Social Studies 7 Key
Final Assessment 2015
Wednesday June 10th
Key students will get as much time as needed. Students will have access to accommodations
outlined in their IEP.
The assessment focuses on Ancient Greece with a few questions related to
the development of civilizations.
Section
Marks
1. Multiple Choice, Matching,
True/False
2. Mapping and Timeline
3. Short Answer Questions
4. Paragraph
40
10
20
10
80 (15% of final grade)
TOTAL
Resources:
Ancient Greece Booklets
Socrative.com for practice quizzes
Quizlet.com for terminology
Tic Tac Toe Activities
British Museum website
Civilizations Introduction Note (Google
Doc)
Class notes in Google Docs
Discovery Education database
Terminology
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Minotaur
Helen
Dorians
Pericles
Socrates
Philip
Alexander the
Great
 Aristotle
 Homer
 Darius
 Palace of
Knossos
 Trojan Horse
 Agora
 Acropolis
 Polis
 Parthenon
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Phalanx
Iliad
Delian League
Peloponnesian
League
 Democracy
 Monarchy
 Oligarchy
Mapping and Timeline
Be able to label the following on a map:
Ancient Greece
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Athens
Sparta
Troy
Pella
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Crete
Knossos
Mycenae
Macedonia
Persian Empire
For the timeline, you will be given dates and major events in Ancient Greece and asked to put it
accurately on a blank timeline.
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3000 B.C. Minoan civilization emerges on Crete
1600 B.C. Mycenaean civilization develops
1200-800 B.C. Early Greek Civilizations are destroyed
508 B.C. Democracy begins in Athens
431 B.C. Athens and Sparta go to war
336-323 B.C. Alexander the Great conquers the Persian Empire
146 B.C. Romans conquer Greeks
B.C.<>A.D.
Short Answer:
Questions will be similar to the following:
 Describe the ingredients needed for a civilization to develop.
 How did geography play a role in the development of the culture of Ancient Greece? (All
time periods)
 Explain 3 Theories of downfall of Minoans, 2 theories of downfall of Mycenae
 What was the Legend of the Minotaur
 What was the Legend of Troy (Trojan war, Trojan horse)
 Compare and contrast what life was like for boys in Athens and in Sparta
 What was life like for women in Athens/Sparta
 Explain the Peloponnesian war (timeline and general story of it)
 Compare and Contrast Athen’s and Sparta’s Government Structures
Paragraph:
You will be asked to answer a question in a well-structured and detailed paragraph on one of
the following topics:
 Arete in Ancient Greece
 The greatest gifts left behind by the ancient Greeks
 Democracy in ancient Greece