Ancient Greece

Architecture

Athens

Drama/ Literature/ Arts

Education

Family Life

Religion

Science/ Technology/ Medicine

Sparta

Sports/ Olympics

Warfare

Women's Role

Architecture

Architecture in Ancient Greece - Click on Art & Architecture.  Describes the  three architectural systems of Ancient Greece with links.

Greek Architecture - brief introduction with illustrations.

Greek Architecture - describes the three orders.

Greek Art and Architecture
- a pictorial archive of Greek art and architecture.

Athens

Ancient Greek Civilizations: Athens - brief history of Athens.

The Ancient City of Athens - photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens.

Citizen and Slave - describes the Classes of Athens.  

Athens - Encyclopedia Britannica article- see Student planner for Passwords. 

Two Faces of Greece: Athens & Sparta - click on Educational Resources and scroll down to Lesson 1.  Scroll down to the table comparing Athens and Sparta.

Drama/ Literature/ Arts

Detroit Institute of Art: Ancient Greek Art - describes the style of Ancient Greek art.

Ancient Greek Art - links from History Link 101.

Greek Drama - good information from the World Cultures Homepage.

Education

Daily Life in Ancient Greece: Education - how the different sexes where educated. 

Ancient Greek Education - different educational practices of Athens and Sparta.

Family Life

ODYSSEY Online: Daily Life - description of housing, food, roles, and clothing.

The Ancient Greek World - from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Topics are: Daily Life, Religion.

Daily Life in Ancient Greece - brief description of Greek life.

Religion

The Ancient Greek World - from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Topics are: Daily Life, Religion.

Mythology in Ancient Greece - describes Greek mythology with links.

Science/ Technology/ Medicine

Medicine in Ancient Greece - introduction to medicine in Ancient Greece.  

Medicine of Ancient Greece - summary from BBC Education.

Sparta

Ancient Greek Civilizations: Sparta - brief history of Sparta.

Ancient Greek: Sparta - brief history of Sparta.

Sparta - Encyclopedia Britannica article- see Student planner for Passwords. 

The Culture of Sparta - what it was like to grow up in Sparta. 

Two Faces of Greece: Athens & Sparta - click on Educational Resources and scroll down to Lesson 1.  Scroll down to the table comparing Athens and Sparta.

Sports/ Olympics

Ancient and Modern Olympic Sports
- compares the ancient and modern Olympics via essays about the history of the Olympics and stories about ancient Olympic athletes.

The Real Story of the Ancient  Olympic Games - site detailing the ancient games with other links.

Olympics in Ancient Greece - describes the  Ancient Olympics with links.

The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum - you will need to Logon.
Username: ihslib
Password: library

What the Olympic Games were actually like - from PBS.  Click on Site Index and scroll down to What the Olympics Games were actually like.

Warfare

Warfare in Ancient Greece - describes the various forms of warfare and how it was portrayed on art- from the The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Ancient Greek warfare - learn about the sophistication of Ancient Greek warfare.

Greece - Greek Weapons - Arms - Warfare - links from About.com.

Ancient Greece: Wars - links for the Trojan War, the Persian War, and the Peloponnesian War. 

Women's Role

WOMEN IN ANCIENT GREECE - describes the lives of women in Athens and Sparta.

The Ancient Greek World - from the University of Pennsylvania Museum- see Daily Life. 

Roles of Men, Women, and Children - briefly describes the role of women. 

Greek Women: Marriage and Divorce - from PBS.

Women of Athens - describes the differences between women in Athens and Sparta. 

Women of Sparta - describes the differences between women in Athens and Sparta. 


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