This resource explains how the Romans established a form of government-a republic-that was copied by countries for centuries and how the United States is based partly on Rome's model.
In this lesson, students describe which segments of society were included in the original Athenian democracy. They also compare and contrast early Greek democracy to democracy as it is exercised in the United States today.
Students make connections between the influences of the ancient past on American founding documents and fathers through this lesson plan. Students participate in a presentation, analyze Athenian and American democracy, create a PowerPoint presentation investigating the three major Greek philosophers, and take an assessment on knowledge gained. Lesson opens in a Word document.
This resource provides information on ancient Greek democracy and insight as to how ancient Greek democracy may have influenced political ideas of modern societies.
In this lesson, students will begin to consider what human rights are and how they impact people around the world. This lines up with several of the Global Competencies used by NCDPI including investigating the world and recognizing perspecties. Note: This lesson was created in accordance with the 7th Grade Social Studies Essential Standards and VIF/Participate Global Competence Indicators for Grade 7. For more information about VIF/Participate and these indicators, please visit https://www.participate.com/. This lesson was developed by Lindsey Gallagher as part of their completion of the North Carolina Global Educator Digital Badge program. This lesson plan has been vetted at the local and state level for standards alignment, Global Education focus, and content accuracy.
This resource explains how Ghana's newly established political system has dramatically improved in basic services.
This resource provides an understanding of the nature of Roman politics.
This resource provides an overview of the structure of the Roman Empire.
This resource explains how the Roman Republic may have influenced the political ideas of modern societies.
In this lesson, students learn that the Roman Empire had massive influences on the rest of the world, from city planning to daily vocabulary.
This resource explains the role of Senators in the Roman Republic and later under the Roman Empire.