Grade 2 - The Ancient Greek Civilization

The Ancient Greek Civilization | Alignment Chart v

Alignment Chart for The Ancient Greek Civilization

The following chart contains core content objectives addressed in this

domain. It also demonstrates alignment between the Common Core

State Standards and corresponding Core Knowledge Language Arts

(CKLA) goals.

Alignment Chart for

The Ancient Greek Civilization

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Core Content Objectives

Identify the area of ancient Greece on a map 

Locate Crete, the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea,

and the Mediterranean Sea on a map 

Describe the terrain of ancient Greece and how it

affected development 

Define the term civilization   

Define 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 influenced the present  

Describe the city-state Sparta and the Spartan

way of life 

Explain that Athens is named after the goddess

Athena 

Describe the city-state Athens 

Describe how Athenians worshipped Athena 

Explain what the Parthenon was 

Define the term democracy 

Identify Athens as the birthplace of democracy 