The earliest Greek civilizations thrived nearly 4,000 years ago.Yet, their culture still impacts our lives today, in the arts, in philosophy, and in science, math, literature and politics. The ancient Greeks were great builders, thinkers, philosophers and military strategists.

Make your own map of ancient Greece. (Word)

Read the study guide (Word) and answer these homework questions (Word).

Learn more about what it was like to live in ancient Greece.

Architecture:

Column Challenge: First you'll learn then you'll build.
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Now that you know about Greek architecture, take this quiz.

Art:

Greek Vases

Astronomy:

Ah, it's all in the stars... just ask the ancient Greeks and you'll see what I mean.

Daily Life:

What was a typical day like in the life of a person who lived during this time? Read and find out. Now become a merchant, scholar or princess and travel through ancient Greece.

Help to write a newspaper about ancient Greece.

Famous Folks:

Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Alexander the Great
Homer

* Watch this video to learn what these famous folks do in their free time.

Language:

The Greek alphabet is interesting to learn. Check it out (pdf download).

Olympics:

You are an Olympian contestant, representing your city-state at the ancient Olympic games! Good luck.
Now that you know about the ancient Olympics, try this quiz.

 

Literature Connections

Mythology:

Learn about the Greek gods and goddesses by selecting your favorite one and completing this challenge.

Let's make an illustrated family tree of the Greek gods. But guess what? We won't start with Zeus and Hera. Instead, it's important to begin in chaos....

Greek myths are fun to read. Here's a list of a few that you may read on the Internet: Theseus and the Minotaur , Little Io, and The Labors of Hercules. You can also watch these Flash animations: Apollo and his Oracle, Perseus and Medusa , Orpheus and the Underworld , and Demeter and Persephone. There are lots of books that have collections of Greek myths, too. After you have read a selection of myths, complete this essay challenge.

Now that you're Greek Mythbusters, how about playing a game of Classic Jeopardy? Do you know it all? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

Here are a few mythology games to play. Enjoy!

Fables

A fable a day will keep your troubles away... well maybe not, but they are also fun to read. Here are some of Aesop's fables - read them and see if you can figure out the message/moral of each one.

Resources

Mr. Dowling

BBC - Ancient GreeceThe Minoans

The Olympic Games

Acievements

Mr. Donn's Ancient Greek Daily LifeAncient Greece Ancient Greece
The BBC created this Ancient Greece site.

Mrs. Donn's Cheat Sheet: Meet the Greeks

Mrs. Donn's Daily Life (3-6)
The Ancient Gods
A clear, simple overview of the ancient gods.

Or you could try this one. Or this one.

Ancient Greece
Portland State University education students provided middle school level information about ancient Greek life, now maintained by historyforkids.org.

Ancient Greek Civilization
Learn about Greek land and resources, culture, mythology, daily life, mathematics and more.

The Ancient Greeks
Culture, people, and history of ancient Greece.

The Ancient Olympics
What sports were at the ancient Olympics? Take a virtual tour and find out.

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Learn about famous people in ancient Greece, hear letters of the Greek alphabet pronounced, follow the timeline, or view the animation of the Parthenon. Flash 4 and QuickTime are required for many of the features on this site. Large graphics may lead it to load slowly.

Odyssey Online: GreeceDaily Life in Ancient Greece
How would you have behaved if you had lived in ancient Sparta? (Lie, cheat, steal, because that is the Spartan way!) Or in ancient Athens? Or in Corinth, Argos or Megara? Meet the Greeks! And choose your city-state! This is the personal webpage of Donald G. Donn, Corkran Middle School, Maryland, USA, and it contains ads.

Ancient Greek Civilizations
This project has been written by Jennifer Taylor as part of her Senior Project in Anthropology at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Odyssey Online Greece
look at ancient Greek objects to learn more about the people who made and used them, the rich culture of these people, and their legacy in our lives today. From the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University

The Ancient Greek World
Welcome to the Ancient Greek World virtual gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Ancient Greece (Thinkquest Site)
This ThinkQuest site is an excellent resource to begin learning about Ancient Greece. Each section presents one aspect of Greek life. As with all ThinkQuest sites, it was created by students - these students were from the Netherlands.

The Ancient City of Athens
THE ANCIENT CITY OF ATHENS is a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece). It is intended primarily as a resource for students of classical art & archaeology, civilization, languages, and history at Indiana University as a supplement to their class lectures and reading assignments and as a source of images for use in term papers, projects, and presentations. (Reading level is high, but there are excellent images)

Gods and Goddesses

BBCGreat interactive museum site.

The Best of History Websites: Ancient Greece The Ancient City Of Athens
(Kevin T. Glowacki and Nancy L. Klein, Indiana University)

http://www.indiana.edu/~kglowack/athens/Ancient Greek Artifacts
(All Souls School British Museum)

http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/allsouls/bm/ag1.html The Ancient Greek World
(University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology)

http://www.museum.upenn.edu./Greek_World/Intro.html The Civilization of Ancient Greece
( Dr. Anthony Silvestri, The Buckley School)

http://ancientworld.simplenet.com/chapter8/index.html

World History: Greece
(Nancy B. Mautz, NM's Creative Impulse)
http://history.evansville.net/greece.html

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