Grade 6 · Social Studies · Lesson 6

Ancient Greece and the birth of democracy

Ancient Greece was not a single country but a collection of independent city-states scattered across the rocky hills, valleys, and islands of the Aegean Sea. Greek civilization flourished from about 800 BCE to 146 BCE and shaped Western thought in ways still felt today. The Greeks gave us democracy, philosophy, theater, the Olympic Games, and a tradition of asking deep questions about how the world works.

What this lesson teaches

1Describe the Greek city-state system and its main features
2Compare the very different societies of Athens and Sparta
3Explain the meaning and birth of democracy in ancient Athens
4Name three Greek philosophers and the lasting ideas of Greek culture

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