Review and connect the ancient Greek civilizations studied so far, from Greek geography through Alexander and Hellenism.
You have now studied ancient Greece across nine weeks: how geography shaped independent city-states, Athens's democratic experiment, Sparta's contrasting military society, the Persian Wars, the Golden Age's arts and history-writing, three generations of philosophers, and Alexander's conquests and Hellenistic legacy. As with the previous two era assessments, the goal this week is connecting what you already know -- placing events in order and comparing city-states, leaders, and ideas -- not learning brand-new material.
Look especially for the through-lines that connect this whole unit: geography (week 19) explains why Athens and Sparta could develop such different societies in the first place; the Persian Wars (week 22) united those rival cities just long enough to preserve the independence that let the Golden Age (week 23) and philosophy (week 24) flourish; and Alexander (week 25), tutored by a philosopher from that same chain, then spread Greek culture (week 26) far beyond Greece itself. Nothing in this unit happened in isolation.
Mastery looks like: They can place this unit's major events on a timeline in order and explain at least two cause-and-effect connections across different weeks.
Common stumbles: Treating each week's topic as a separate, disconnected fact rather than seeing how geography, politics, war, and culture connect across the unit.