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| 1. Overview of Ancient Greece | 7. War and Conflict | ||
| Historical Background, Greek Geography, Legacy | The Military, Peloponnesian War, Trojan War, Persian Wars, Alexander the Great | ||
| 2. Daily Life in Ancient Greece | 8. Science and Technology | ||
| Daily Life, Families, Food, Education, Clothing, Slavery, The Olympics | Greek Science, Archimedes, Astronomy, Mathematics, Medicine, Writing | ||
| 3. Farming and the Economy | 9. Architecture, Art, Culture, and Literature | ||
| Farming, The Economy, Transportation, Trade Routes | Architecture, Art, Culture, Literature | ||
| 4. Mythology and Greek Gods and Goddesses | 10. Videos, Images, PowerPoints, and Podcasts | ||
| Mythology, Greek Gods | Videos, Images, PowerPoints, Podcasts | ||
| 5. Historic Figures | 11. WebQuests, Tasks, Fun and Museums | ||
| Homer, Hippocrates, Socrates and Plato, Aristotle, Others | WebQuests, Tasks, Fun, Museums | ||
| 6. Government | 12. Miscellaneous Resources | ||
| Democracy, The Law, City States | Doing Research, Misc., Translate, Folktales and Stories | ||
1. Building a Base of Knowledge
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Historical Background of Ancient Greece |
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1. Civilization in Ancient Greeks (mrdowling.com) |
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2. Who were the Ancient Greeks? (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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3. How do we know about the Ancient Greeks? (Woodlands Junior School, Kent County, UK) |
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4. Ancient Greece (simple.wikipedia.org) |
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5. The Aegeans: Powerpoint Presentation (Kelly Quamen, Centerville High School, South Dakota, USA) |
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6. Introduction to Ancient Greece (socialstudiesforkids.com) |
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7. Ancient Greece, Carthage and Rome: PowerPoint Presentation (Mrs. Bradley, Ker H.S., Texas, USA) |
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8. What is Civilization (wikipedia.org) |
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9. Timeline of Greek civilization (pbs.org) |
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10. Greece timeline (pbs.org) |
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11. Ancient Greece timeline (Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA) |
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12. The Greek historic continuum (thatsgreece.com) |
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13. Welcome to Ancient Greece: 1.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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14. Discovering Ancient Greece - part one: 15 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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Geography |
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1. The geography of Greece (Grant Fisher and Cheri Beth Harlan, University of Richmond, Virginia, USA) |
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2. The geography of Ancient Greece (The British Museum, UK) |
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3. Ancient Greece - physical map or Ancient Greece - outline map: pdf files (University of North Carolina, USA) |
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4. Interactive map of Ancient Athens (pbs.org) |
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5. Maps of the Ancient Greek World |
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6. The Greeks and the Phoenicians: requires Shockwave (University of Oregon, USA) |
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7. Macedonian expansion under Philip and Alexander: requires Shockwave (University of oregon, USA) |
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8. Ancient World maps for students (University of North Carolina, USA) |
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9. Geography and history of Greece: 2 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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10. Greece - setting and climate (University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
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11. Ancient Greek environment (historyforkids.org) |
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Legacy |
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1. What is a legacy? (simple.wikipedia.org) |
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2. The legacy of the Greeks (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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3. The legacy of Ancient Greece (Woodlands Junior School, Kent County, UK) |
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4. Why study Ancient Greece? (primaryhistory.org) |
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5. A legacy of knowledge (The British Museum, UK) |
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6. The legacy of Ancient Greece (International Olympic Academy, Greece) |
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7. Influence of Ancient Greece: 1.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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8. A history of Greece to the death of Alexander by J.B. Bury - part one and part two: free audiobooks (librivox.org) |
2. Daily Life in Ancient Greece |
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Daily Life |
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1. Meet the Greeks (ancienthistory.mrdonn.org) |
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2. Daily Life in Ancient Greece (Woodlands Junior School, Kent County, UK) |
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3. Daily life (British Museum, UK) |
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4. Greek homes (British Museum, UK) |
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5. Life in Athens (pbs.org) |
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6. Everyday life in Ancient Greece (eyewitnesstohistory.com) |
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7. Living in Ancient Greece: 17 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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Family Life |
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1. Family roles (University of Richmond, Virginia, USA) |
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2. Women at home (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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3. Ancient Greek family (historyforkids.org) |
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4. Domestic life (City University, New York, USA) |
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5. Women's life (University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
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6. Men's life (University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
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7. The Spartan family (historywiz.com) |
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8. The women of Athens (Minnesota State University, USA) |
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9. The women of Sparta (Minnesota State University, USA) |
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10. The Greek house #1 (The British Museum, UK) |
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11. The Greek house #2 (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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12. The Greek house #3 (University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
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Food |
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1. The agora or marketplace (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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2. The marketplace (City University, New York, USA) |
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3. Greek food (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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4. Greek food (historylink102.com) |
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5. Daily diet (Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA) |
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6. Nutritional habits (www.greek-recipe.com) |
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7. Diet of Ancient Greece (Michael Lahanas at mlahanas.de) |
