Unit 1: Ancient Greece

How geography shaped the Greek city-states, how democracy worked in Athens, and the Greek ideas we still use today.

I can explain how mountains and the sea led to many separate city-states.
I can compare life and government in Athens and Sparta.
I can describe how Athenian democracy worked, and who could and couldn’t vote.
I can name Greek ideas we still use today, from the Olympics to columns and theater.

🔑 Teacher edition (PDF)

With answer keys and teacher notes. For you, not for students.

🎒 Student copy (PDF)

No answer keys. Print this one for class. All 3 printables.

Materials

Title	Type	Description
City-States and Democracy	slides	Greek geography, city-states, Athens and Sparta, and how democracy worked in Athens.
Greek Ideas That Last	slides	The Olympic Games, gods and myths, philosophers, temples and columns, and theater.
Athens vs Sparta 雅典与斯巴达	worksheet	Compare government, school, the army and daily life in two city-states, then decide where you’d rather live. Teacher copy has an answer key.
Greek Gods Fact Cards 希腊诸神	reference	Six of the Olympian gods: what each was in charge of and a symbol, with 中文 names, plus a blank card to design your own.
The Assembly Votes 公民大会投票	handout	A classroom Athenian Assembly: speeches for and against, a show-of-hands vote, a tally, and a reflection on who got to vote.