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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Greek History for Kids: Athens

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about Athens, city of Ancient Greece on this site. The history of this world civilization.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Greek History for Kids: Daily Life

For Students 1st - 9th
Read more about life during Ancient Greece on this site. Learn about their way of life from what they ate to what they lived in.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Aristotle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains s biography of Aristotle. Learn about One of the philosophers of Ancient Greece.
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Other

Bbc Online: Ancient Greek Slavery

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC Online provides an informative discussion of the ways democracy in ancient Greece relied on slavery to sustain it.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: The Ancient Greek Olympics

For Students 2nd - 7th
Teaches about the origins of the Greek Olympic games and their evolution to become a significant cultural phenomenon in ancient Greece.
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Other

The Stoa Consortium: Arch of Hadrian

For Students 9th - 10th
The Arch of Hadrian was erected in honor of the Roman emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century A.D (and probably a little before 131/132 A.D. when we know Hadrian visited Athens). The arch was built over the line of an ancient road that led...
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Boise State University

Boise State University: The Peloponnesian War: The Sicilian Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the Sicilian Expedition by checking out this page. Find out how Ancient Greece developed and conquered foreign lands.
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Friesian School

Friesian School: Origin of Philosophy: Why the Greeks

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives an intense discussion of how the geography and trade patterns of the ancient Greeks may have influenced the development of their philosophy.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Greek Games

For Students 2nd - 7th
History for Kids presents information on the history of children's games in ancient Greece. Site contains examples, activities, worksheets and quizzes.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Pericles

For Students 9th - 10th
Study about the leader of Athens during its golden age of Ancient Greece named Pericles on this site.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: The Greek Olympic Games

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how the Olympic games started in ancient Greece. In 394 A.D., Emperor Theodosius I abolished the Olympics and they were not revived until the late 1800s.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kid's Biography: Alexander the Great

For Students 3rd - 8th
Investigate Alexander the Great's biography on this site. Learn about the great general and commander of Ancient Greece.
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US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Timelines: Hydropower

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about key milestones in the use of hydropower, as a source of energy, beginning with its use by the ancient Greeks to grind grains.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Pindar

For Students 9th - 10th
An Encyclopedia Britannica entry on the greatest lyric poet of ancient Greece discussing his style of poetry. For the full article, get a free trial!
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Other

Revista Eletronica: Grecia Antiga (In Portuguese)

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Exploring Ancient World Cultures

Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Ancient World Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Evansville provides this site that gives an overview and then additional pages with readings in ancient Greek philosophy and literature. A good general resource.
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Other

Stowe: Temple of Ancient Virtues: Biography of Epaminondas

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Theban general and victor of the Battle of Leuctra, Epaminondas. Most of this is an excerpt from The Encyclopedia of the Ancient World.
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Other

Student Reader: Hellenic vs Hellenistic Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the differences between the Hellenic and Hellenistic ages. The Hellenic age was prior to the time of Alexander the Great, and the Hellenistic age followed it.
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Agrigento

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of Agrigento, Greek city-state founded on the south coast of Sicily, and provides information on architecture and life of ancient Greek civilization. Site contains photos, maps and links to further reading.
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Archaeological Institute of America

The Ancient Olympics: Winning at Olympia

For Students 9th - 10th
New studies challenge traditional notions about Greek Athletes and why they competed.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Ancient City

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Comparing Greek and Roman architecture? Unearth new resources for teaching about the methods of development in these ancient cities.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Greek Gods

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson includes some of the main Greek mythological gods and a short description about each Gods area of importance.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides historical information and images of the ancient Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, Greece.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Ancient Civilizations and the Modern World

For Teachers 6th
Learn how ancient civilzations developed based on the local physical features and how the boundaries of early civilizations compare to their modern counterparts.

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