to share answers.
7. Timer should give group 2 minutes to share.
Question
Answer
Using any math vocabulary that you
know explain what happened when you
put the block into the water. Underline
math vocabulary that you used.
Directions:
1. As the reader reads, students should:
a. Box proper nouns
b. Circle numbers AND
c. Underline ways the Greeks helped to advance ideas about how to run a
government
Reading Comprehension Question ( Note: Timer should give everyone 1 minute to write)
Question
Which of the Greek
advances in Math do you
think is most important in
the U.S.A. today, why?
Answer
My answer
Other teammate’s answers
Name: ANSWER KEY
Station 4: Math
Experiment Directions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pass out Role Cards
The Monitor should draw a line (with Expo Marker) where the water measures up to on the bowl.
The Leader should drop the wooden block into the water.
Next the Monitor should use the Expo Marker to mark where the water measures up to on the bowl
with the block in it.
5. Reader should read the question below and then time should give 30 seconds to the group to answer
the question.
6. Leader should lead the group to share answers.
7. Timer should give group 2 minutes to share.
Question
Answer
Using any math vocabulary that you
know explain what happened when you
put the block into the water. Underline
math vocabulary that you used.
ANSWER: Answers will vary. Students should ideally notice
that the volume of an object can be measured by the amount of
water that is displaced when the object is put into the water.
Directions:
1. As the reader reads, students should:
a. Box proper nouns
b. Circle numbers AND
c. Underline ways the Greeks helped to advance ideas about how to run a
government
Reading Comprehension Question ( Note: Timer should give everyone 1 minute to write)
Question
Which of the Greek
advances in Math do you
think is most important in
the U.S.A. today, why?
Answer
ANSWER: Answers will vary. Look to make sure
students have answered the “why” part of the question.
Name ________________________________________ Date ___________________________
Station 5: Greek Theater and Sport
Directions:
1. Pass out the role cards
2. As the reader reads, students should:
a. Box proper nouns
b. Circle numbers AND
c. Underline ways the Greeks helped to advance ideas about how to run a
government
Reading Comprehension Question ( Note: Timer should give everyone 1 minute to write)
Question
Why do you think that the
Greeks believed that
schooling must include
reading, writing, math, music
poetry, and sports?
Answer
My Answer
Other teammate’s answers:
Directions:
-
Divide your group into two teams of two people. Shoulder partners should become a
team.
-
Take 2 minutes to decide whether you will act out a short (30 seconds) comedy or a
tragedy for your teammates.
-
Act out your comedy or tragedy for your teammates
-
The teammates should guess whether you are acting out a tragedy or comedy.
-
After you have acted fill out the table below the section titled Actors
-
After you have been the audience, fill out the table in section titled Audience.
Actors
Question
Your Answer
How long did it take for the
audience to guess correctly?
Did you perform a comedy
or a tragedy?
How did you make the
choice between performing
a comedy or a tragedy?
Audience
Question
How long did it take you to
guess correctly?
What clues led you to
correctly guess whether the
group was performing a
tragedy or a comedy?
Did the pair performing act
out a comedy or a tragedy?
Your Answer
Name: ANSWER KEY
Station 5: Greek Theater and Sport
Directions: Pass out role cards
As the reader reads students should box proper nouns and circle numbers AND
Underline ways the Greeks helped to advance ideas about theater and sport
\
Reading Comprehension Question ( Note: Timer should give everyone 1 minute to write)
Question
Why do you think that the
Greeks believed that
schooling must include
reading, writing, math, music
poetry, and sports?
Answer
ANSWER: Answers will vary. Students should
reference their study of Athens and Sparta. In Athens
especially it was very important that boys were very
well rounded and could be successful in the arts,
sports, academics, and in the military.
Directions:
-
Divide your group into two teams of two people. Shoulder partners should become a
team.
-
Take 2 minutes to decide whether you will act out a short (30 seconds) comedy or a
tragedy for your teammates.
-
Act out your comedy or tragedy for your teammates
-
After you have acted fill out the table below the section titled Actors
-
After you have been the audience , fill out the table in section titled Audience.
Actors
Question
Your Answer
ANSWER: Answers will vary
How long did it take for the
audience to guess correctly?
ANSWER: Answers will vary
Did you perform a comedy
or a tragedy?
ANSWER: Answers will vary
How did you make the
choice between performing
a comedy or a tragedy?
Audience
Question
Your Answer
How long did it take you to
guess correctly?
What clues led you to
correctly guess whether the
group was performing a
tragedy or a comedy?
