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A JOURNEY INTO ANCIENT HISTORY

A JOURNEY INTO ANCIENT HISTORY. GREECE. GETTING READY.

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A JOURNEY INTO ANCIENT HISTORY

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  1. A JOURNEY INTO ANCIENT HISTORY GREECE

  2. GETTING READY • You are about to begin a journey to Ancient Greece. Your journey will take you back roughly 4000 years to a time when Greece was divided into city-states called polis. Pack your journal to make entries as you navigate through Ancient Grecian websites found at the end of this presentation.

  3. GRECIAN CITIZENS • Ancient Greeks referred to themselves based on the area that they came from (such as Athenian, Spartan, etc.) Your assignment is to choose which city-state that best describes you! • Your tasks will be outlined on the slide that begins with the name of the city-state you choose.

  4. ATHENS I • Athenians were the scholars. You were trained in the arts as well academics. • 1. Locate Athens on a map of Ancient Greece. Sketch a map of into your journal, mark Athens. Label any major landforms or bodies of water. Describe the climate and how this might affect your lifestyle, clothing, foods, etc. • 2. Write at least 5 entries into your journal describing what it was like to grow up as a young Athenian boy/girl.

  5. ATHENS II • 3. Read a fable by Aesop, an Ancient Greek.Create a poster of a scene depicted in the fable. Describe the moral of the story that Aesop was trying to teach on your poster.

  6. SPARTA I • The Spartans were the warriors. The main purpose of their education was to become good soldiers. • 1 Locate Sparta on a map of Ancient Greece. Sketch a map into your journal, mark Sparta. Label any major landforms or bodies of water. Describe the climate, and how this might affect your lifestyle and training. • 2. Write at least 5 entries into your journal describing what it was like to grow up as a young Spartan boy/girl.

  7. SPARTA II • 3 Research the type of armor and weapons that the Spartans used. • Draw a Spartan soldier on a poster board. Describe the training he went through to become a soldier.

  8. Corinthians are creative problem solvers. You came up with some creative ways to solve the problems of foreign coin exchange as well as unemployment. 1 Locate Corinth on a map of Ancient Greece. Sketch a map and the location of Corinth into your journal. Label it as well as any major landforms and bodies of water. How does the location as well as the climate affect your lifestyle? CORINTH I

  9. Corinth II • 2. Write at least five journal entries describing a typical day in the life of a child growing up in Ancient Corinth. Mention what you saw, ate, wore, played, etc. • 3.Create either a poster or a clay figure of a statue or vase that may have been found in Ancient Corinth. Make the colors and designs accurate for the times.

  10. ARGOS I • The Argives are famous for their drama and open-air theatres. • 1. Locate Argos on an a map of Ancient Greece. Sketch it into your journal. Mark its location, as well as any major landforms and bodies of water.How does its location affect your lifestyle? • 2. Write at least 5 entries into your journal of what it was like to grow up as a boy or girl in Ancient Argos.

  11. ARGOS II • 3.Create a diorama of an open-air theatre in Ancient Argos. Make the scenery as authentic as possible.

  12. MEGARA I • You are famous for your coinage as well as your textiles. • 1. Locate Megara on a map of Ancient Greece. Sketch it into your journal. Mark its location as well any major landforms and bodies of water. How does its location affect your lifestyle? • 2. Write at least 5 journal entries describing a typical day in the life of a Megarian boy/girl.

  13. MEGARA II • 3. Research the clothing in Ancient Greece. Design a costume. You may either wear it in class, or draw a costume on poster board. Be as creative and authentic as possible!

  14. OLYMPIA I • You may choose any city-state in Ancient Greece and create a Power Point presentation for the class. Your presentation might include key elements of ancient Greek civilization such as government, mythology, philosophy, sports, and art. Be as creative as you can!

  15. Research Links • http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Greeklife.html • http://www.mrdowling.com/701greece.html • http://www.earlygreece.com/article1022.html • http://www.livius.org/greece.html • http://www.princeton.edu/~markwoon/Myth/mythmaps.htmlhttp://wwwfordham.edu.halsall/ancient/eb11-greece.html • http://www.westernculture.com/ancientgreeks.html

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