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3 Week Unit Plan for Teaching Ancient Greece

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Ancient Greece Unit Plan   Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Week 1 Minoans Mycenaeans  Trojan War mythology Trojan War mythology Persian Wars  Peloponnesian War Pericles Sparta  Classical age Hippocrates Direct democracy  Representative democracy oligarchy Week 2 Classi...

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Greek Theater

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BLOCK C LESSON PLAN FORM Kansas State University    Date:   09/21/2017	                                                                    	 Grade: 6th Subject: Social Studies Lesson Length: 70 minutes  Name: Katelyn Slavik and Allie Ozier Lesson Title: Greek Theater  Lesson Source: n/a      K...

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Written by: Sara Gagliano [Sara is an art educator at Ryder Charter School in Miami Florida.]

Summary:

Students will learn the importance of Ancient Greek architecture and discover how society has been inspired by Ancient Greek art, law, literature and architecture.

Objectives:

Students will:

Learn the four orders of architecture: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite.

Create their own 3d structure.

Work together in groups.

Create basic geometric shapes.

Have fun learning about art history, architecture and math.

What You Need:

2 piece of card stock 18×24 sheet of paper (tag board is fine!)

Brush and cup of water

Water soluble markers

Glue

Scissors

Glue gun for the teacher

What You Do:

1. Teacher will introduce this lesson with a visual of the four orders: Doric, Ionic Corinthian and Composite.

2. She/He will emphasize the importance of Ancient Greek architecture and explain how today's society has been inspired by Ancient Greek art, law, literature and architecture.

3. Students and teacher will describe the design of each order (column.)

Day One
Students will:

1. Fold the 8×10 sheet of paper in half and then in half again creating 4 squares.

2. Recreate each order in each square.

3. Display their papers.

Day Two
Students will:

1. Choose an order they would like to recreate on the larger sheet of paper.

2. Create the order in pencil and trace in a water soluble marker.

3. Paint over the marker with water. (This will make the marker line spread and look antique.)

4. Recreate the same order again using a second sheet of paper.

5. Trace over with marker and paint over again.

6. Cut both orders out of the page with the scissors.

7. Fold the second drawing in half and open it up again.

8. Glue the folded order to the first drawing of the order.

9. Display on a wall for all to see!

Written by: Sara Gagliano [Sara is an art educator at Ryder Charter School in Miami Florida.]

Summary:

Students will learn the importance of Ancient Greek architecture and discover how society has been inspired by Ancient Greek art, law, literature and architecture.

Objectives:

Students will:

Learn the four orders of architecture: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite.

Create their own 3d structure.

Work together in groups.

Create basic geometric shapes.

Have fun learning about art history, architecture and math.

What You Need:

2 piece of card stock 18×24 sheet of paper (tag board is fine!)

Brush and cup of water

Water soluble markers

Glue

Scissors

Glue gun for the teacher

What You Do:

1. Teacher will introduce this lesson with a visual of the four orders: Doric, Ionic Corinthian and Composite.

2. She/He will emphasize the importance of Ancient Greek architecture and explain how today's society has been inspired by Ancient Greek art, law, literature and architecture.

3. Students and teacher will describe the design of each order (column.)

Day One
Students will:

1. Fold the 8×10 sheet of paper in half and then in half again creating 4 squares.

2. Recreate each order in each square.

3. Display their papers.

Day Two
Students will:

1. Choose an order they would like to recreate on the larger sheet of paper.

2. Create the order in pencil and trace in a water soluble marker.

3. Paint over the marker with water. (This will make the marker line spread and look antique.)

4. Recreate the same order again using a second sheet of paper.

5. Trace over with marker and paint over again.

6. Cut both orders out of the page with the scissors.

7. Fold the second drawing in half and open it up again.

8. Glue the folded order to the first drawing of the order.

9. Display on a wall for all to see!

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Four Orders of Architecture: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite. - KinderartFour Orders of Architecture Children will learn the four orders of architecture: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite. - Kinderart

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Written by: Sara Gagliano [Sara is an art educator at Ryder Charter School in Miami Florida.] Students will learn the importance of Ancient Greek architecture and discover how society has been inspired by Ancient Greek art, law, literature and architecture. Students will: Learn the four orders of architecture: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite.

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Kids learn about the civilization and history of ancient Greece including the government, philosophy, science, Athens, Sparta, daily life, people, art, architecture, theater, and mythology. Educational articles for students, schools, and teachers.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum

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#metkids—how can i recognize ancient greek architecture?

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#MetKids-How Can I Recognize Ancient Greek Architecture?

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Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian-oh my! Build your knowledge of Greek columns with Ella, age 10, and find out why ancient Greek architecture is still so popular today.

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Book- Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters

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Book- Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters

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The Minoans have an important place in world history, as building the first civilization to appear on European soil.

Minoan civilization emerged around 2000 BCE, and lasted until 1400 BCE. It was located on the island of Crete, which is now a part of Greece. The Minoans were famous for the magnificent palaces they built, above all at Knossos.

