Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

The Persians and Greeks /Crash Course World History

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

John Green compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course, we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the great powers of the ancient world, all WITHOUT the use of footage from 300.

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    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 8

    SS10.8.4

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

    Unpacked Content

    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.
    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Human Geography

    SS10.HG.3

    Identify the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.HG.3

    Vocabulary

    • characteristics
    • distribution
    • complexity
    • cultural
    • mosaics

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • How the belief systems, languages, social structure, customs, traditions, art, food, architecture, and technology all shape culture.
    • The role of popular culture and the impact it has on local culture.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Compare and contrast differing cultures around the world.
    • Identify the role that belief systems, languages, social structure, customs, traditions, art, food, architecture, and technology have in shaping culture.
    • Identify major cultural regions of the world.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There are essential components that make-up culture.
    • Culture plays an important role in the human mosaic.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    PBS
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    CUSTOM
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