TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Music and Creativity in Ancient Greece
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...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Power Point: Minoan and Mycenaean Greece
PowerPoint presentation by History teacher, Tom Richey, explains the history of the Minoans and Mycenaeans in ancient Greece.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Power Point: Ancient Greek Olympics
PowerPoint presentation by Tom Richey explains the nature of ancient Olympic events and ceremony in ancient Greece.
Read Works
Read Works: Ancient Greece Greek Mythology
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Greek mythology. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Ancient Greece the Cyclopes
[Free Registration/Login Required] The story of the relationship between Zeus and the Cyclops. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Battle of the Greek Tragedies
The world of modern theater owes its roots to the tragedians of Ancient Greece. As far back as the 5th Century BCE, actors and playwrights were entertaining the masses with intriguing stories. Melanie Sirof unveils the ancient theatrical...
Other
Ancient Web: Ancient Greece
Find short illustrated articles on many different aspects of ancient Greek culture, warfare, art, literature, religion, and architecture.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: Everyday Life in Ancient Greece (Fourth Century b.c.)
This article provides a glimpse into the everyday life of the ancient Athenians in the words of Xenophon, the Greek historian and pupil of Socrates.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ancient Greeks
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses Greek influences on the English language.
Lin and Don Donn
Lin and Don Donn: Education in Ancient Greece
This personal site gives a description of the kinds of education boys and girls received in early Athens and the reasons for it.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ancient Greeks
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents an introduction to ancient Greek life. There are activities to increase student understanding.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Scene From Ancient Greece
A scene from ancient Greece, possibly from a vase.
University Press
University Press: Ancient Greece: Time Periods
Looks at periods in the history of Greece going back to 6000 BC. Covers Neolithic, Early Bronze, Minoan, Mycenaean, Dark Ages, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic. Each period links to a page of more detailed information.
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Explorable: Ancient Astronomy, Science and the Ancient Greeks
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...
TES Global
Tes: Genre: Ancient Greek Theatre: Comedy and Tragedy in Ancient Greece
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show with images and information about Ancient Greek Theatre including the masks used for comedies and tragedies.
University at Buffalo
University of Buffalo: Maecenas, Images of Ancient Greece and Rome: Colosseum
This site is an archive of 20 photographs taken of the Colosseum of Rome. Both exterior and interior photos.
Middlebury College
Middlebury College: Trade and Barter in Ancient Greece
Middlebury College provides an essay that uses ancient Greek mythology to explain how the Greeks viewed economic practices like trading and bartering.
Other
Museum of Ancient Greek Technology
This is a virtual exhibition of inventions from ancient Greece that have been reconstructed by Kostas Kotsanas after over two decades of study and research. Click on 'The Museum' link at the top of the page to read an explanation and to...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: City Dionysia: The Ancient Roots of Modern Theater
Media-rich site explains the development of theater practice in ancient Greece and compares Greek dramatic forms and purposes with contemporary theater practices. Learners can then write and stage their own original plays to demonstrate...
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Carvers and Collections: Lasting Allure of Ancient Gems
Online exhibition site includes video demonstration of gem-carving techniques, side-by-side comparison of intaglios and cameos, and examples of gemstones carved by ancient Greeks, some of which have been set into jewelry.
Greek Gods
Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Eros
Eros (Cupid), the winged god of Love in Ancient Greece, shot golden arrows into the hearts of both humans and gods.
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The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Hermitage is home to vast collections of art and artifacts dating from paleolithic times and continuing forward into the present day. With a variety of search capabilities, zoom and panoramic features, analytical discussions, and...
Greek Gods
Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Zeus
This site focuses on Zeus, the supreme god in Ancient Greece, the father of the Olympian gods, and the ruler of mankind. It provides biographical information, background, English and Greek pronunciations of his name, other titles,...
Greek Gods
Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Orion
Read this passage to learn more about Orion, a strong man and a great hunter in Ancient Greece.
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