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Ancient Greek Culture, Science, and the Arts

6th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

6 lessons

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Explore the foundational intellectual, scientific, literary, and artistic achievements of classical Greece and their enduring legacy.

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us-ma7.T4b.6Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Give examples of Greek gods and goddesses, heroes, and events; explain the persistence of terms from Greek and Roman mythology in modern English and other European languages (e.g., Pandora’s box, a Herculean task, the wrath of Achilles, Amazon, Olympics, marathon, narcissism).