Unit II Ancient Civilizations-Greece and Rome

							Unit II: Classical Civilizations -Greece and Rome:

Students are able to describe and analyze the impact that philosophy and religion have on society.
     Students can explain the leading ideas of Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates (1.1)
     Students can analyze how Christianity impacted the Roman Empire (1.2)

Students can describe specific characteristics of and differentiate between government systems such
as theocracy, monarchy, oligarchy, aristocracy, democracy, and dictatorship.
      Students can compare Athenian Democracy with the militaristic aristocracy of Sparta (2.1)
      Students can understand the importance of Greek ideas about democracy and citizenship for the
        development of Western political thought and institutions (2.2)
      Students can describe the characteristics of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire and
        understand and describe how Rome went from republic to empire (2.3)

Students can analyze how different political and cultural ideology changes society.
     Students can analyze the causes and effects of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars on western
        civilization. (3.1)
     Students understand the influence of Hellenistic culture on modern society (3.2)
     Students understand how geography shaped the development of the Roman Empire (3.3)
     Students can outline Roman contributions to the arts, technology, and law (3.4)
       Students understand the reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire



Information that could be covered, but is NOT limited to:

Standard I                                             Greek and Roman art and architecture
Aristotle                                              Alexander the Great and spreading of Greek
Plato                                                  culture (Hellenistic)
Socrates                                               Influence of Greek and Roman geography
Polytheism and role of the gods                        Pax Romana
Mythology                                              Julius Caesar
Christianity – Constantine, persecution, Judaism       Augustus Caesar
Jesus                                                  Germanic tribes (Huns)
Diocletian                                             Corruption
Apostles                                               Civil war

Standard II
Polis
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Direct Democracy
Republic
Empire
Dictatorship
Modern democracy vs. Classical democracy
Punic Wars - Carthage
Etruscans

Standard III
Persian Wars
Darius
Pericles
Peloponnesian Wars