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BBC

Bbc: Primary History: Ancient Greece

For Students K - 1st
Resource for primary students and teachers studying Ancient Greece. Students navigate through animated multi-media and interactive features to play games, watch videos, view photos and read all about Ancient Greece. Teachers can find...
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Other

Student Reader: Hellenic vs Hellenistic Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the differences between the Hellenic and Hellenistic ages. The Hellenic age was prior to the time of Alexander the Great, and the Hellenistic age followed it.
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BBC

Bbc: Ks2: Who Were the Ancient Greeks?

For Students 1st - 9th
About 2,500 years ago, Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians. The name 'Greeks' was given to the people...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Greek Society

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Greek Society" by Mark Cartwright, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Rise of Greek City States: Athens Versus Sparta

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the "The Rise of Greek City-States: Athens Versus Sparta" by USHistory.org, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
Website
Other

Revista Eletronica: Grecia Antiga (In Portuguese)

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive collection of digital artifacts and articles on Greek culture from antiquity to modernity. Many aspects of Greece's development, from philosophy, mathematics, writings, medicine to language, are covered. Check out "Quid...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Antigone

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit, you will be studying a great Greek tragedy Antigone, written by one of the three most famous tragedians, Sophocles. Included are games to help review, background information on Greek culture, a list of characters, a...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Ancient Greece: Birthplace of Western Individualism by Us history.org

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Ancient Greece: The Birthplace of Western Individualism," accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
Website
Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Ancient Greece: The Greek Timeline

For Students 3rd - 8th
A comprehensive timeline of Ancient Greece from 776 BC-146 BC. To enhance learnin check out the artifacts and printable activities also provided.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Really Happened to the Library of Alexandria?

For Students 9th - 10th
In its prime, the Library of Alexandria housed an unprecedented number of scrolls and attracted some of the Greek world's greatest minds. But by the end of the 5th century CE, it had vanished. Elizabeth Cox details the rise and fall of...
Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Birth of Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a look at democracy in ancient Greece. Discover how it worked and how Athenians prevented corruption.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 13 Grade-Leveled texts (7-11) on the topic Ancient Greece. How much can we credit today's art, philosophy, and democracy, among other fields of study, to Ancient Greece? Explore Ancient Greece and discover how the...
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Power Point: Ancient Greek Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
PowerPoint presentation by Tom Richey explains the nature of ancient Olympic events and ceremony in ancient Greece.
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Other

Livius: Aeschines

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the Greek politician and orator Aeschines. Includes biographical information as well as his contributions to the politics of the time.
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Other

Stowe: Temple of Ancient Virtues: Biography of Epaminondas

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Theban general and victor of the Battle of Leuctra, Epaminondas. Most of this is an excerpt from The Encyclopedia of the Ancient World.
Handout
Archaeological Institute of America

The Ancient Olympics: Winning at Olympia

For Students 9th - 10th
New studies challenge traditional notions about Greek Athletes and why they competed.
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Other

Metis: Catalog of Ancient Greek Archaeological Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
A very large collection of interactive photographs of archaelogical sites in Greece and Turkey. Users can pan around the sites, zoom in for closer looks, or click on hot spots to access views of individual elements of the scenes. Some...
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Other

Natural History Magazine: With Hands or Swift Feet (Ancient Olympic Games)

For Students 9th - 10th
Article adaptation from "A Brief History of the Olympic Games" (Blackwell Publishing, 2004) summarizes key aspects of the ancient Olympic competitions, ideals, and festivals.
Website
Mythweb

Mythweb

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Mythweb is devoted to the heroes, gods, and monsters of Greek mythology. Students can click on the Greek character they'd like to study, and read more information for that character.
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Other

The Games at Olympia

For Students 3rd - 8th
Go back in time and discover the festivities that occurred during the 5 days of the ancient Olympics.
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University Press

University Press: Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhaustive and informative collection of information on ancient Greece arranged by topical area: art, architecture, history, the Olympics, wars, geography, mythology, people, and more.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Olympic Games Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test your knowledge over the Olympic Games. Check your answers for a review at the end of the quiz.
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Other

University of Cambridge: Starry Messenger: Hipparchus and the Astrolabe

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of Hipparchus' achievements as an astronomical observer, concentrating on the possibility that he invented the astrolabe, a device used to tell the time at night from stellar positions. Contains more links on Hipparchus.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Ancient Civilizations and the Modern World

For Teachers 6th
Learn how ancient civilzations developed based on the local physical features and how the boundaries of early civilizations compare to their modern counterparts.