Ancient Greece Websites
This site includes Ancient Greece as one of the choices among other subject areas. This site explores different aspects of everyday life in ancient civilizations including what they ate, where they lived, what they wore, and what they liked to do. Topics include Ancient Greece's people, mythology, daily life, death & burial, writing, and archaeology.
Ancient Greece: The British Museum
Students can explore the events, cultural celebrations, and timeless architecture of Greece compiled by the British Museum. It also includes worksheets and follow-up activities.
Social Studies for Kids: Ancient Greeks
On this site, Ancient Greece can be selected from a wide variety of social studies topics. It specifically includes an introduction, information on Athens and Sparta, lawgivers of Ancient Greece, glossary, timeline, maps, Persian Wars, olympics, Crete, Alexander the Great, Greek tragedy-drama, Socrates, Homer, greek philosophy, political history, Peleponnesian War, and several interesting links.
This site provides essays and bibliographies of the ancient city of Athens, with several images of select areas and monuments. It also also includes other recommended website links.
This wonderful website has information on Ancient Greek history, environment, architecture, art, religion, philosophy, clothing, people, war, government, economy, language & literature, food, sports (the Olympics), science (medicine, astronomy, and mathematics) with hyperlinks within the text. It also has titles of books about Greece.
This site describes Ancient as the "Cradle of Western Civilization," and contains on daily life and life around town, careers of the time, history and government, and education and culture.
The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
Containing hyperlinks within the text, this site provides a detailed description of the history behind the Olympic games including the athletes, women, politics, and commercialism. It has a glossary, links, sources, and FAQs (frequently asked questions).
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