Ancient Greece

Topics:

1. Food (Trade, Farming, Meals)

2. Jobs (what kind, who did them, doctors, potters, tradesman)

3. Culture

a. Architecture (columns, building materials, who built, homes, famous buildings)

b. Religion (what they believed, Gods, Mythology)

c. Great Thinkers - Philosophers (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Parmenides)
d. Writing (what did they write, how did they write, innovations)

e. Clothing (fashion, jewelry, hair)

f. Entertainment (Theater, games)

5. Government (city-states, democracy, war)

Handouts

Yellow Notes Sheet

Pink Works Cited Sheet

Research SKills

Online Websites You Can Use

• HistoryLink: Ancient Greece

• Mr. Donn’s Ancient Greece - scroll down for the table of contents

• British Museum: Ancient Greece

• UPenn: The ancient Greek World

• SavvyLeo Ancient Greece - scroll down for the table of contents

• BBC: Ancient Greece

• Olympic.org - Olympic Games

• Khan Academy - Ancient Greece

• National Geographic: Ancient Greece

• DK Find Out: Ancient Greece

Video

• PBS Media: The Greeks - lots of topics

• The Met: How to recognize Ancient Greek Architecture

Specific Pages. Cite as website - copy/paste URL.

• National Geographic: Ancient Greece Democracy

More Specific Sites. Please use the citation I have for each webpage. Copy/paste them into the website section.

• Ancient Greek Food

  • • • Citation: "Greek Food." History For Kids, www.historyforkids.net/greek-food.html. Accessed 19 Feb. 2021.

• Ancient Greek Clothing

  • • • Citation: "Greek Clothing." History For Kids, www.historyforkids.net/greek-clothing.html. Accessed 19 Feb. 2021.

• Ancient Greek Homes

  • • • Citation: "Greek Homes." History For Kids, www.historyforkids.net/greek-homes.html. Accessed 19 Feb. 2021.

• Ancient Greek Farms

  • • • Citation: "Greek Farms." History For Kids, www.historyforkids.net/greek-farms.html. Accessed 19 Feb. 2021.

• Ancient Greek City-States

  • • • Citation: "Greek City-States." History For Kids, www.historyforkids.net/greek-city-states.html. Accessed 19 Feb. 2021.

• Ancient Greek Philosophers

  • • • Citation: "Greek Philosophers." History For Kids, www.historyforkids.net/greek-philosophers.html. Accessed 19 Feb. 2021.

• Ancient Greek Alphabet

  • • • Citation: "Greek Alphabet." History For Kids, www.historyforkids.net/greek-alphabet.html. Accessed 19 Feb. 2021.

• Ancient Greek Religion

  • • • Citation: "Greek Religion." History For Kids, www.historyforkids.net/greek-religion.html. Accessed 19 Feb. 2021.

Other links from History For Kids (there are many ads. Do not watch the video or click on any ads)