Materials

• Class notes (see bolded text in Instructional Activities below)
• Overhead projector (optional)
• Teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or activity

Instructional Activities

1. Review content covered to this point in the unit.
   
   
2. Use the textbooks and other available resources to present the economic and social development of Ancient Greece. Include the following:
   • Agriculture (limited arable land)
   • Commerce and the spread of Hellenic culture
   • Shift from barter to money economy (coins)
   
   
3. Ensure that students understand the term arable land by providing examples through pictures and local settings.
   
   
4. Ask students to explain the term barter. Discuss the positive and negative aspects of an economy based on barter and one based on money.
   
   
5. Place the following notes on the board or overhead:
   
        The expansion of Greek civilization, through trade and colonization, led to the spread of Hellenic culture across the Mediterranean and Black seas.
   
   Check for understanding of the following concept:
   
        Mountainous terrain helped and hindered the development of city-states.
   
   Check for understanding of the following concept:
   
        Greek cities were designed to promote civic and commercial life.
   
   Discuss the organization of Greek cities.
   
        Colonization was related to overpopulation and the search for arable land.
   
   Discuss how overpopulation creates problems with the availability of arable land.
   
   
6. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available teacher resources.