1. Ancient Greece
Unit 5

2. Feb. 10 & feb. 13 Topic: Ancient Greece intro.
Essential Question: How did geography affect Greece’s development?
Starter Question: How is the influence of Ancient Greece still seen today? What are some items the Ancient Greeks invented that we still use today?
Feb. 10 & feb. 13

3. Greek Root Words #1
Add these words to your Greek Root Word list for the week
Root
Meaning
Example
Your Example
Polis
City
Police
Therm
Heat
thermometer
Geo
Earth
geography

4. Feb. 14 & Feb 15 Topic: Mapping ancient Greece
Essential Question: How did geography affect Greece’s development?
Starter question: Use the map to answer questions #1-4. Write each question down on a separate line of your starter page.
#1: What letter represents the Aegean Sea?
#2 – What letter represents the island of Crete?
#3 – What letter represents the country of Macedonia?
#4 – What letter represents the capital city of Athens?
Feb. 14 & Feb 15

6. Greek Root Words #2 Astro Constellation Astrology Dem People Democracy
Meaning
Example
Your Example
Astro
Constellation
Astrology
Dem
People
Democracy
path
Feeling, suffering
Sympathy

7. Feb. 16 & Feb. 17 Topic: Rise of democracy
Essential question: How did democracy take hold in ancient Greece?
Starter question: What are the basic characteristics of a democracy?
Complete your summary and turn it in!

8. Greek Root Words #3 Root Meaning Example Mega Big, large Megaphone
Your Example
Mega
Big, large
Megaphone
Mono
One
Monocle
Chron
Time
Chronic

9. -Topic: Government in Greece -Essential Question: How did democracy take hold in ancient Greece? Starter question: What are the four types of government that were present in Greek city-states? Which government do you think was best for ruling the people of ancient Greece? Why?
Feb. 22 &Feb. 23

10. Greek Root Words #4 Root Meaning Example Your Example Anthrop Human
philanthropy
Phil
Having a strong love for
philosophy
Morph
Form
metamorphosis

11. Feb. 24 & Feb. 27 Topic: Greek City-States
Essential Question – Athens and Sparta – who had it better?
Starter question - Why do you think city-states were independently run opposed to all being united under one country?
Feb. 24 & Feb. 27

12. Greek Root Words #5 Root Meaning Example Your Example Crat Power, rule
autocrat
Phone
Voice, sound
telephone
Osis
State, condition
psychosis

13. Feb. 28th and Mar. 1 Topic: Athens vs Sparta
Essential Question: Is it better to be alone or allied?
Starter question – What does the term allied mean? Is it better to form an alliance or stay solo? Why?
Feb. 28th and Mar. 1

14. Greek words #6 Root Meaning Example Your example Dyna Power dynamic
Hypo
Below; beneath
hypothermia
Hyper
Over; above
hyperactive

15. March 6th & March 7th Topic: Persian Wars
Essential Question: Is it better to be alone or allied?
Starter question: What are four facts you learned about the Persian empire?
March 6th & March 7th

16. Greek Words #7 Root Meaning Example Your Example Auto Self
Autobiography
Gram
Thing written
Telegram
hydr
water
hydration

17. March 8th & March 9th Topic: After the Persian Wars
Essential Question: Did the “right” side win the Persian Wars?
Starter Question: What shape was Athens in after the Persian Wars? Did the right side (Greeks) win the war? Why or why not?
March 8th & March 9th

18. Greek Root Words #8 Root Meaning Example Your Example Aero Air
aerodynamics
Biblio
Book
bibliography
ortho
Straight or
right
orthodontist

19. March 10 & March 13 Topic: Athens’ Golden Age
Essential Question: What is a golden age?
Starter question: What is a golden age? What parts of society/civilization develop in a golden age?
Complete the Summary and turn it in!
March 10 & March 13

20. Greek Words #9 Root Meaning Example Your Example Mis/miso Hate
misogyny
Phobia
Fear
phobic
Psycho
soul; spirit
psychology

21. March 14th & March 15th Topic – Greek Mythology
Essential Question: How did the golden age impact the religion of ancient Greece?
Starter question: What do you already know about Greek mythology? Who is your favorite god/goddess of ancient Greece?
March 14th & March 15th

22. Greek Root Words #10 Root Meaning Example Your example Bio Life
biology
Dys
Bad; hard; unlucky
Dyslexic
Hetero
Different
heterogeneous

23. March 16th and March 17th Topic: Golden Age of Athens – the arts
Essential Question – How did the golden age impact the arts in ancient Greece?
Starter Question – What types of art did ancient Greece have? What defines something as “art”?
March 16th and March 17th

24. Greek Root Words #11 Root Meaning Example Your Example logy Study of
biology
Graph
Writing
phonograph
Homo
Same
Homonym

25. Topic: Golden Age: Philosophy and Architecture
Essential Question: How did the golden age impact philosophical thinking in ancient Greece?
Starter question: What is philosophy? (Use your root word knowledge). What are major components of philosophy?
March 20th and March 21st

26. Greek Root Words #12 Root Meaning Example Your Example Meter/metr
Measure
thermometer
Micro
Small
Microbe
Nym
Name
antonym

27. March 22nd and March 23rd Topic: Alexander the Great
Essential Question: Why was Alexander so great?
Starter question: What were the four types of government in Greece? Alexander was known as an emperor – so what type of government does Greece go back to after having democracy?
March 22nd and March 23rd

28. Greek Root Words #13 Root Definition Example Your example Photo Light
photograph
Pseudo
False
pseudonym
Techno
Art/science/skill
technique

29. April 3rd and April 4th Topic: Alexander the Great
Essential question: What made Alexander so great?
Starter question: What are three things AtG accomplished in his lifetime?
April 3rd and April 4th

30. Greek Root Words #14 Root Definition Example Your example tele Far off
television
scope
Viewing instrument
telescope
andr
Man
misandry

31. Topic: End of Unit Essential Question: What have I learned about ancient Greece? Starter question: What are three things you will walk away from this unit on ancient Greece knowing?
April 10th and April 11th

32. Greek Root Words #15 Root Meaning Example Your example pept digestion
peptic
dia
through
diameter
Cycl
Ring, circle
bicycle