Curated OER
Ancient Greek Culture and Plato Quiz
While your students are at their desks with a sheet of paper and pencil, you can project these PowerPoint quiz questions on the overhead screen. There are a total of eight slides and 15 short-answer questions about ancient Greece and...
Curated OER
Research Project on Ancient Greece using HyperStudio
Sixth graders research different aspects of Ancient Greek culture to determine how it has affected modern life. They design a multimedia presentation using the research information.
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World
Explore all aspects of life in ancient Greece. From the Mycenaean to the Hellenistic time periods, learn about Greek daily life, roles for men and women, religion and religious ceremonies, and the Greek economy.
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World
Massive site for information on the ancient Greek world. Follow the navigation at the top of the page for detailed sections on time periods, daily life, religion and death, economy, and more. Each section includes pictures of artifacts...
Florida State University
Florida State University: Women and Gender in Classical Athens
A lecture describing the marriage practices and legal status of women in Classical Athens.
City University of New York
Athenian Daily Life
Comprehensive site explores all aspects of daily life in ancient Athens. Discusses the agora, politics, domestic life, warfare, and education. Also has a lengthy bibliography for further study.
Other
Ancient Greece
Impressive collection of information and imagery about ancient Greece. Find information and illustrations about ancient Greek architecture, art, history and culture. Includes maps and a timeline.
Other
Ancient greece.org: Minoan Culture
Captivating collection of information and images of Minoan civilization. Minoan history, architecture, art, culture, and more and covered on this site.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Victor's Virtue: A Cultural History of Sport
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Victor's Virtue: A Cultural History of Sport." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World: Women's Life Dress and Toilet Articles
This resource presents a description of how women in ancient Greece dressed and how these styles changed.
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World: Daily Life Women's Life
This resource presents a description of the woman's place in ancient Greek society and her duties and responsibilities.
Tufts University
Tufts University: The Treasuries
This site from the Tufts University provides a discussion of the Treasuries, public works built in the classical period of ancient Greece. Tells what they were used for and how they were constructed.
PBS
Pbs: The Daily Athenia: A Greek Newspaper Project
Lesson designed to help students research daily life in Ancient Greece. Working in groups, students produce sections of an Athenian newspaper.
Other
Greece Through the Peloponnesian War
A lecture on the history of Greece from the Archaic period (Dark Ages) through the end of the Peloponnesian War. The author discusses the major events and leaders in Greek history.
Able Media
Women in the Oikos: The Stranger Within
An analysis which examines the role of women in the Greek family as seen in many of the Greek plays produced during the classical period of Greek history. The author argues that Greek men had little reason to trust their wives since...
Other
Porter Gaud: Greek Architecture: The Parthenon
A set of notes on one of the most famous temples in the ancient world. The author discusses the building of the temple along with a detailed description and an analysis of the various statues.
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: The Greek Civilization: Slaves
A comprehensive description of slavery as a fact of life in ancient Greece. Discusses the different classes of slaves, the origin of slavery, and Athenian slavery in particular.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Thucydides Syndrome
A detailed description of the symptoms of the plague in Athens and an attempt to diagnose the illness. (Volume 2, Number 2/April 1996)
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Homer and the Greek Renaissance
Presents a clear, readable summary of ancient Greek history from the Archaic period through the Renaissance which included Homer's epic poems. Explains major historical events and cultural trends as background for those reading Homeric...
Other
Revista Eletronica: Grecia Antiga (In Portuguese)
A comprehensive collection of digital artifacts and articles on Greek culture from antiquity to modernity. Many aspects of Greece's development, from philosophy, mathematics, writings, medicine to language, are covered. Check out "Quid...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Myron
Encyclopedia article about the classical Greek sculptor Myron, who is best known for his sculptures of athletes. Also contains some pictures of his works.
Online Learning Haven
Online Learning Haven: Ancient Greece
Article on ancient Greece with brief summaries of ancient Greek society, gods and goddesses, literature, and much more.
Other
The Classics Pages: The Athenian Agora
Clickable map of the Agora of Athens. Provides information about the buildings contained in the Agora area and the location of the Agora in relation to the rest of the city.
Other
Ancient Web: Ancient Greece
Find short illustrated articles on many different aspects of ancient Greek culture, warfare, art, literature, religion, and architecture.