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Greek Drama, Historical Writing, Architecture, and the Sciences
Assess ancient Greek contributions to tragedy, comedy, historiography (Herodotus, Thucydides), classical architectural columns, and mathematics.
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Ancient Greece: City-States, Democracy, and Hellenistic Culture
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Analyze the geography of the Aegean basin, the contrasting societies of Athens and Sparta, the birth of democracy, philosophy, and Hellenistic diffusion.
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Learning standards covered
SS.6-8.EWC.16Nevada Social Studies Standards · 7th GradeInvestigate cultural developments within and across human societies with attention to belief systems, philosophies, ideologies, and the arts.
SS.6-8.EWC.22Nevada Social Studies Standards · 7th GradeAnalyze the intellectual, cultural, religious, and artistic contributions of ancient civilizations to our modern world of racially and ethnically diverse people.