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8. Ancient Greek cusine (wikipedia.org) |
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9. Ancient Greek Foods (heavenly-greek-islands.com) |
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Education |
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1. Education (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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2. Education (Woodlands Junior School, Kent County, UK) |
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3. Education (mrdonn.com) |
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4. Education (Australian Broadcasting Commission) |
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5. Education in Ancient Greece (wikipedia.org) |
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6. Education in Ancient Greece (Michael Lahanas at mlahanas.de) |
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Clothing |
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1. Greek clothes (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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2. Greek clothing (Woodlands Junior School, Kent County, UK) |
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3. Greek clothing (annaswebert.com) |
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4. Fashion and food (Australian Broadcasting Commission) |
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5. Greek costumes or hairstyles or battle dress (fashion-era.com) |
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Slavery |
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1. Slavery (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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2. Greek slavery (The British Museum, UK) |
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3. Slaves in Ancient Greece (mrdonn.com) |
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4. Slavery in Ancient Greece (crystalinks.org) |
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5. Slavery in Ancient Greece (Sarah Mussio at eweb.co.uk) |
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6. Slavery in Ancient Greece (wikipedia.org) |
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7. History of Slavery (historyworld.net) |
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The Olympics |
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1. An introduction - in cartoon form (BBC Schools, UK) |
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2. The Olympics (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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3. The Ancient Greek Olympics (socialstudiesforkids.com) |
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4. The events (Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Greece) |
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5. The real story of the Olympics (University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
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6. Tour the site of the original Olympics games (Tufts University Massachusetts, USA) |
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7. Ancient Greece - The Olympic Games: 1.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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8. Ancient Greece - the site at Olympia: 5.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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9. A trip to Ancient Olympia: 1 minute video (awesomestories.com) |
3. Farming and the Greek Economy |
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Farming |
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1. Life in the country (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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2. Greek agriculture #1 (University of Richmond, Virginia, USA) |
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3. The farmer's year (University of Richmond, Virginia, USA) |
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4. Greek agriculture #2 (thinkquest.org) |
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5. Agriculture of Ancient Greece (Michael Lahanas at mlahanas.de) |
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6. Agriculture in Ancient Greece (wikipedia.org) |
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The Greek Economy |
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1. The Greek economy (historyforkids.org) |
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2. Map of Ancient Greek trade routes (Pearson Education) |
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3. Trade (University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
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4. The economy of Ancient Greece (wikipedia.org) |
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5. The Bronze Age economy in the Aegean (The Foundation of the Hellenic World, Greece) |
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6. Technological change - using iron (Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA) |
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Transportation |
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1. Travel by land (historylink102.com) |
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2. Travel by sea (historylink102.com) |
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3. Transportation in Greece and Rome (thinkquest.org) |
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4. Greek ships (The BBC, UK) |
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5. Greek transportation (factsmonk.com) |
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6. Ancient ships in art history (artsales.com) |
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7. Greek cargo ships (thinkquest.org) |
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8. Ancient Greek shipwrecks (National Geographic Society, USA) |
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9. Ancient shipwreck videos (Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Texas, USA) |
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Trade Routes and Maps |
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1. Map of Greek colonies (thinkquest.org) |
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2. Greek exploration (The Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia, USA) |
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3. Ancient trade routes: scroll down for map (ancientcoins.biz) |
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4. Natural resources (University of Oregon, USA) |
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5. Maps of the Aegean Sea and Greece (University of oregon, USA) |
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6. Map of the Eastern Mediterranean (plato-dialogues.org) |
4. Mythology and Greek Gods and Goddessess |
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Mythology |
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1. Greek mythology (mrdowling.com) |
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2. Greek temples (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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3. Greek mythology and gods (Woodlands Junior School, Kent County, UK) |
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4. Greek religion (University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
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5. An overview of Greek mythology (wikipedia.org) |
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6. Stories from Greek mythology (John M. Hunt, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) |
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7. Greek myths: written by James Baldwin, narrated by Michael Scott (thoughtaudio.com) |
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8. Greek mythology: 7.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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9. Who's who in Greek Mythology (mrdonn.org) |
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10. Encyclopedia of Greek mythology (mythweb.com) |
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11. Guide to Greek mythology - the Theoi Project (theoi.com) |
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12. Greek mythology by topics - metasite (Carlos Parada) |
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13. Death and burials: click link at bottom left (Emory University, Georgia, USA) |
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14. Death and the underworld (BBC Schools, UK) |
