Lesson Plan/Calendar Unit 2 Classical Civilizations (Persians, Greeks, Romans, Han,
Indian Religions)
Required: Articles & Study Guides. Always recommended for those of you who
want 4s or 5s on the exam or just deeper knowledge of the topic: read the
textbook pages. Videos: may replace or augment reading—be sure to note which
one. Also, please note that you are expected to read the articles prior to class if it
say “Due.” That means that a pop quiz could occur—and also that I will talk less if
you can talk more!
Optional assignments this unit include a Unit 2 Timeline and a Roman Feast
project (it involves food:0p !). You can do one, both, or none of these.
Week 4
Instruction &
Activities
Homework
Standards
EQ
Monday
Reading Day: SG
9 (articles/ pp.93101) if needed;
Greek readings &
SG 10 (pp.99, 102110)—take SPICE
Notes
Quia assigned
on Unit 1 Test
day; due Sep1
11:59 on
Articles, SG 9
(pp.93-101);
also EdPuzzle
on Persia
Topics:
Cyrus
Darius I
Zoroastrianism
Government
structure
In what
ways
does
Zoastri
anism
influen
ce
other
religion
?
Aug 31
HW: finish SG
10 (pp.99, 102110) & articles
(Pre-Classical &
Classical
Greece, Ancient
Greek Drama
and Theater,
Greek ThoughtSocrates, Plato,
& Aristotle) Quia
due Thurs. @
11:59
Begin Ch.3
“Delight of
Wine” in A
(KC 1.3, 2.1, 2.2)
Format
ive
Asses
sment
History of the
World in 6
Glasses (pp.4368). Open
Note/ Open
Book quiz on
Friday in class.
HW:
Tuesday
SEPT 1
Persia- slides on
website
Due tonightQuia on Persia
(Pages 93-101)*
Wednesday
Greeks
SEPT 2
(Pages 99-110)*
Achievements
Stations w/
documents
incorporated
Stations 1-9
HW:
Topics:
Continue
reading
assigned (SG
10) on Greeks
in Bulliet text,
articles & Ch. 3
History of the
World in 6
Glasses
Achievements of
the Greeks using
Documents and
stations
Online slides
on Greek
technology (on
website)
Polis
Technology:
Fighting style
(phalanx) &
trireme
(2.1, V, A)
Philosophy
Greeks
(Pages 99-110)
Thursday
SEP 3
Finish Stations 1-9
Due tonight:
Quia on SG 10
articles &
readings
Topics:
Athens and
Sparta
Foundation of
democracy
(KC 2.2)
What
are the
technol
ogical
innovat
ions
which
allowed
the
Greeks
a
military
advanta
ge?
What
was the
Greek
contrib
ution to
philoso
phy?
What
foundat
ions of
democr
acy did
the
Greeks
contrib
ute to
the
making
Formati
ve
Assess
ment:
Study
Guide 9
& 10
Quiz
of the
modern
world?
Friday
SEP 4
Ch 3 Open
Note/Open book
Quiz on Ch 3. (pp.
43-68) “Delight of
Wine” in History
of the World in 6
Glasses
Citizenship &
education in
Athens v. Sparta
(mini-DBQ w/
thesis)
(graded/due at
end of class if
time permits)
HW:
Study Guide 11
(accompanying
articles &
website) on
website
Distinctiveness of
Greek tragedy
(KC 2.1)
Crash Course
Video
EdPuzzle.com
Begin Ch. 4
“The Imperial
Vine” from
History of the
World in 6
Glasses Quiz
Sep 16
What
were the
two
types of
theatre
perform
ances?
What
was
distincti
ve about
Greek
tragedy
?
Optional
assignment:
Roman Feast
on Thursday,
Sep 17)
Week 5
Monday
Sep 7
Labor Day
Finish SG 11
(SG 11 & SG 12
reading quiz
this week in
class)
Continue Ch. 4
“The Imperial
Vine” from
History of the
World in 6
Glasses (Quiz
Sep 16)
HW: Start Study
Guide 12:
Topics:
What
social
Write
thesis
stateme
nt
regardin
g3
achieve
ments
Tuesday
SEPT 8
Accompanies
articles on Rome
Persia/Greeks
Republic, The
World According
Compare/Contrast
to Rome Roman
Persians & Greeks Empire, Reasons
Alexander Mini-Q for the Fall of
Rome, Jewish
(Pages 111-116)
Diaspora,
Establishment &
Fundamentals of
Christianity,
Archeological
Note on
Crucifixion
Must Know
Dates for Quiz
assigned. Quiz
on 9/
Persian Wars
Social structure
Peloponnesian
War
Alexander
Hellenistic
Civilization
(KC 2.2)
structur
es
emerge
in the
Persian
Empire
? In
what
way
were
the
Greeks
superio
r to the
Persian
s? In
what
ways
are the
Persian
s
superio
r to the
Greeks
?
Is
Alexan
der
deservi
ng of
the
monike
r
“Great”
(based
on the
docum
ents)?
