Books with title ANCIENT GREECE

Where were the first chickens fried? (Answer -In Greece, of course.) In this fascinating study, students will learn the answer to this important question and much, much more. Different aspects of Ancient Greek culture will be introduced, giving students a better understanding of how Ancient Greece helped to shape our modern world;Part I -Core Teaching Lessons; is presented in a very structured format and communicates much of the information base contained in the unit ;Part II; is an informational package and series of worksheet activities that follows the core lessons. This part can be photocopied and given to students;Part III -Optional Lessons; consists of related activities which add variety and flexibility to the unit ;Part IV -Famous Greeks; is a major project in which the students are able to extend their learning about Ancient Greece. In this section, the teacher acts as a facilitator, allowing students to feel a sense of ownership and responsibility;Part V -The Olympics; is a culmination activity finishing the unit with a bang. Students are sure to have as much fun learning about this exciting civilization as you will have teaching it. PART I - CORE TEACHING LESSONS In this section, students are introduced to Ancient Greece -primarily during the Golden Age of Athens. Teacher instruction followed by student assignments provides a very structured setting. Introduction to Ancient Greece;Legend of the Trojan Horse; map Ancient Greece -When? - Timeline Worksheet Government - Worksheet The Arts and Entertainment;The Boy Who Cried Wolf;play of;Apollo's Tree; Academics and Learning - Essay Family Life - Venn Diagram Sparta - T-chart Mythology;In the Beginning; sequencing activity PART II - STUDENT HANDBOOK Informational pages and student worksheets reproducible pages designed to follow the core lessons. PART III - OPTIONAL LESSONS Greek Alphabet Greek Architecture Greek Foods Write a Fable Make Masks Games Greek Clothes Greek Vocabulary Mythology Travel Brochure Internet Sites Research Modern Greece Ancient Greece Wordsearch PART IV - FAMOUS GREEKS (MAJOR PROJECT) This section is a major project and will take considerable time for the students to complete. Students research Greeks who made significant contributions to our world. Names, rubrics, and grading scales are included to delineate the process. PART V - THE OLYMPICS (CULMINATION ACTIVITY) Students help create and coordinate their very own Olympic Games, just like the Ancient Greeks.

Which civilization gave us the Olympic Games? Its ancient Greece, and readers discover this and other fun facts as they explore one of the most influential ancient civilizations. As readers investigate the engaging main text, fact boxes, and sidebars, they uncover the Greek roots of theater, democracy, and philosophy, as well as many other contributions to the modern world made by the ancient Greeks. Detailed maps help readers develop their geography skills, and vivid photographs take readers into the heart of the ancient Greek world. This exciting look at a common social studies curriculum topic is sure to captivate readers.

Cette partie de la série Usborne débutant, qui initie les enfants à divers thèmes de la vie réelle comme les trains, les volcans, les ours, l'astronomie, les aztèques, les loups, les bateaux et la vie dans l'espace. Une nouvelle édition avec en couverture une photographie – précédemment publiée avec l'ISBN 9780746074855.Un guide pour les nouveaux lecteurs sur la Grèce antique et la vie de ses citoyens. Comprend dans quelle mesure l'empire grec s'est étendu, quel gouvernement il avait, que faisait le peuple pour manger et se divertir, qui étaient les philosophes grecs, les mathématiciens et les médecins les plus connus en leur temps. Comprend le déclin de l'empire.

Ancient Greece brings the Golden Age of Greece (5th century BCE)--the era of Socrates, Plato, Pericles, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Herodotus--to life. It does so through covering such topics as: geography, farming, education, slaves, festivals, religion, the city and politics, war, science and medicine, sports and games, theater, music and crafts. Using artifacts, such as ceramics, medical tools or a piece of clothing, geographical sites, and archaeological evidence, this book looks at the past in a new and exciting way. By showing in simple graphic terms how ancient buildings and objects were actually used, and by providing examples of numerous everyday objects, Ancient Greece makes the distant past come to life. Each two-page spread covers a different topic. Text, photographs, illustrations, archaeology information boxes and time-lines are used to great affect. Captions and diagramming also are used to relate the different elements of the presentation, and each spread contains a link to an authoritative website for further information. A full chronology of the political and social history of ancient Greece, as well as a glossary and an index are included.Informative and amply illustrated, Ancient Greece is sure to engage and spur further interest.The Picturing the Past Series:How do we know what we know about ancient peoples and their cultures that have disappeared? Ultimately, there are three main sources of information: the images that survive in wall paintings, ceramics and sculptures; artifacts, such a jewelry, utensils, toys, clothing, and tools; and the writings of ancient authors that have survived the ravages of time. From such sources, it is possible to begin to reconstruct the life of the distant past with an astonishing degree of accuracy.