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Gods, Goddesses and Heroes |
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1. List of The Immortals - gods and goddesses (Michael Stewart) |
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2. Ancient Greek Gods (Woodlands Junior School, Kent County, UK) |
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2. Gods, Goddesses and Heroes: click link bottom centre (Emory University, Georgia, USA) |
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3. Greek gods - in cartoons (Gordon Dean at mythweb.com) |
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4. Winged sandals (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |
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5. The Goddess Athena (goddess-athena.org) |
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6. Greek heroes - in cartoons (mythmyweb.com) |
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7. Heracles - Hercules (mrdonn.org) |
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8. Hercules (Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA) |
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9. Heracles - Hercules (Jona Lendering, Netherlands) |
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10. Jason, the Argonauts and the Golden Fleece (mythweb.com) |
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11. Jason and the Golden Fleece (Michael Wood, the BBC, UK) |
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12. Jason and the Argonauts (www.greece.org) |
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13. Amazon warriors (historylink102.com) |
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14. Warrior women of Eurasia (archaeology.com) |
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15. Statue of a wounded Amazon (The Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA) |
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16. Greek gods and heros: 1 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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17. Mount Olympus and the gods of Greek mythologys: 2.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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18. Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympus: 2.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
5. Greek Philosophy and Historic Figures |
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Greek Philosophy |
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1. Short overview of Greek philosophy (mrdowling.com) |
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2. Ancient Greek philosophy (Internet Encyclopedia of Philisophy at the University of Tennessee, USA) |
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3. Ancient Greek philosophy (buzzle.com) |
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4. Ancient Greek philosophy (newworldencyclopedia.org) |
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5. Ancient Greek philosophy summary: PowerPoint presentation (authorstream.com) |
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6. Greek philosophy: 5.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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Homer |
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1. Greek scholars (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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2. Homer (mrdowling.com) |
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3. Who was Homer? (pbs.org) |
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4. Homer (Minnesota State University, USA) |
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5. Homer (wikipedia.org) |
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6. The Illiad (historyforkids.org) |
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7. The Illiad: eBbook by Homer translated by Samuel Butler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) |
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8. The Odyssey: eBbook by Homer translated by Samuel Butler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) |
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9. Map of some of the places mentioned by Homer (Reed College, Oregon, USA) |
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Hippocrates |
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1. Hippocrates 460-377 BC (San Jose State University, California, USA) |
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2. Hippocrates (Ohio State University, USA) |
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3. Hippocrates (N.S. Gill at about.com) |
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4. Hippocrates (historylearningsite.co.uk) |
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5. Hippocratic Oath (National Institutes for Health, USA) |
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6. Hippocrates (wikipedia.org) |
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7. Works by Hippocrates: eBbook by Homer (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) |
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Socrates and Plato |
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1. Socrates (mrdowling.com) |
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2. Socrates 469-399 BC (pbs.org) |
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3. The Trial of Socrates (pbs.org) |
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4. Socrates (historyguide.org) |
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5. Socrates (wikipedia.org) |
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6. Plato (mrdowling.com) |
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7. Plato (eduweb.co.uk) |
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8. Plato (thinkquest.org) |
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9. Plato (historyguide.org) |
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10. Plato (wikipedia.org) |
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11. The Apology of Socrates: audio-book by Plato, narrated by Michael Scott (thoughtaudio.com) |
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12. The Philospher King: audio-book by Plato, narrated by Michael Scott (thoughtaudio.com) |
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13. Allegory of a Cave: audio-book by Plato, narrated by Michael Scott (thoughtaudio.com) |
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14. Works by Plato: eBbook (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) |
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15. Socrates and Plato: 5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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16. Socrates: 3 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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17. Socrates on self-confidence: 24 minute video (Google Videos) |
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18. Plato: 1 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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19. Plato: 7 minute video (youtube.com) |
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Aristotle |
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1. Aristotle (mrdowling.com) |
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2. Aristotle (thinkquest.org) |
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3. Aristotle (University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK) |
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4. Aristotle (historyguide.org) |
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5. Aristotle (wikipedia.org) |
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6. Works by Aristotle: eBbook by Aristotle (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) |
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7. Aristotle: 1 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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8. Great scientists - Aristotle: 20 minute video (Google Videos) |
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Other Famous Greeks |
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1. The story of Greece (by Mary Macgregor via The Baldwin Project) |
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2. Pythagoras (simple.wikipedia.org) |
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3. Cleisthenes 570 BC (pbs.org) |
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4. Themistocles c. 523 - c. 460 BC (pbs.org) |
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5. Pericles 493 - 429 BC (pbs.org) |
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6. Aspasia c. 469 BC (pbs.org) |
