Directory of Greece Resources

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Information on the ancient Greek civilization; city-states, daily life, culture, government, justice system, architecture, inventions, wars.

Subcategories

• Mythology and Religion
• Olympics
• Peloponnesian War
• Philosophers

Resources in This Category

• Ancient Greece for Children ( 430 BCE )

  http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/greece.htm
  A family from Sparta and a family from Athens are at war. Follow their fortunes through good and bad. Discover what it was like to live in Greece circa 430 BCE, how democracy gave way to tyranny, and how Alcibiades kept changing sides.

• Ancient Greece Resources for 6th Grade Social Studies

  http://blogs.dalton.org/greece/
  Collection of links geared toward middle school students.

• Ancient Greek Theater

  http://www.greektheatre.gr/
  Study great Greek playwrights, learn about the cult of Dionyssos, and elements of the play.

• Daily Life in Ancient Greece

  http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/Greeklife.html
  Learn about the life of those living in Sparta, Athens, Corinth, Argos or Megara. Also has maps, clip art, and games.

• Electronic Passport to Ancient Greece

  http://www.mrdowling.com/701greece.html
  Brief look at the civilization and its influence on the way people live today.

• The Ancient City of Athens

  http://www.stoa.org/athens/
  A photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens.

• The Ancient Greek World

  http://www.penn.museum/sites/greek_world/
  From the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Topics include land and time, daily life, economics, and religion.

• The Athenian Court System

  http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1984/2/84.02.08.x.html#b
  (vs the American court system) Government in ancient Athens, a city-state in ancient Greece

• The Great Alexander

  http://wso.williams.edu/~junterek/
  Illustrated site traces the conqueror's life from his childhood to his death.

• The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

  http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/
  Introduction to ancient Greek history, culture, politics, art and warfare. Includes timeline from 1400 B.C. to 337 B.C., map, a look at life in Athens, and ancient Greek language lessons. From PBS.

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