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The British Museum

British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the art of ancient Greece in this historical overview and image gallery of Greek art with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Ancient Greece: Part Ii: C. 650 350 b.c.

For Students 9th - 10th
Unit two of ancient Greece focusses on Sparta, women, warfare and the conquest of Alexander the Great. Module includes unit guide, primary source materials, videos and map collection.
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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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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Ancient Greece on Parade

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Everyone loves a parade! As an end to a unit on Ancient Greece, students will produce an Ancient Greek shoebox float celebrating one of the cultural contributions of the civilization.
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Able Media

The Asclepion: Medicine in Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
Impressive Classics Technology Center site lists the achievements of the ancient Greeks in medicine from the time of Homer up to Hippocrates and the plague of Athens during the Peloponnesian war. Gives evidence from ancient texts.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: World History: Ancient Greeks and Romans

For Students 9th - 10th
World History learning module unit on Ancient Greeks and Romans compares Greek and Roman culture, their evolution, contributions, and eventual decline.
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University Press

University Press: Architecture in Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
A good basic reference on the main types of temple architecture in ancient Greece, including Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Also includes information on architecture, the Parthenon, and sculpture in ancient Greece, with accompanying links...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy

For Students 5th - 7th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy by Thomas Keightley, a book of myths for children.
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BBC

Bbc: Bitesize: The Ancient Greeks at War

For Students 2nd - 6th
Learn about the ancient Greeks at war, the soldiers, and their equipment. Click on a scene to find out about some famous ancient Greek battles.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Nisyros

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about Nisyros, a Greek island known as the "Bed of the Sleeping Giant." It features an island with few active volcanoes where one can walk on its craters. Learn more about Nisyros and locate it on the map.
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TES Global

Tes: Genre: Ancient Greek Theatre: Comedy and Tragedy in Ancient Greece

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[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.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Greece for Kids: Persian Wars

For Students 9th - 10th
A website about the Persians Wars of Ancient Greece fought between Persia and the Greek city-states.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Greece for Kids: Greek City States

For Students 9th - 10th
A site dedicated to information about the city-states of Ancient Greece. Study the powerful cities such as Corinth, Thebes, Argos, and Rhodes.
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Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: Everyday Life in Ancient Greece (Fourth Century b.c.)

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University Press

University Press: Ancient Greece: Time Periods

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Ancient Greece, 1000 b.c. 1 a.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive site that includes an interactive timeline of Greek art. Clicking on hyperlinks take you to a detailed discussion of the individual works of art. Included are photographs of Greek architecture. A great resource for the study...
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: The Law in Ancient Greece

For Students 1st - 7th
History for kids presents information on the law in ancient Greece, teaching about how the Greek court system evolved to protect citizens in Athens.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Ancient Greece for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the civilization of Ancient Greece on this site. The birth of democracy, philosophy, and science as well as Athens and Sparta.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Battle of the Greek Tragedies

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Penn Museum

Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World: Women's Life Dress and Toilet Articles

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a description of how women in ancient Greece dressed and how these styles changed.
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Exploring Ancient World Cultures

Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Ancient World Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Evansville provides this site that gives an overview and then additional pages with readings in ancient Greek philosophy and literature. A good general resource.
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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.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Zeus

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Comparing Athens and Sparta

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Introduce the ideas of limited and unlimited government with a lesson on the government styles in Ancient Greece. Learners will compare and contrast Athens and Sparta to understand the two very different governments that each employed....

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