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7.Alcibiades (historyforkids.org) |
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8. Lysander (pbs.org) |
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9. Fifteen Ancient Greek heroes (e-classics.com) |
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10. Index of famous Greeks (thinkquest.org) |
6. Democracy, Law, and City States |
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Democracy |
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1. How was Greece organized? (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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2. Government in Greece (University of Richmond, Virginia, USA) |
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3. Democracy (historyforkids.org) |
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4. Democracy: click link at bottom right (Emory University, Georgia, USA) |
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5. The first democracy (thatsgreece.com) |
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6. Ancient Greece government (History Channel, USA) |
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7. The democratic experiment (Paul Cartledge, the BBC, UK) |
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8. Athenian democracy (wikipedia.org) |
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9. Seven stages of Athenian democracy (N.S. Gill at about.com) |
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10. Birthplace of Democracy: 3 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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Laws |
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1. The law in Ancient Greece (socialstudiesforkids.com) |
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2. The Greek legal system (crystalinks.com) |
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3. Laws of Ancient Greece (canadianlawsite.ca) |
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4. Athenian law court (wikipedia.org) |
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5. Criminal procedure in Athens for the trial of Socrates (University of Missouri, USA) |
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6. Legal code of Gortyn in Crete in 450 BCE (Fordham University, New York, USA) |
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Greek City States |
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1. Greek city states (mrdonn.org) |
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2. Greek city states: Powerpoint Presentation (D. Harrison, Western Boone High School, Tennesse, USA) |
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3. The land and city states: 1.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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The City States |
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1. Athens (BBC Schools, UK) |
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2. Athens (mrdowling.com) |
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3. Athens - the Acropolis: virtual tours (Stoa Consortium, Greece) |
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4. Athens (Minnesota State University, USA) |
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5. Athens (thinkquest.org) |
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6. Classical Athens (wikipedia.org) |
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7. Greece - Athens: 3 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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8. Athens: 6 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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9. Corinth (travelinstyle.com) |
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11. Corinth (sikyon.com) |
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12. Corinth: virtual tours (Stoa Consortium, Greece) |
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13. Corinth (wikipedia.org) |
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14. Corinth - through its coinage (Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA) |
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15. Corinth: 4 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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16. Mycenae: 3 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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17. Thebes (sikyon.com) |
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18. Thebes: virtual tours (Stoa Consortium, Greece) |
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19. Thebes (wikipedia.org) |
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20. Delphi - visit the Oracle (thinkquest.org) |
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21. Delphi (sikyon.com) |
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22. Delphi: virtual tours (Stoa Consortium, Greece) |
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23. Delphi (wikipedia.org) |
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24. Delphi: 6.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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25. Sparta (mrdowling.com) |
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26. Sparta (Minnesota State University, USA) |
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27. Sparta (thinkquest.org) |
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28. Sparta: virtual tours (Stoa Consortium, Greece) |
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29. Sparta (wikipedia.org) |
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30. Sparta's army: 3 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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31. Training Sparta's army: 2 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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32. Ancient warriors - the Spartans- part 1, part 2, or part 3: approx. 7 minute videos - requires registration (watchknow.org) |
7. War and Conflict |
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The Military |
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1. Greeks at war (BBC Schools, UK) |
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2. Greek warfare (historyforkids.org) |
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3. History of warfare (University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
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4. Weapons and armor (University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
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5. Greek soldiers: PowerPoint Presentation (ICT Oxfordshire County, UK) |
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6. Greek arms and armour (Michael Lahanas, mlahanas.de) |
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7. Battles at sea (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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8. Greek warships (historyforkids.org) |
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9. The trireme (J. Kapost, Rich East High School, Illinois, USA) |
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10. Warships of the Greeks (artsales.com) |
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11. The Athenian fighting ship - the trireme (Andrew Wilson) |
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12. Trireme replica: 2.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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13. Atlas of Ancient Warfare (US Military Academy - West Point, New York, USA) |
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Peloponnesian War |
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1. The Peloponnesian War (mrdowling.com) |
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2. Athens and Sparta at war (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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3. Peloponnesian War (Washington State University, USA) |
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4. Peloponnesian War (laconia.org) |
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5. Peloponnesian War (wikipedia.org) |
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6. Map of Greece during the Peloponnesian War - 431 BCE (University of Texas, USA) | (
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7. Map of the Athenian League during the Peloponnesian War: requires Shockwave (University of Oregon, USA) |
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8. Major events during the Peloponnesian War: 3 minute video (Haverford College, Pennsylvania, USA) |
