Ancient Greece Reflection

A couple weeks ago we completed our ancient Greece unit. It was engaging and full of discussion. We covered everything from the time of the Minoans to the conquest by Rome. I really enjoyed the Socratic Seminar at the end where we discussed the Greek contributions to the world. I thought it was a thorough way to end the unit. It was difficult for everyone to speak. We would occasionally interrupt each other or one person would dominate the conversation. I wish we had more time to discuss because we did not get through some of the main contributions of the Greeks such as democracy. We also had to write an essay about whether Alexander the Great was really that great. It was fine but I think it would be more interesting if we wrote a biased biography about someone of our choice (obviously applying to that time period). I would also have liked to learn more about different city states besides Athens and Sparta. What about Delphi? I think a hands on project would make this unit (actually any) more engaging and interesting. Perhaps for Rome we could build our own miniature aqueduct. :)