7 th grade Social Studies Overview Ms. Kudoba

In Social Studies this year, we will be learning about two ancient civilizations, Greece and Rome

Although these civilizations are said to be “ancient”, their ideas and cultures have heavily influenced our lives today

This year, we will see how the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome have impacted our lives You may already have come in contact with these cultures and have not even known it…

From ancient Greece:

…the Theater

… Architecture

… the Olympics

… the Alphabet

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… Prefixes and Suffixes geo- geography phon- phonetics tech- technology archeology-ology arachnophobia-phobia telegraph-graph

… Myths and Religion

… Voting and Democracy

From ancient Rome:

… Sewage Systems

… the Arch

… the Dome

… Roads

… Roman Numerals

… Public baths/saunas/pools

These are just some of the contributions given to us from the ancient Greeks and Romans! Over the course of this year, you will discover many others! Keep an eye out!