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9. History of the Peloponnesian War: audio and eBook (librivox.org) |
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The Trojan War |
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1. Overview of the Trojan War (infoplease.com) |
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2. The Trojan War (Stanford University, California, USA) |
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3. Virtual Troy (Stoa Consortium, Greece) |
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4. Map showing where Troy was located (webwinds.com) |
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5. The Trojan War (historywiz.com) |
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6. The Trojan War (Carlos Parada) |
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7. Heinrich Schliemann's search for Troy (Holly Schwichtenberg, Minnesota State University, USA) |
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8. Ships of antiguity - from epic poems (artsales.com) |
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9. The Trojan horse (mrdonn.org) |
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10. The Trojan War and the Trojan Horse (N.S. Gill at about.com) |
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11. The wooden horse (Carlos Parada) |
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12. The Trojan horse (wikipedia.org) |
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13. Historical basis of the Trojan War: 4 minute video - requires registration (watchknow.org) |
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14. Mycenea and King Agamemnon: 4 minute video (awesomestories.com) |
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15. The Illiad and Odyssey: audio and eBooks written by Homer (Project Gutenberg) |
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16. The Illiad and Odyssey: audio and eBooks written by Homer (librivox.org) |
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The Persian Wars |
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1. Who were the Persians? (mrdowling.com) |
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2. The Persian Wars (mrdonn.org) |
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3. Persian Wars (thinkquest.org) |
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4. The Persian Wars (thinkquest.org) |
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5. The Persian Wars (Richard Hooker, Washington State University, USA) |
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6. The Greco-Persian Wars (wikipedia.org) |
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7. The Greco-Persian Wars compared (James Batchelor, Dickson College, in the Clio History Journal, Australia) |
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8. The Persian Wars: from an Iranian perspective (Livio C. Stecchini, iranchamber.com) |
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9. Persian Wars 499-479 BC: Podcast (militaryhistorypodcast.blogspot.com) |
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10. Battle of Thermopylae: 21 minute video (Google Videos) |
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11. The Battle of Marathon - war with Persia: 2.5 minute video (History Channel, USA) |
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12. Last Stand of the 300: 10 part video series (watchknow.org) |
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13. Xerxes - leading his army to Greece: 9 minute video (awesomestories.com) |
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14. The Battle of Salamis - war with Persia: 24 minute video (Google Videos) |
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Alexander the Great |
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1. Alexander the Great (mrdowling.com) |
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2. Alexander the Great (mrdonn.org) |
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3. Map showing the conquests of Philip and Alexander: requires Shockwave (University of Oregon, USA) |
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4. Alexander the Great (Skip Knox, Boise State University, Idaho, USA) |
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5. Alexander's impact on the World |
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6. Alexander the Great (Government of Macedonia) |
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7. Alexander the Great - part one and part two: podcasts (militaryhistorypodcast.blogspot.com) |
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8. Alexander the Great: 6 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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9. Training Alexander the Great: 3.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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10. Macedonia defeats Persia: 3.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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11. Macedonia: 4 part video series (watchknow.org) |
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12. Alexander the Great: 5 part video series (watchknow.org) |
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13. Fall Of The Great Empires, Storm Over Persia: 43 minute video (from www.iraninfo.dk on Google Videos) |
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14. Alexander the Great's tomb (National Geographic on YouTube) |
8. Science and Technology |
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Science |
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1. The Science of Ancient Greece (thinkquest.org) |
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2. Ancient Greece science (historyforkids.org) |
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3. Timeline of Greek scientific and technological discoveries (www.mlahanas.de) |
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4. Greek Math and Science: PowerPoint Presentation (Kathy Waddington at slideshow.com) |
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5. Discoveries of Ancient Greek Scientists (N.S. Gill at about.com) |
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6. History of Greek Science (historyworld.net) |
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7. Greek science, technology, and agriculture: PowerPoint Presentation ( Jules Janick, Purdue University, Indiana, USA) |
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8. Overview of scientific breakthroughs: video of PowerPoint Presentation (Libby Huang on authorstream.com) |
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9. Ancient Greek technology (wikimedia.org) |
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Archimedes |
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1. Archimedes (Mary Bellis, about.com) |
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2. Archimedes (simplewikipedia.org) |
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3. Archimedes (howstuffworks.com) |
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4. Archimedes of Syracuse (University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK) |
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5. Archimedes - Mathematician and Scientist (Drexel, University, USA) |
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6. Archimedes (wikipedia.org) |
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7. Archimedes and gears (Michael Lahanas, mlahanas.de) |
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8. Archimedes and the volume of a sphere (Jeremy Batterson, www.wlym.com) |
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9. The Archimedes screw: 1 minute video (Science Discovery Channel, USA) |
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10. Archimedes force and levers: 1 minute video (Science Discovery Channel, USA) |
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Astronomy |
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1. Greek astronomy (historyforkids.org) |
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2. Greek astronomy (astunit.com) |
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3. Timeline of Greek astronomy (Michael Lahanas, mlahanas.de) |
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4. Greek astronomy (crystalinks.com) |
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5. Ancient Greek Astronomy (wikipedia.org) |
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6. How the Greeks used geometry to understand the stars (Michael Fowler, University of Virginia, USA) |
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Mathematics |
