Classical Greek Society and Culture

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

8

Overview

This is a video from Khan Academy about Classical Greece and its cultural contributions. This video can be used to introduce a lesson on the cultural contributions of Classical Greece. The video is 10 minutes and 9 seconds in length.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 8

SS10.8.4

Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.

UP:SS10.8.4

Vocabulary

  • cultural contributions
  • Classical Greece
  • politics
  • intellectual life
  • oligarchy
  • democracy
  • representative democracy
  • direct democracy
  • philosophy

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including the areas of politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.
  • The social and political structures of various city-states throughout Greece's Classical Era.
  • The contribution of Greek democracy to the American system of government.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Analyze textual evidence of primary and secondary sources.
  • Locate places on a map.
  • Describe how geography influenced Greek culture.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There were many cultural contributions of Classical Greece, in government, politics, arts, history, philosophy, drama, literature, architecture, math, and science.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

Khan Academy

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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