Activity+4

Activity 4: Ancient Contributions to Modern Government (Julie)

__**Objective**__ **:** Students will learn how governments of ancient civilizations have helped define our government today.

__**Procedure**__ **:**
 * 1) Students will view a variety of resources to develop an understanding of different forms of government.
 * 2) Students will conduct research to examine how ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece were governed.
 * 3) Students will develop a mind map using Bubbl.us or Webspiration to help them understand the governmental structure of ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece.
 * 4) Students will conduct research to review the structure of the democratic government in the United States and add this information to the mind map.

__**Guiding Resources**__ **:** Colman Communications. (1996). Governments [Video Segment]. Available from [|__http://www.discoveryeducation.com/__] Oracle ThinkQuest. (1996). Ancient Egyptian Government. Retrieved from [|__http://library.thinkquest.org/3011/egypt3.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Oracle ThinkQuest. (1998). Egypt: Government. Retrieved from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://library.thinkquest.org/16325/e-gov.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ancient Greece for Kids. (n.d.). Around 510 BCE - The Ancient Athenians <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Invented Democracy. Retrieved from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://greece.mrdonn.org/athensdemocracy.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Carr, K. (2010). Kidpede: Ancient Government. Retrieved from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/government/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ancient Lights. (2001). Ancient Greece: The Democracy of Athens, 500 BC [Video Segment]. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Available from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.discoveryeducation.com/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">100% Educational Videos. (2001). <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Our Government [Video Segment]. Available from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.discoveryeducation.com/__]