Ancient Greece
Our study of the fascinating culture of Ancient Greece will be divided into 3 main time periods:
1. Mycenaean and Minoan Cultures (Minotaur and Trojan War)
2. Classical Greece (Athens and Sparta)
3. Macedonia (Alex the Great)
This is a great unit of study and our unit test will focus on drawing links between Ancient Greek civilization and modern Western civilization today.
Click here to play a pretty fun Ancient Greece game!
1. Mycenaean and Minoan Cultures (Minotaur and Trojan War)
2. Classical Greece (Athens and Sparta)
3. Macedonia (Alex the Great)
This is a great unit of study and our unit test will focus on drawing links between Ancient Greek civilization and modern Western civilization today.
Click here to play a pretty fun Ancient Greece game!
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Greek Overview Self-Study
Ancient Greece was a truly remarkable society. Ancient Greek civilization is credited with creating the foundational philosophy of our own modern western civilization. Also architecture, drama, poetry, democracy, the Olympics, our concept of geography, to name just a few important legacies are all examples of the long lasting influence of this civilization. But let’s not forget that in all of Ancient Greece’s history there are less than 50 consecutive years of peace. Slavery, racism, sexism, torture, and ritual sacrifice were commonplace. So we have a history here that is on one hand inspirational in its sophistication and on the other horrifyingly destructive. This dichotomy will help frame our discussion of Ancient Greece over the next few weeks.
For our purposes we’ve divided the study of Ancient Greece into 3 main periods outlined below. Please create a unique and illustrative timeline that shows you’ve gathered at least four important facts from each time period. You should use the following links to guide your research.
Greece Overview Sites:
http://www.ancient.eu.com/greece/
http://www.ancient-greece.org/index.html
1. Minoan & Mycenaean (2700 BCE – 1100 BCE)
http://www.flowofhistory.com/units/birth/3/FC17
http://historylink101.com/2/greece3/minoans-mycenaens.htm
**Dark ages (1100 BCE – 800 BCE) – We don’t specifically study this period but it is important to know about.**
2. Classical Greece (500 BCE – 350 BCE)
http://www.ancient-greece.org/history/classical.html
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/classical-greece (good videos here)
3. Alexander of Macedon, a.k.a. Alexander the Great (356 BCE – 323 BCE)
http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/AlexandertheGreat.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/alexander_the_great.shtml
Ancient Greece was a truly remarkable society. Ancient Greek civilization is credited with creating the foundational philosophy of our own modern western civilization. Also architecture, drama, poetry, democracy, the Olympics, our concept of geography, to name just a few important legacies are all examples of the long lasting influence of this civilization. But let’s not forget that in all of Ancient Greece’s history there are less than 50 consecutive years of peace. Slavery, racism, sexism, torture, and ritual sacrifice were commonplace. So we have a history here that is on one hand inspirational in its sophistication and on the other horrifyingly destructive. This dichotomy will help frame our discussion of Ancient Greece over the next few weeks.
For our purposes we’ve divided the study of Ancient Greece into 3 main periods outlined below. Please create a unique and illustrative timeline that shows you’ve gathered at least four important facts from each time period. You should use the following links to guide your research.
Greece Overview Sites:
http://www.ancient.eu.com/greece/
http://www.ancient-greece.org/index.html
1. Minoan & Mycenaean (2700 BCE – 1100 BCE)
http://www.flowofhistory.com/units/birth/3/FC17
http://historylink101.com/2/greece3/minoans-mycenaens.htm
**Dark ages (1100 BCE – 800 BCE) – We don’t specifically study this period but it is important to know about.**
2. Classical Greece (500 BCE – 350 BCE)
http://www.ancient-greece.org/history/classical.html
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/classical-greece (good videos here)
3. Alexander of Macedon, a.k.a. Alexander the Great (356 BCE – 323 BCE)
http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/AlexandertheGreat.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/alexander_the_great.shtml