There was, if fact, never a people who called themselves the "Minoans". The civilization of Ancient Crete was given this name by the 19th century British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, who, when he began excavating at Knossos in 1900, thought he had discovered the palace of the legendary king Minos, who appears in several Greek myths.

The rise of a Bronze Age civilization

Neolithic (Stone Age) farming villages began to appear in Crete sometime from 7000 BCE. With the arrival of the Bronze Age, trade routes spread out from the Middle East in search of copper, tin and other resources. Given that water transport was, until the coming of railways, much more efficient than land transport over distances of more than a few miles - one of those often-ignored factors which had such an impact on world history - it was natural that the Mediterranean would from ancient times be a major conduit of trade. Several regional cultures emerged in the 4th millennium BCE in and around the Aegean Sea, which pioneered seaborne commerce. One of these evolved into the Minoan civilization.

As an island in the eastern Mediterranean, Crete enjoyed a strategic location between the centres of civilization in the Middle East and the sources of much-needed minerals in the Balkans, Italy, and as far west as Spain. The rulers of Crete were therefore able to make their land into a centre for international maritime trade.

Bronze Age centres of power

The long-distance trade networks of the Bronze Age were largely dominated by the rulers of well-placed chiefdoms and city-states which straddled the trade routes. They were able to tax the flow of trade, and their seats of power became centres of industrial activity, where goods were manufactured - especially elite items such as bronze weapons, armour and jewellery.

Bronze Age cultures outside the main river valley civilizations therefore tended to consist of largely Neolithic farming populations ruled over by a small but wealthy ruling class, who lived in comparatively luxurious - and often fortified - centres. Minoan civilization is a spectacular example of this.

Palaces, towns and villas

Palace complexes dotted ancient Crete. These began to be built around 2000 BCE, with phases of palace construction and enlargement interspersed with periods of decline and retrenchment. The long-term trend was for a few of the palaces to get larger, while others declined in size, or disappeared altogether. In the final phase (1600 - 1400 BCE) Knossos emerged as by far the largest and most sophisticated palace, a multi-storied complex of stone buildings impressive by any standards. It was clearly the seat of the most powerful ruler on the island.

Minoan palaces were usually situated in or near towns and cities. Here lived the bronze workers, wall painters, potters and other craftsmen who worked in the palace workshops, as well as the traders and crews who manned the Minoan ships. The city of Knossos, adjacent to the great royal palace, was one of the largest urban centres anywhere in the ancient world.

Between the main palaces were situated much smaller groups of buildings which scholars interpret as rural "villas" for members of the palace elite. They often exhibit the same artistic and architectural motifs as the palaces, though on a less magnificent scale.

High culture

The remains of Minoan palaces, especially Knossos, show an astonishing level of material culture for the time. The larger ones would have housed hundreds of inhabitants, and were serviced by elaborate water supply and sewage systems. Our knowledge of the lives of the people who lived in these palaces is limited by the fact that, although writing was practised (in the form of a script called Linear A, which was a pictographic script like Egyptian hieroglyphics and Sumerian cuneiform), it has not yet been deciphered by modern scholars.

Lively and colourful wall frescoes, however, have survived, as well as some statuettes and painted pottery. These give us a vivid glimpse of some aspects of Minoan life. They apparently depict a religious life dominated by priestesses. Their ceremonial dress was almost Victorian in its shape and decoration, with its wide skirts and tight bodices; but there was one glaring difference - the Minoan priestly dresses were bare-breasted. It is likely that this is linked to a fertility cult, prevalent in ancient religions.

A fresco found at the Minoan site of Knossos,
indicating a sport or ritual of "bull leaping"

Another remarkable feature shown in the paintings is bull-jumping - a sport undertaken by both men and women. This too was almost certainly connected to religious ceremonies, as was most public sport in the pre-modern world. It is tempting to see here the origins of bull-fighting, which became prevalent in southern Europe hundreds of years later.

Far-flung influence

The influence of Minoan civilization spread to many places on the Mediterranean coast - on the Greek mainland, where it had a major impact on the emerging Mycenaean civilization; on the coast of Asia Minor; as far west as the coasts of Italy and Sicily; and in the east, on the Canaanite culture.

Minoan pottery has also been found in Egypt. Clearly Minoan traders and sailors journeyed far and wide in search for trade items, and, judging by the power and wealth apparent at Knossos, the Minoans came to dominate maritime trade in the eastern and central Mediterranean.

Cypro Minoan Tablet from Enkomi in the Louvre

Decline and fall

In about 1400 BCE, the archaeological evidence shows a sudden break in the historical record - the palace of Knossos collapsed, its inhabitants dispersed. Modern scholars have linked this to a devastating earthquake and tsunami caused by a volcanic eruption on the nearby island of Thera. Palace-building returned after a little while, but on a smaller scale; and the script has changed - it is now one which scholars call Linear B. This script has, unlike Linear A, been deciphered, with most of the documents relating to routine trade and administration. Linear B was also used on the Greek mainland at this time, and this suggests that the centres of power in Crete had been taken over by conquerors from Greece. These held sway for some two centuries before themselves vanishing.