Wednesday
SEPT 9
SLO testing
Continue Ch. 4
“The Imperial
Vine” from
History of the
World in 6
Glasses (Quiz
Sep 16)
Thursday
Sep 10
SG11/12 Quiz
Hellenistic
Synthesis:
images of
Gandhas Budda &
sculpture
(Pages 116-120)
Mini-DBQ on
Alexander the
Great (thesis w/
outline)
Case study:
Convergence of
Greco-Roman
culture and
Buddhist beliefs
as seen in
Afghanistan’s
Gandhara
Buddhas (2.2, V,
C)
How is
the
Gandha
s
Budda
an
exampl
e of
Helleni
stic
synthes
is?
Thesis
stateme
nt w/
outline
& two
POV
Topics:
How
did the
Roman
beliefs
influen
ce the
govern
ment of
the
Roman
Republi
c?
What
allowed
Julius
Caesar
to
emerge
as a
leader?
TOTD:
MiniDBQ on
Athens
v.
Rome
citizens
hip
(which
one is
better)
Grandpa’s Fish
Story exercise &
“Rude”
Friday
SEPT 11
Rome
(Pages 123-138)*
Due: Roman
Republic article
Athens v. Rome
mini DBQ on
Citizenship
HW:
Engineering &
Architecture
slides or
“Engineering
an Empire:
Rome” (90
minutes) on
youtube
Roman
Republic
Belief systems
Failure of the
Republic
Rise of Caesar
Due Tuesday
Sep 15
Week 6
Roman Empire
Monday
HW:
Topics:
Video Enrichment: Roman Empire
Roman Empire
Lost Civilizations:
Empire culture
Map
Study
Guide
11 & 12
Quiz (8
questio
ns- 2
points
a piece)
SEPT 14
Rome
Study Guide 13
Qin & Han
Empire
Quia online due
by Thursday
11:59pm
Tuesday
Rome
SEPT 15
Roman Empire
Rome
Jigsaw: Roman
Beliefs, Carthage,
Punic Wars
Due: World
According to Rome,
Roman Empire
HW: The
Byzantine State
Under Justinian
due Thurs. by
classtime &
EdPuzzle.com
on Fall of the
Roman Empire
Due Sep 16 @
11:59pm
Greco-Roman
culture (2.1, II, E)
Roman
architecture (2.1,
V, B)
Topic:
Transition of
Rome to an
Empire
( 2.1, 2.2)
Augustus’s
Reforms &
Transition to an
Empire
How do
the
Roman
beliefs
and the
Punic
Wars
contrib
ute to
Rome’s
transiti
on to
an
Empire
? What
events
contrib
ute to
the
final
transiti
on of
Rome
to an
Empire
?
Why
did
August
us’s
reforms
allow
for the
period
known
as the
Pax
Roman
a to
emerge
?
Quiz on Imperial
Vine
Wednesday
SEPT 16
Early Christianity
& Jewish
Diaspora
Mini-lecture on
Jewish Diaspora
HW:
EdPuzzle.com
on Fall of the
Roman Empire
Due: Tonight
11:59pm
Topic:
Persecution of
Jews and
Christians during
Roman Empire
Critical Thinking
Exercise on Early
Christianity
Roman Feast
(Optional
Assignment)
Thursday
SEPT 17
Fall of
Rome/Byzantine
Empire
SG 13
(Readings/
articles ) w/
Quia due
tonight
11:59pm.
Topics:
Fall of Empire
Continuity of
Rome via
Byzantine
Empire
Justinian Code
Nika Revolts
Hagia Sofia
Fall of Rome MiniQ
Imperial China
Friday
SEPT 18
(Pages 139-146,
146-148)
HW: Begin
Study Guide 14,
Slides on
Hinduism,
Buddhism,
Jainism as well
as article on
Hinduism,
Buddhism,
Jainism
Topics:
Rise of Qin
Dynasty
Han
What
contrib
uted to
The Fall
of the
Roman
Empire
(at least
the
western
portion)
?
Week 7
Monday
SEPT 22
Imperial China
Focus:
Han China and
Roman Empire
Compare and
contrast the Han
and Roman
Empires
(Pages 139-146,
146-148)
Empire
organization (2.2,
II, A)
Compare/Contrast
Han & Roman
Empires chart
(Jigsaw)
Empire military
power (2.2, II, B)
Success of
empires (2.2, II, C)
Unique social
and economic
dimensions of
Empires (2.2, III,
A-D)
Quiz on “Must
Know” dates from
Unit 2
Tuesday
India
SEPT 23
Excerpts from
Indian religious
texts
Optional
timeline for
Unit 2 due
Focus:
Indian religious
beliefs (Vedic
Age,
Hinduism,
Buddhism,
Jainism)
(Pages 150-160)*
Slides on
Hinduism,
Buddhism,
Jainism
Wednesday
India
Focus:
SEPT 24
Excerpts from
Indian epics
How religions
affected gender
roles (2.1, III)
Images of Indian
architecture
(Pages 150-160)
Impact of
Indian epics on
Persia and
South Asia (2.1, V,
Formati
ve
Assess
ment:
Compar
e/Contr
ast
Chart
A)
Indian
architecture (2.1,
V, B)
Thursday
Sept 25
Friday
Sept 26
DBQ #1 (25
points)
Test Unit 2