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PBS

Pbs: The Buildings of the Acropolis

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the buildings of the acropolis of Athens - the Parthenon and Erectheum.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Pisistratus the Tyrant

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a description of the positive gains made by Athens during the rule of Pisistratus, including the increase in production of olive and the first Panathenaic games.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: The Daily Athenia: A Greek Newspaper Project

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Lesson designed to help students research daily life in Ancient Greece. Working in groups, students produce sections of an Athenian newspaper.
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Interactive
The British Museum

The British Museum: Athens

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about life in ancient Athens during the classical period of Greek history (ca. 480 to 323 BC) by following a day in the life of different characters who lived in the city, both citizens and noncitizens. You can also take a...
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Article
Other

The Sophists and Socrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful essay on Socrates refutation of the Sophists. Discusses Socrates' debate with Protagoras over the meaning of "arete" (justice) and its consequences for the democratic politics of Athens.
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Website
Other

Official City Sites: Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the cities in Georgia: Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Columbus, and Savannah. Views will see maps, find data on each city, and get a simple overview of each city's offerings.
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Handout
Indiana University

Indiana University: The Plague in Athens During the Peloponnesian War

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the historic background to Thucydides' description of the death caused by the plague and the efforts made to cure the sick.
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Handout
Other

The Persians

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of nice notes on the Persian Wars. The author gives background information on both sides, causes, events and people, plus results.
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Handout
World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Acropolis

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry provides and illustrated definition of Acropolis, with photos, maps and diagram of the Athens Acropolis built in the 5th Century BCE.
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Handout
World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Alcibiades

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry on the gifted Athenian statesmen, Alcibiades. Includes map, photos, timeline and links to related material.
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Handout
World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Athena

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a definition of Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, war, and the crafts, and describes her place in Greek mythology.
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Handout
World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Athens

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry defines and provides an overview of the ancient greek city of Athens. Includes a timeline of history events and explores its early settlement, government and laws, and culture.
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Primary
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Thucydides Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of the symptoms of the plague in Athens and an attempt to diagnose the illness. (Volume 2, Number 2/April 1996)
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Website
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Integrated Pest Management Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives general info on Integrated Pest Management. Along with news, IPM contacts, publications, and related links. Also lists various subject areas to look into.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Ancient Greece the Ancient Greeks

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the ancient Greeks. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Greek Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart lesson contains several activities. History - students understand the chronology of Greek history and can organize events and people into major categories to explain historical...
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Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 13 Grade-Leveled texts (7-11) on the topic Ancient Greece. How much can we credit today's art, philosophy, and democracy, among other fields of study, to Ancient Greece? Explore Ancient Greece and discover how the...
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Interactive
Other

Metis: Catalog of Ancient Greek Archaeological Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
A very large collection of interactive photographs of archaelogical sites in Greece and Turkey. Users can pan around the sites, zoom in for closer looks, or click on hot spots to access views of individual elements of the scenes. Some...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Athenian Vases Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of Athenian painted ceramic vases.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Parthenon

For Students 9th - 10th
The temple known as the Parthenon was built on the Acropolis of Athens between 447 and 438 B.CE. It is decorated with marble sculptures representing scenes from Athenian cult and mythology. View pictures and read descriptions in this...
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Lessons From Antiquity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Where did democracy get its start? For this lesson, students learn about direct democracy in Athen's and Rome's republic, how each took shape, and the ideas our Founders borrowed from these great civilizations.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: How Pisistratus Took Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the rise to power of Pisistratus, an early Greek tyrant.
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Article
Other

The Stoa Consortium: The Acropolis

For Students 9th - 10th
Several important sanctuaries and monuments were located on the South Slope of the Acropolis. The best known among them are the sanctuary of Dionysos, Asklepios and Hygieia. Other sacred places included the shrine of the Nymphe, and...
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Other

The Stoa Consortium: The Agora

For Students 9th - 10th
The Agora, the marketplace and civic center, was one of the most important parts of an ancient city of Athens. In addition to being a place where people gathered to buy and sell all kinds of commodities, it was also a place where people...