After that, there are no signs of palace building, nor of writing, nor of any other kind of high culture, for several centuries. When at last literate civilization returns to the island it is as part of the civilization of Classical Greece, an entirely different one from that of the Minoans. A new chapter in the history of the world has begun.

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The Minoans have an important place in world history, as building the first civilization to appear on European soil. Minoan civilization emerged around 2000 BCE, and lasted until 1400 BCE. It was located on the island of Crete, which is now a part of Greece.

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Situated in Southeast Europe, Macedonia was previously a part of Yugoslavia. The country is still the poorest of the former Yugoslav countries.

This mountainous, landlocked country has few resources and almost 30 percent of adults are unemployed. It has more than 50 lakes and sixteen mountains higher than 2,000 m or 6,562 ft.

Fun Facts About Macedonia for Kids

The capital city of Macedonia is Skopje

2.1 million people live in Macedonia, or the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Macedonia includes 9,781 square miles of land.

Macedonian is the official languages of Macedonia*.

The life expectancy in Macedonia is 74 years.

* Although Macedonian is the only official designated national language of the country's constitution, in municipalities where at least 20% of the population is part of another ethnic minority, these other languages are used for official purposes in local government, alongside Macedonian.
Albanians are the largest ethnic group in the Republic of Macedonia.

According to the last census, 1,344,815 Macedonian citizens declared that they spoke Macedonian, 507,989 speak Albanian, another approximate 150,000 said they speak one of the following: Turkish, Romani, Aromanian, Serbian, Bosnian, and other languages.

Macedonia Vocabulary

All About Macedonia Video for Kids

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Macedonia Q&A

Question: What industries does Macedonia support?

Answer: Farmers in Macedonia raise beef, rice, wheat, tobacco and corn. Mining includes coal, lead and zinc.

Map of Macedonia

Here's a map of the country of Macedonia and all its cities and villages. Zoom in to get into street level or zoom out to see other countries around Macedonia! You can see the terrain, but also see the roads, images of the buildings and even take a 3D tour through the streets of the cities of Macedonia, as though you are actually there!

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Situated in Southeast Europe, Macedonia was previously a part of Yugoslavia. The country is still the poorest of the former Yugoslav countries. This mountainous, landlocked country has few resources and almost 30 percent of adults are unemployed. It has more than 50 lakes and sixteen mountains higher than 2,000 m or 6,562 ft.

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The Trojan War

Have you ever been angry at a friend or sibling because they took something without asking? You probably argued with the other person and eventually worked it out. Well, around the 13th century B.C., a similar argument turned into one of the most well-known wars of all time, the Trojan War.

It's hard to tell what's true and what's fiction about this famous event. The exact events are not written down, but the following version of the story is the most well-known, due largely because of a poet named Homer and his poem called The Iliad written hundreds of years after the war.

What Caused the Trojan War?

Our story begins in the ancient city of Troy, located across the Aegean Sea from Greece. One of the princes of Troy, named Paris, made a visit to Sparta, which was in Greece. It was here where he met Queen Helen, wife of King Menelaus (pronounced men-uhl-ows). Now, Helen was known all over Greece for her beauty. When Menelaus was chosen as her husband, all of the other men agreed to protect the couple.

Paris fell madly in love with Helen. He convinced her to fall in love with him and go to Troy. When King Menelaus found out, he was very angry and demanded that Troy return Helen to him.

The Trojans (people of Troy) refused. So Menelaus got his brother King Agamemnon, as well as the other Greeks who swore to defend Menelaus and Helen, to travel across the Aegean Sea to defeat Troy and get Helen back. There were so many warriors, including the famous Achilles (pronounced uh-kill-ees), that it took 1,000 ships to get them there!

The City of Troy

Troy had experience protecting itself from invaders. In fact, there was a tall wall built around the entire city. Not only did this keep enemies out, but the Trojan fighters would stand on top of the wall and shoot arrows down at enemies.

The Greeks were no wimps either, and they didn't let the wall stop them from trying to defeat the Trojans. They were so determined that the war lasted for ten years! Achilles is said to be the strongest, most fearless warrior of the Trojan War. The Trojan prince, Hector, lost his life in a battle with Achilles.

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Have you ever been angry at a friend or sibling because they took something without asking? You probably argued with the other person and eventually worked it out. Well, around the 13th century B.C., a similar argument turned into one of the most well-known wars of all time, the Trojan War.

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War chiefly between Athens and Sparta, caused by growing distrust and jealousy between the two large city-states. In the aftermath of the Persian Wars, Athens reigned supreme with its fleet and its dominance of the Delian League, made up of colonies across the Aegean Sea in Asia Minor.

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