Alabama Social Studies SS24.7.14d
The Standard
- SS24.7.14
- Summarize cultural contributions and legacies of Classical Greece, including architecture, arts, intellectual life, literature, politics, and science.
Analyze the internal and external conflicts that played a role in Classical Greek society.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify conflicts within the Greek world, such as the rivalry between Athens and Sparta, and conflicts with outsiders, such as the Persian invasions. They explain how each conflict changed Greek alliances, government, or daily life.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain why Athens and Sparta fought after joining forces against Persia. They can use a specific event, such as the Peloponnesian War, to describe a result for Greek city-states.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat Greece as one united country rather than separate city-states. They may also call the war between Athens and Sparta an invasion by outsiders, or assume every resident of Athens could vote.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Name one conflict among Greeks and one conflict with an outside power. For each, write one sentence explaining a result.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a blank map of Greece and the Aegean Sea; have them mark Athens, Sparta, and the route of a Persian invasion.
Ask: Why did Athens and Sparta fight after joining against Persia? Have students write two sentences using evidence from a class reading.
Give groups event cards for the Persian Wars, Peloponnesian War, and a helot revolt; have them sort the conflicts and defend each choice.
Compare who votes in a student council election with who could vote in Athens, then name one major difference.
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Related Standards
- SS24.7.14b
Trace the development of Greek city-states' political systems, including democracy, that influenced the governments of modern nations.
- SS24.7.15c
Analyze the social, political, and economic effects of the Punic Wars.
- SS24.7.14a
Explain the development of the polis and analyze how geography affected the process, including Athens and Sparta.
- SS24.7.14c
Explain the influence of philosophers on Greek society, culture, and politics as well as their influence on modern thought.
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