Did the pair performing act
out a comedy or a tragedy?
ANSWER: Answers will vary
ANSWER: Answers will vary
ANSWER: Answers will vary
Name ________________________________________ Date ___________________________
Station 6: Greek Written Language and History
Directions:
1. Pass out the role cards
2. As the reader reads, students should:
a. Box proper nouns
b. Circle numbers AND
c. Underline ways the Greeks helped to advance ideas about how to run a
government
Reading Comprehension Question ( Note: Timer should give everyone 1 minute to write)
Question
Describe how the creation
of their own alphabet
helped the Greeks?
Answer
My answer:
Other teammate’s answers
Directions: Using the Greek alphabet matched with English letters or sounds, solve the code
written in Greek below or translate the name of a Greek god into Greek!
A
B
G
D
E
EE
TH
I
K
L
N
KS
O
P
R
T
U
PH
CH
PS
GREEK: ΨΙΔΟΝ
ENGLISH Solution: ___________________________________________________
ENGLISH: APOLLO
GREEK Translation: ___________________________________________________
ENGLISH: ARES
GREEK Translation: ___________________________________________________
Name: ANSWER KEY
Station 6: Greek Written Language and History
Directions: Pass out role cards
As the reader reads students should box proper nouns and circle numbers AND
Underline ways the Greeks helped to advance ideas about history and language.
Reading Comprehension Question ( Note: Timer should give everyone 1 minute to write)
Question
Describe how the creation
of their own alphabet
helped the Greeks?
Answer
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
Students should note that having an alphabet made a
written language possible. Having a written language
made things like trade easier because
sailors/merchants could write down records of what
was traded.
Directions: Using the Greek alphabet matched with English letters or sounds, solve the code
written in Greek below or translate the name of a Greek god into Greek!
A
B
G
D
E
EE
TH
I
K
L
N
KS
O
P
R
T
U
PH
CH
PS
GREEK: ΨΙΔΟΝ
ENGLISH Solution: The god Poseidon
ENGLISH: APOLLO
GREEK Translation:
Ο
Ο
ENGLISH: ARES
GREEK Translation: ___________________________________________________
Name ________________________________________ Date ___________________________
Ready Set DEBATE!
As a team, agree on your top three legacies of ancient Greece that you would like to represent as
you prepare for your debate! Choose from the 6 you studied today and list them below:
1.
__________________________________
2.
__________________________________
3.
__________________________________
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EXIT TICKET
Directions: Answer the questions below in 2-3 sentences.
1. What do you think was the least important legacy of ancient Greece and why?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. What do you think was the most important legacy of ancient Greece and why?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Turn the page over for a Bonus Activity!
BONUS!! Use the word bank below to answer the questions for BONUS points!
1. The _______________ on the White House show the influence of Greek architecture.
2. The United States form of government is very similar to the _______________, but in our
government is a ________________ democracy and ______________ government was a
_____________________ democracy
3. The first person in ancient Greece to bring science into medicine and insist that his students
observe the symptoms a sick person to decide the proper treatment was _______________.
He is known as the father of medicine.
4. Herodotus wrote about the origins of the Persian War and described the battles in great detail
after interviewing many people. He is known as the Father of ___________.
Name: ANSWER KEY
Ready Set DEBATE!
As a team, agree on your top three legacies of ancient Greece that you would like to represent as
you prepare for your debate! Choose from the 6 you studied today and list them below:
1.
__________________________________
2.
__________________________________
3.
__________________________________
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EXIT TICKET
Directions: Answer the questions below in 2-3 sentences.
1. What do you think was the least important legacy of ancient Greece and why?
ANSWER: Answer will vary. Look for a well explained answer to the “why.”
2. What do you think was the most important legacy of ancient Greece and why?
ANSWER: Answer will vary. Look for a well explained answer to the “why.”
Turn the page over for a Bonus Activity!
BONUS!! Use the word bank below to answer the questions for BONUS points!
1. The __ Columns __ on the White House show the influence of Greek architecture.
2. The United States form of government is very similar to the __ Athenians __, but in our
government is a _representative_ democracy and _Athen’s__ government was a _direct_
democracy
3. The first person in ancient Greece to bring science into medicine and insist that his students
observe the symptoms a sick person to decide the proper treatment was _ Hippocrates _. He
is known as the father of medicine.
4. Herodotus wrote about the origins of the Persian War and described the battles in great detail
after interviewing many people. He is known as the Father of _ History _.