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1. Ancient Greek mathematics (historyforkids.org) |
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2. Greek mathematicians (Portland State University, USA) |
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3. Early Greek contributions to Mathematics (Joseph A. Montagna, Yale University, USA) |
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4. Index of Ancient Greek mathematics (University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK) |
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5. Timetable of Ancient Greek mathematicians (wikipedia.org) |
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6. Pythagoras (simple.wikipedia.org) |
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7. Pythagoras of Samos (University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK) |
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8. The golden ratio: 1.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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Medicine |
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1. Greek medicine (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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2. Ancient Greek medicine (schoolhistory.org.uk) |
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3. Greek doctors (BBC Schools, UK) |
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4. Ancient medicine: scroll down to Greece (BBC Schools, UK) |
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5. Greek medicine (National Institutes for Health, USA) |
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6. Greek medicine (Minnesota State University, USA) |
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7. Important names in Greco-Roman medicine (N.S. Gill at about.com) |
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8. Asclepius (University of Cambridge, UK) |
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9. Asclepius - Greek God of Medicine (crystalinks.com) |
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10. Apollo - God of Healing (mythweb.com) |
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11. Healing in Ancient Greece: 2 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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12. Hippocratic Oath (National Institutes for Health, USA) |
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13. Hippocratic Oath (pbs.org) |
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14 The Hippocratic method and the four humors in medicine (N.S. Gill at about.com) |
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15 The four humors in medicine (plantmedicine.com) |
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16. Galen (N.S. Gill at about.com) |
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17. Galen (National Institutes for Health, USA) |
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18. Greek and Roman surgical instruments (Indiana University, USA) |
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19. Ancient medical instruments (Michael Lahanas, mlahanas.de) |
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Writing |
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1. The Greek alphabet (mrdonn.org) |
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2. The Greek alphabet (Michael Wiik) |
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3. Greek (ancientscripts.com) |
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4. Greek alphabet (omniglot.com) |
9. Architecture, Art, Culture, and Literature |
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Architecture |
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1. Ancient Greek architecture (historyforkids.org) |
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2. Architecture: click link bottom left (Emory University, Georgia, USA) |
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3. What is a column? and telling columns apart (Jackie Craven at about.com) |
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4. The three classic orders (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmark Commission, North Carolina, USA) |
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5. Greek architecture (ancient-greece.org) |
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6. Greek Architecture: PowerPoint Presentation (Nebo School District, Utah, USA) |
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7. Greek Architecture: PowerPoint Presentation (Kevin J. Benoy, sabresocials.com) |
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8. Greek masonry and construction techniques: PowerPoint Presentation (Lynn Roller, University of California - Davis, USA) |
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9. Walls, gates and fortifications: PowerPoint Presentation (Lynn Roller, University of California - Davis, USA) |
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10. Examples of Greek architecture (commons.wikimedia.org) |
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11. Examples of Ancient Greek architecture (Leo Masuda, Japan) |
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12. Greek art and architecture (Yoji Horikoshi, Japan) |
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13. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (livius.org) |
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14. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: 3 minute video (youtube.com) |
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15. Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece - part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, or part 5: approx. 10 minute videos (watchknow.org) |
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16. The Acropolis experience: requires Quicktime (pbs.org) |
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17. The Acropolis: 12 minute video (archeologychannel.org) |
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18. The Parthenon: 9 minute video (archeologychannel.org) |
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19. Building the Parthenon: 15 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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20. Secrets of the Parthenon: 53 minute video (PBS on YouTube) |
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21. Engineering an empire - Greece part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, or part 5: approx. 10 minute videos requires registration (watchknow.org) |
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Greek Art |
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1. Ancient Greek art (historyforkids.org) |
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2. Greek art (B. Precourt, University of Wisconsin, USA) |
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3. Ancient Greek (robinurton.com) |
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4. Art in Ancient Greece (wikimedia.org) |
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5. Hellenistic art (wikimedia.org) |
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6. Timeline and examples of Greek Art (The Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA) |
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7. Greek art and architecture (Yoji Horikoshi, Japan) |
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8. Archaic art 7th and 6th Centuries BCE, Classic 5th and 4th Centuries, and Hellenistic 3rd to 1st Centuries (The Louvre, France) |
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9. Greek, Etruscan and Roman art (The Louvre, France) |
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10. Greek jewelery |
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11. Greek pottery (historyforkids.org) |
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12. Introduction to Ancient Greek pottery (atschool.eduweb.co.uk) |
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13. Greek pottery (University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
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14. Pottery of Ancient Greece (wikimedia.org) |
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15. Traditional potter's wheel (wikipedia.org) |
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16. Making Greek vases: 4 minute video requires RealPlayer (The Getty Museum, Los Angelas, California, USA) |
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17. Making a modern pot: video (video.google.com) |
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18. Painting Greek pots (Birmingham Museums, UK) |
