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7th Grade Social Studies: Chapter 10, Greek City-States
Doubling as a lecture and series of class activities, this presentation takes your young scholars through many important aspects of ancient Greek culture. In addition to great information about ancient Greece, the presentation...
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Archaic Greece
What could be so interesting about archaic Greece? What isn't! Kids will get a chance to see some of the amazing artifacts unearthed by explorers of old. As the slides progress, so does the ancient timeline. From the Early Bronze Age and...
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Classical Greece
Studying ancient Greek culture, literature, and architecture is a great way to begin a unit on world cultures - or to start reading Antigone or other Greek dramas. Detailing the social aspects of ancient Greek life, this...
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Chapter 4: The Expansion of Greece
Looking for a comprehensive resource to accompany Western Civilizations, 16th edition? This site follows the text with online response tools such as chapter quizzes, interactive maps, focus questions, and flash cards. Chapter 4 focuses...
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The Emergence of the Greek Polis (2)
In this online interactive world history activity, learners answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding Greek history. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Emergence of the Greek Polis (1)
In this online interactive world history activity, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding ancient Greece. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Warring City-States: Greek History
Ever wonder about Sparta, Greek city-states, or the Persian Wars? Cover these topics and several more, with this well-put-together presentation. Easy to follow and good for note taking, your class will be able to clearly understand the...
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Archaic Greece
Walk your students through archaic Greek times with this 60-slide PowerPoint. The presentation is separated into 6 different eras, including: Early "Bronze Age," The Minoans, The Mycenaeans, The Trojan War, The Greek "Dark Ages," and...
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Ancient Greece Unit Test
For this World History worksheet, students answer various question types on a test on Ancient Greece. Students select the correct word to fill in blanks, circle letters for the best answer, and complete five essay or short answer...
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The City-States of Greece
A background on ancient Greece and its city-states is the focus of this presentation. With facts about Greek geography, politics, and culture, these slides would be a good way to strengthen a lecture on ancient Greece or world cultures.
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When in Greece, Do as the Greeks Do
Students examine the contributions of ancient Greeks in this five lesson unit. The explorations reveal how Greece shaped our stories, our modern language, and our society. The study of the Greek myth forms the basis of this unit.
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Ancient Rome and Greece
In this social studies worksheet students find the vocabulary terms in the word search. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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T-Angling with Words
In this geometry roots worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 22 various types of problems. First, they match the geometry word roots on the left with their meanings found on the right side. Then, students list as many other geometry...
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Figure It Out - Polygons
Sixth graders explore different polygons. In this polygon lesson, 6th graders examine a rhombus, quadrilateral, parallelogram, and rectangles. Students compare and contrast polygons and research shapes on the Internet.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Homer and the Greek Renaissance
Presents a clear, readable summary of ancient Greek history from the Archaic period through the Renaissance which included Homer's epic poems. Explains major historical events and cultural trends as background for those reading Homeric...
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Agrigento
Overview of Agrigento, Greek city-state founded on the south coast of Sicily, and provides information on architecture and life of ancient Greek civilization. Site contains photos, maps and links to further reading.
Tufts University
Perseus: The Greek City States and Religious Festivals
Discusses the difference between modern and ancient Greek Olympic games, and goes into depth about the religious festivals that took place. Additional links to related material.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Classical Greece, 500 323 b.c.
Read about the Persian invasion of Greece, the Age of Pericles, the Peloponnesian War, and the culture of Classical Greece.
Other
Polis: The City
This personal site draws on the writings of Aristotle to answer the question: What exactly is a "polis"?
Yale University
Ynhti: The Athenian Court and the American Court System
A lesson plan with the goal to provide knowledge about the Athenian Court system and compare it to the American court system.