Contributions of Greek Civilization To Contemporary America or Greek "R" Us

An integrated, interdisciplinary, thematic study of Ancient Greece for Manilou Springs and Florence Colorado for sixth grade students. This unit is important because Ancient Greek culture is the conerstone of Western Civilization. An understanding and appreciation of how our traditions, political institutions, and aesthetics can be traced to the Greeks is an essential component of a liberal arts education and the development of a culturally literate student.