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Ancient greece.org: Minoan Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating collection of information and images of Minoan civilization. Minoan history, architecture, art, culture, and more and covered on this site.
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A&E Television

History.com: How the Ancient Greeks Designed the Parthenon to Impress and Last

For Students 9th - 10th
This icon of classical architecture perched atop the Acropolis has dominated the Athens skyline for 2,500 years. Few monuments in the world are more recognizable than the Parthenon. Sitting atop a limestone hill rising some 500 feet...
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
A good resource for information on Ancient Greece. Delves into the early history, the Mycenaean Civilization and their Gods, the Archaic Period, the Classical Period, and Alexander the Great. Features a timeline of historical facts.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Music and Creativity in Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports and even astronomy. In fact, music was so important to Greek philosopher Plato...
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Explorable: Ancient Astronomy, Science and the Ancient Greeks

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the influences of other cultures on ancient Greek astronomers, and the advances made by the Greeks. It highlights major astronomers and those who contributed important ideas from the 6th to the 2nd centuries BC, including...
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Ancient greece.org: History of Greece: The Stone Age

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article regarding the history of the stone age.
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Ancient greece.org:history of Greece: The Dark Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article discussing the history of the dark ages. Links to other periods of time within Greek history.
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Ancient greece.org: History of Minoan Crete

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article regarding the history of Minoan Crete.
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History.com: Tailgating: How the Pre Game Tradition Can Be Traced to Ancient Times

For Students 9th - 10th
The ritual grew as ownership of automobiles and then mass production of portable grills and plastic coolers soared. Tailgating before college and professional football games is an American tradition. Temporary tent cities pop up in...
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Agora

For Students 9th - 10th
Description with illustrations offers brief history of the Agora in ancient Greece.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: An Overview of Athenian Painted Ceramic Vases

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an introduction to the different types of vases used by Ancient Greeks, including their different purposes, different descriptions, and the historical backgrounds for each.
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Lesson 7: Western Anatolia and the Eastern Aegean in the Early Bronze Age

For Students 9th - 10th
An outline of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece and Turkey, from Dartmouth College.
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Acropolis

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry provides and illustrated definition of Acropolis, with photos, maps and diagram of the Athens Acropolis built in the 5th Century BCE.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Pergamon

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on and images of the Ancient Greek city of Pergamon.
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Free Math Help: Origins of Math

For Students 9th - 10th
The lesson examines the origins of mathematics. Strings of symbols, the mathematicians of Ancient Greece, Arabian scholars, and the Renaissance are discussed.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Art of the Ancient Greek Theater

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore an exhibition of art (sculptures and painted vases) that takes Greek drama as its subject shows the many different ways that Greek visual artists interpreted the dramatic arts in their work. Find a click-through slideshow of art...
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Penn Museum

Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World Oils and Cosmetics

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource briefly describes the development of the oil and perfume trade in Ancient Greece. It includes several pictures of pottery containers.
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Penn Museum

Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World Greek Pottery

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a description of the pottery trade of ancient Greece and the areas they traded. It includes links to further information on related subjects.
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Greek Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Greek architecture continues to dominate modern day architecture. Explore their contributions from columns to amphitheatres through the following summary, pictures and a 3D video highlighting the construction of prominent buildings in...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Your Words May Predict Your Future Mental Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Can the way you speak and write today predict your future mental state, even the onset of psychosis? In this fascinating talk, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman reflects on ancient Greece and the origins of introspection to investigate how...
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PBS

Inspired by Science Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th
As far back as Ancient Greece, people have dreamed about living in space. This resource describes how space station science fiction of the past led to the development of today's space stations.
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Smart History

Smarthistory: Introduction to Greek Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Smarthistory resource with photographs and diagrams of ancient Greek structures in which historian, Dr. Becker, discusses the range and diversity of building type found in Greek architecture. Links to additional resources.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Greeks on the Black Sea: Ancient Art From the Hermitage

For Students 9th - 10th
In the years before Christ the Greeks traveled westward to the Black Sea to establish early colonies. This online exhibition is a marvelous display of their ancient art and artifacts.
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Athenian Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Explores a timeline of the history of government in Ancient Athens.

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