Grade 2 - The Ancient Greek Civilization

94 The Ancient Greek Civilization | Pausing Point

Note to Teacher

You should pause here and spend one day reviewing, reinforcing,

or extending the material taught thus far.

You may have students do any combination of the activities listed

below, but it is highly recommended you use the Mid-Domain

Student Performance Task Assessment to assess students’

knowledge of ancient Greek civilization. The other activities may

be done in any order. You may also choose to do an activity with

the whole class or with a small group of students who would

benefi t from the particular activity.

Core Content Objectives Up to This Pausing Point

Students will:

 Identify the area of ancient Greece on a map

 Describe the terrain of ancient Greece and how it affected

development

 Locate Crete, the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the

Mediterranean Sea on a map

 Defi ne the term civilization

 Defi ne the term city-state

 Explain that the ancient Greeks worshipped many gods and

goddesses

 Identify Mount Olympus as the place the ancient Greeks

believed was the home of the gods

 Identify ancient Greece as the site of the original Olympic

Games

 Describe the Olympic Games of ancient Greece

 Describe how the contributions of the ancient Greek civilization

have infl uenced the present

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