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It's Greek to Me!
Learn about the Ancient Greeks
Updated 4/09
Go to: http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.html1. Name THREE things we have from the Ancient Greeks.
For whom was the Parhenon built?
Click on "Take a look at a map". Which Greek island had the earliest civilization? What was the civilization called?
2. Click on PEOPLE...try the Gathering Gear Game.
3. Click on DAILY Life...Try the Container Quiz
4. Click on What did they do?(women). What was a "pyxis"?
5. Click on what did children do...What is unusual about what the doll can do?
6. Click on Writing...
From whom did the Greeks get the alphabet?
Name two famous works by the Greek writer Homer.
Try the "Inscription Game".
Cyberhunt:
1. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/greece_rel96.jpg and
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/greece.htm
Look at the map of Greece. The country of Greece is about the size of which state?____________
What countries border the country of Greece? __________What bodies of water touch Greece?______________ What is the largest island of Greece?______________ Which direction is Sparta from the capital city of Athens? _______ Does Greece have a major river?______
2. http://www.periandros.gr/
Click on photos to see primary documents on the history of the building of the Corinth Canal. Solving the geographic problem of a faster method of travel, the idea of a canal began as early as 602 BC. Go to math conversions(http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/conversions.html) and find the length (6346m), width(24.6m) and depth of (8m) the Corinth Canal.
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3. http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=199
Look at the chart. What is the height of Mt. Olympus and when was the recorded climb to the summit?____________
4.Check out http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/greece/mt_olympus.html
View Mt. Olympus and read the stories about the ancient Greek gods' home.
5.http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/greece/meteora.html
Read about the great meteores of Greece. Where in Greece are these gigantic peaks found?__________ What was built on these peaks?
Although I have tried to review each link, please check the site to see if it is appropriate for your grade level. Also, please monitor that students stay at the link. Should you find something questionable, please let me know. Thanks!