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Kids Discovery

Ancient Greece

Section 1

The Ancient Greece application from Kids Discovery will provide you with a brief overview of what life was like for the Ancient Greeks. Just click on the app and swipe over to the main index. Make sure to explain your answer when possible.

Section 1 Great Greece!

Mt. Olympus. Why is Mt. Olympus important to the Greeks? ______

What are Agoras? ______

Which god did the ancient Greeks consult about the future? ______

What are Oracles? ______

Take a look at the Greek alphabet and list 5 of the letters that are similar to the English alphabet.

English Letter Greek Letter

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Great Gods

How do we know that religion was important to the Greeks, please explain. ______

Please list each of the gods provided in the book and identify what their role was.

Example: Zeus – King of the gods

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Kids Discovery

Ancient Greece

Section 2 & 3

Section 2 Awesome Athens

1. Ancient Greece had a number of city-states, who was the most impressive? ______

2. The Golden Age of Athens went from ______BC to ______BC.

Click on the + sign to see the labels and answer questions 3-7.

3. What is a Stoa? ______.

4. The Parthenon was a temple dedicated to? ______

5. What is the Pnyx? ______

6. What is the Odeon? ______

7. What purpose did the Panathenaic Way serve? ______

8. A citizen could do what at the Assembly? ______

9. How many citizens were needed to have a meeting? ______

10. How many people made up the Council? ______

11. Who was Pheidias? ______

12. Who is Nike? ______

Take a moment to explore the Pantheon.

13. What did the people of Greece do with unpopular politicians? ______

Section 3 Greek Folk

1. What is a Chiton? ______

2. What do the Greeks use instead of paper and a pencil? ______

3. What do students use to help them with Math? ______

4. What is Knucklebones?

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5. Why are sports important to the ancient Greeks? ______

6. How are the ancient Greek houses constructed? ______

7. What purpose did a statue of Hermes serve? ______

8. What is the big difference between how the rich and poor dressed in ancient Greece? (Explain) ______

9. What is a hoplite? ______

10. Take a look at the menu of a typical Greek meal? What are your thoughts? Would you go hungry? Are there any similarities between the food we eat and that of the ancient Greeks? ______

11. Describe the difference between the jewelry of the wealth and the poor. ______

12. Was music important to the Greeks? If so, explain and provide an example. ______

Section 4 The Sporting Life: The Olympics

Section 5: The Trojan Horse

Section 6: Last Achievements, part 1

Section 7: Lasting Achievements, Part 2

Section 8: Digging up the Past

Section 9: Activities

Below, list three events from today’s Olympics

Jigsaw Puzzle

Put the puzzle together. What is the image of and why is it important?

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Quiz

Take the quiz. Let me know your score. ______

Please write the correct response to each question.

Section 11: Resources

A variety of different sources were used to contribute to the Ancient Greece application. Pick one of the listed Internet sources and briefly explain what we could learn about by using the source.

Name of source: ______

What can we learn by visiting the source: ______