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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkXerxes March to Greece
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, World HistoryThis interactive map, created by EDSITEment, allows the user to take on the role of Xerxes, king of the Persian Empire, as he em...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWinged Sandals
Grades: 2 to 12Subjects: Electives, History-Social Science, World HistoryABC Online and the University of Melbourne present this entertaining and engaging interactive site devoted to classical Greek my...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhen the Games Were Held at Olympia
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Physical Education, World HistoryThis page from EDSITEment features resources relating to the Olympics and presents information about 2004 Summer Games, along wi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWeaving the Old into the New: Pairing "The Odyssey" with Contemporary Works
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Literature, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWritethink lesson, students read both "The Odyssey" and the contemporary epic "Running Out of Summer" and compare an...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Geography to Learn About History
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, World HistoryIn this Xpeditions lesson, students investigate how geography impacted daily life, warfare, and trade in ancient Greece. They us...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Nature of the Game: The Olympic Legacy
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, World HistoryThis page, from the National Endowment for the Humanities, describes the combat nature of Olympic competition in ancient Greece....Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Greek City-States and the Religious Festival
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, World HistoryThis page, from Tufts University s Perseus Project, explains the connection of the original Olympic games to religious festivals...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Bridge Over the Hellespont
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Engineering & Design, Science, World HistoryIn this student interactive from EDSITEment, students construct the pontoon bridge Xerxes built over the Hellespont, according t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Battle of Marathon
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, World HistoryThis page provides a summary of and commentary on Herodotus account of the ancient Greek/Persian Battle of Marathon. It also di...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Alphabet Is Historic: The Greek Alphabet: More Familiar Than You Think!
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: History-Social Science, Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, Foreign Languages, GeographyIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students learn about the culture and history of Ancient Greece. They t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSophocles, Socrates, and the Greek Polis
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Literature, English-Language Arts, PhilosophyThis page from EDSITEment features resources relating to ancient Greece, and presents information about the polis, or city-state...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkReflections of Ancient Greece
Grades: 5 to 6Subjects: Ancient CivilizationsThis Discovery Education lesson will help students: 1. learn about key elements of ancient Greek civilization, including govern...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPlutarch
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, World History, Literary AnalysisThis resource from HyperHistory Online is a brief biography of Plutarch. His work as a Greek historian and writer is discussed b...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPBS: The Greeks
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Electives, History-Social Science, World HistoryPBS presents this interactive Web site companion to the television documentary series The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization. Th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOnline Literature Library: Aesop's Fables
Grades: 2 to 12Subjects: Electives, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Literary AnalysisThis page, from the Online Literature Library Web site, includes links to a biography of Aesop and a discussion about the char...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOdyssey Online: Greece
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Electives, History-Social Science, Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, World HistoryOdyssey Online: Greece is a resource to support the use of museum objects in the classroom. The site was developed by the Michae...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMore Golden Mummies Emerge From Egyptian Valley
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Electives, History-Social Science, World HistoryArchaeologists have found 11 new mummies at Bahariya, the Egyptian oasis where more than 200 gold-covered mummies from Egypt s G...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMetropolitan Museum of Art's Explore and Learn
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, World History, History-Social Science, Electives and 2 additional..An interactive exploration of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this site is designed especially for educators and students. Explo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMetropolitan Museum of Art: Introduction to Greek and Roman Art
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, History & CultureThis page provides an introduction to the Metropolitan Museum of Art s collection of Greek and Roman art. Fifty highlights from...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMathematics and Architecture
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsThis article, from the Illuminations-reviewed History of Mathematics Archive, discusses how since ancient times, architecture an...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0