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19. Greek pottery (University of Oxford, UK) |
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20. Athenian vase painting (The Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA) |
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21. Greek vase painting (Australian Broadcasting Commission) |
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Greek Culture |
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1. An introduction to the theatre - cartoon format (BBC Scools, UK) |
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2. Greek theatre (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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3. What kinds of plays did the Greeks watch? (Anglia Campus at Jersey Online Learning, UK) |
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4. Ancient Greek theatre (greektheatre.gr) |
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5. Ancient Greek theatre (K. Phillips, Rich East High School, Illinois, USA) |
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6. Theatre (thatsgreece.com) |
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7. Examples of Greek theaters (Janice Seigel, Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, USA) |
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8. Theatre in Ancient Greece: 1.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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9. Greek theatre design: 1 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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10. Greek music (historyforkids.org) |
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11. Music in Ancient Greece (lyravlos.gr) |
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12. Ancient Greece music (infoplease.com) |
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13. Ancient Greek instruments (Michael Lahanas, mlahanas.de) |
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14. Musi of Ancient Greece (wikipedia.org) |
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15. Musical instuments: 9 minute video (archeologychannel.org) |
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16. The melodies: requires RealPlayer (Stephan Hagel, Austria) |
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17. Ancient Greek music sample: 2 minute video (vodpod.com) |
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Literature |
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1. Why study the classics? (N.S. Gill at about.com) |
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2. Greek literature (historyforkids.org) |
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3. Ancient Greek literature (answers.com) |
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4. Introduction to Greek tragedy (Roger Dunkle, City University of New York found at ablemedia.com) |
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5. Ancient Greek literature (wikipedia.org) |
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6. Greek writers timeline (N.S. Gill at about.com) |
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7. Directory of classical literature (greektexts.com) |
10. Videos, Images, PowerPoints, and Podcasts |
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Videos |
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1. Engineering an empire - Greece part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, or part 5: approx. 10 minute videos requires registration (watchknow.org) |
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2. Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece - part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, or part 5: approx. 10 minute videos (watchknow.org) |
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3. What the ancients did for us - part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, or part 7: approx. 10 minute videos (watchknow.org) |
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4. Secrets of the Parthenon: 53 minute video (PBS on YouTube) |
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5. The Battle over the Parthenon Marbles (National Geographic Society) |
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6. Nautical archaeology videos (Youtube channel from the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Texas, USA) |
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7. The Western Tradition: four 27 minute videos - requires registration (from learner.org and PBS) |
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Images |
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1. Ancient Greece (googleimages.com) |
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2. Ancient Greece images (classroomclipart.com) |
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3. Ancient Greece (commons.wikimedia.org) |
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4. Ancient Greece landscapes (greeklandscapes.com) |
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5 Ancient Greece picture gallery (historylink101.net) |
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6. Photo gallery of Ancient Greece art (ancientgreece.com) |
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7. Illustrated Athenian Acropolis (Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, USA) |
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8. Examples of Greek architecture (commons.wikimedia.org) |
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9. Ancient World Mapping Center images (Univeristy of North Carolina, USA) |
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PowerPoints |
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1. Who were the Ancient Greeks? (learnanywhere.co.uk) |
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2. Ancient Greece, Carthage and Rome: PowerPoint presentation (Mrs. Bradley, Ker H.S., Texas, USA) |
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3. Ancient Greek overview (wiziq.com) |
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4. Ancient Greece summary: PowerPoint converted to PDF (Effingham Schools, Georgia, USA) |
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5. Overview of Ancient Greece (Ben Gates, Indiana University, USA) |
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6. Using pottery to learn about soldiers: PowerPoint (ICT Oxfordshire County, UK) |
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PodCasts |
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1. The Trojan War - myth or fact (Brian Rose, University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
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2 Ancient Greece - part one and part two: podcasts (David Kalivas, Middlesex Community College, Mass, USA) |
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3. Ancient mediterranean World: series of podcats (Isabelle Pafford, University of California - Berkeley, USA) |
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4. Military history podcast - the Persian Wars 499-479 BC: Podcast (militaryhistorypodcast.blogspot.com) |
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5. Alexander the Great - part one and part two: podcasts (militaryhistorypodcast.blogspot.com) |
11. WebQuests and More |
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WebQuests |
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1. Ancient Greece documentary (Jean Hughes and Careena Downey, Teachernet, Ireland) |
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2. Ancient Greece (Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, USA) |
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3. Ancient Greek Olympics (The British Museum, UK) |
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4. Guide to Greek temples (The British Museum, UK) |
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5. What should be remembered? (Ms. Barry-Harris, kn.packbell.com) |
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6. Mathematical webquest of Ancient Greece (Glencoe Publishers, USA) |
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7. The economic history of European empires (thinkquest.org) |
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8. Trade in the Mediterranean (Schools of California Online Resources for Education, USA) |
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Tasks |
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1. Using Geography to learn about history (National Geographic Xpeditions) |
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2. Socrates and the law (edsitement.neh.gov, USA) |
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3. Ancient Greece video quiz: 1.5 minute video (howstuffworks.com) |
