24 Overview: Greek Culture
This chapter introduces students to artistic, religious, and political expressions within Greek culture that developed between the Archaic Greek era to the end of the Hellenistic age. In so doing, students will encounter the ways in which Greek culture both changed and continued as they came into contact with civilizations across western Afro-Eurasia. In addition to sorting events related to Greek civilization in historical order, students will also demonstrate their knowledge of the Greeks by identifying key items from the chapter in the third module quiz. Finally, the module Discussion Board response will measure how well students can synthesize what they have learned, as learners must determine how far the Hellenistic age introduced realism into Greek culture.(1)
Learning Objectives
- Sort events in historical order from Greek civilization.
- Identify geographic regions impacted by Greek culture and civilization.
- Identify features of pre-Archaic and Archaic Greek civilization and culture.
- Draw distinctions between the various Pre-Socratics, Sophists, and Socratic schools of thought.
- Identify characteristics of the Athenian democratic system.
- Identify historical moments that resulted in the rise and fall of Athenian influence in Greece.
- Draw distinctions between Classical Greek and Hellenistic Greek sculpture.
- Identify major Greek figures and their achievements.(1)
