Getting Started

1. Take out your assignment book and copy the following

homework:
Due Wednesday, March 2
Read pp 588-589.
On p 589 answer map zone q. and on p 595 answer q 1a &
1b on looseleaf.
2. Fold over p 77 and write Greece/Rome on the red line.
3. Take out your Social Studies notebook and copy the following
into your Table of Contents:
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Ancient Greece Geography

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Mythica: The Gathering

End of Unit Performance Task
With a partner, you will create a trading card game.
You will create a game that will be played by two or more
wizards. The wizards will cast spells, artifacts, and creatures.
You must create 60+ cards for the deck. The cards will feature
Greek/Roman gods, goddesses, and mythical creatures.
What you can do now?
Start researching Greek/Roman gods, goddesses, and mythical
creatures to feature on your cards.

Students will study the geographical features

and characteristics of Ancient Greece by
examining a map of the Aegean World.

Success Criteria

I can make inferences about Ancient Greeces

geographical features by examining a map.

Vocabulary

climate - the weather in a particular place over

a long period of time
peninsula - land surrounded by water on three
sides
Aegean - the land around the Aegean Sea
Page
80

The Aegean World

Task
Distribute The Aegean World (page 80)
In groups complete The Aegean World Chart
Students share and compare their answers and
discuss

The Aegean World

Characteristic

Impact

Postive or
Negative?

Mild temperatures: hot

in the summer, cold in
the winter
Unpredictable rainfall
Peninsula and islands
surrounded by water
No major rivers or
other inland water
sources
Most of the land is
rugged, rough, or
mountainous
Lots of mountain
valleys which have
fertile soil
Settlement areas are
very spread out and
separated by water

Page
81

The Aegean World

Characteristic

Impact

Postive or
Negative?

Mild temperatures: hot

in the summer, cold in
the winter
Unpredictable rainfall
Peninsula and islands
surrounded by water
No major rivers or
other inland water
sources
Most of the land is
rugged, rough, or
mountainous
Lots of mountain
valleys which have
fertile soil
Settlement areas are
very spread out and
separated by water

Discus
sion

Success Criteria

I can make inferences about Ancient Greeces

geographical features by examining a map.