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Fun |
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1. Adventures in Ancient Greece (Andrew Miller, mysteryproductions.info) |
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2. Greek hero game: click on game on right (BBC Schools, UK) |
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3. Ancient Greece: click on item at left and take the Challenge (The British Museum, UK) |
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4. Build a Ancient Greek temple (The British Museum, UK) |
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5. Become a Greek pottery painter (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, UK) |
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6. The Odyssey (Andrew Wilson) |
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7. Classics games page (Andrew Wilson) |
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8. Flashcards on Ancient Greek mythology (studystack.com) |
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9. Greek mythology (Michael Wiik) |
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10. Online activities for Ancient Greece (thinkquest.org) |
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Museums |
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1. Metis: virtual tours of Ancient Greek sites (The Stoa Consortium, University of Kentucky, USA) |
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2. Alphabetical lists of Greek Museums (Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Greece) |
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3. Alphabetical lists of Greek Monuments (Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Greece) |
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4. Alphabetical lists of Greek Archaeological Sites (Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Greece) |
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5. Ancient Greek bronze and ceramic vessels (Frank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, USA) |
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6. The Olympic Museum (olympic.org) |
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7. The Acropolis Museum (theacropolismuseum.gr) |
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8. The National Archaeological Museum (Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Greece) |
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9. The Herakleion Archaeological Museum - Crete (Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Greece) |
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10. Turkish Cultural Foundation (turkishculturalfoundation.org) |
12. Miscellaneous Resources |
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Doing Research |
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1. How to do research: the CMS approach: see left side of page (Avi Luxenburg, Comox Valley School District, BC, Canada) |
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2. The Research Process (Oregon School Library Information System, USA) |
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3. Why should we study history? (schoolhistory.co, U.K.) |
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4. Primary vs. secondary sources (Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA) |
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5. A student's guide to the study of history (historyguide.org) |
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6. How to do history (The BBC, UK) |
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7. Exam skills (BBC Schools, UK) |
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8. Archaeology - excavations and techniques (The BBC, UK) |
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9. How old is that? - dating techniques (Minnesota State University, USA) |
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10. Learn about the impact of conquests (The BBC, UK) |
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11. Family histories (The BBC, UK) |
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12. Sentences (actden.com) |
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13. Writing paragraphs (actden.com) |
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14. Writing essays (actden.com) |
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15. Guide to writing a basic essay (Kathy Livingston) |
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16. Turning Microsoft Word into a talking word processor (Paul Hamilton, SETBC) |
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Translate Traduisez Traduzca 翻译 ترجم |
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1. Babel Fish translation (altavista.com) |
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2. Google Translate (google.com) |
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Misc. |
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1. How do we know about the Ancient Greeks? (Woodlands Junior School, Kent County, UK) |
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2. Using pottery to learn about soldiers: PowerPoint (ICT Oxfordshire County, UK) |
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3. Historic figures (The BBC, UK) |
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4. Ancient Greek sayings (Missouri State University, USA) |
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5. Ancient Greek money and coins (Michael Lahanas, mlahanas.de) |
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6. Ancient Greek coins (The Smithsonian Institution, USA) |
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7. Ancient lost army found (Discovery Channel, USA) |
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Myths, Folktales and Stories |
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1. Read and hear Greek myths (mrdonn.org) |
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2. Bulfinch's - The Age of Fable (bartleby.com) |
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3. Classic mythology (timelessmyths.com) |
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4. Daedelus and Icarus: 6 minute animation (howstuffworks.com) |
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5. Jason and the Golden Fleece: 7 minute animation (howstuffworks.com) |
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6. Pandora's Box: 4 minute animation (howstuffworks.com) |
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7. Pysche and Cupid: 4 minute animation (howstuffworks.com) |
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8. The Monster and the Labyrinth: 9 minute video (awesomestories.com) |
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9. Perseus - clash of the titans: 9 minute video (awesomestories.com) |
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10. Orpheus and Eurydice: 9 minute video (awesomestories.com) |
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11. Echo and Narcissus (University of Illinois, USA) |
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11. Aesop's Fables 1 - 25: audio and eBook (LibriVox.org) |
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12. Aesop's Fables 26 - 50: audio and eBook (LibriVox.org) |
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13. Aesop's Fables 51 - 75: audio and eBook (LibriVox.org) |
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14. Aesop's Fables 76 - 100: audio and eBook (LibriVox.org) |
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15. Aesop for children: audio and eBook - illustrated by Milo Winter (booksshouldbefree.com) |
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16. The Story of Greece: eBook (The Baldwin Project) |
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17. Classic books on Ancient Greece: 40 eBook (The Baldwin Project) |
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18. The Children's Plutarch: eBook (The Baldwin Project) |
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19. Famous Men of Greece: eBook (The Baldwin Project) |
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20. Stories from the Greek Tragedies: eBook (The Baldwin Project) |
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21. The Story of the Persian War: eBook (The Baldwin Project) |
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22. A Young Macedonian in the Army of Alexander the Great: eBook (The Baldwin Project) |
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22. The adventures of Ulysses: free audiobook (librivox.org) |
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