Name _______________________________________________________ Period:_______ Web Quest Ancient Greece Directions: visit the sites on Ancient Greece and answer the questions that follow. Full credit will only be given for well thought out answers! 1. What are some reasons why Athens and Sparta fought each other? http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/gintro.htm 3. Read the “life story” of one Athenian and one Spartan. Briefly describe what his/her life was like…You will find many differences between Athenians and Spartans along with differences between men and women. http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/episode1.htm Athenian:____________________ Spartan:_____________________ 4. Here is a link for some architecture of Athens. What characteristics do you notice? http://www.stoa.org/athens/sites.html 5. Seven Panoramas from the Acropolis Hill with information and commentary. Click to the links to start tour and to see further information. This is very cool. Once the image is loaded you can move the view 360 degrees. Jot down things you see and/or that you found interesting (at least 3 things). *You will have to click on a building first, then for each place, click on browse the image catalogue to see pictures http://www.acropolis360.com/ 6. Ancient Greek art lesson gives a taste of Greek art in the areas of sculpture, painting, and architecture. Click on pictures links for each section. What are some things you noticed (at least three)? http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/greek_art.htm 7. Explore this site on Ancient Olympic events. How are the games today different? Scroll down to get links to descriptions of games. Which ancient game did you find most interesting? http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/sports.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/olympia/events.shtml Scroll through all pages then answer 8-10 using the above site 8. Who could attend the Olympics? 9. What did women have that was like the Olympics, what were the events, who could participate? 10. Describe some of the benefits successful athletes would enjoy: 11. What did men in Ancient Greece do for fun? http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Life/ 12. Why couldn’t girls watch the games? (Same site – scroll to the bottom) 13. Theater -look at pictures at bottom- what do you see- describe what a Greek theater looks like, is it similar or different from our theaters? http://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/delphi-theater.html 14. Who was Pythagoras and what is he famous for? http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/science/math/pythagoras.htm 15. Who was Archimedes and what is his famous phrase? http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/People/Archimedes/ 16. Enjoy exploring this site on mythology. What god or goddess is most interesting to you (Name three- what do they represent)? http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/religion/greekrelig.htm Just for fun…only if you are finished early Here is a fun fact quiz on mythology. It gives instant feedback. How did you do? http://www.messagenet.com/myths/funfact1/index.html#poseidon If time, explore the decision making game based on The Odyssey. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/odchoice.htm More mythology fun fact quizzes: http://www.messagenet.com/myths/funfact2/index.html http://www.messagenet.com/myths/funfact3/ Name some US cities that are named after Greek cities. Do you live near any? Click on American cities link to see a map. http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/cities.html British museum Many aspects including Sparta and Athens + fun challenges for each |
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