Battle of Marathon
This segment from a History Channel series called Decisive Battles. The series uses video game technology to recreate this battle, the first in the Persian Wars between Greece and Darius, King of Persia.
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Battle of Thermopylae -
The Famed Spartans
Also from the History Channel's
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Achievements of the Ancient Greeks
Please use this page to explore and learn about the acheivements of the Ancient Greeks.
Architecture
This is from the Temple of Zeus in Athens.
Check out this cool powerpoint about Greek acheivements in architecture, specifically the 3 kinds of columns.
Use this to complete the sheet about columns on you packet.
I did not create this powerpoint, but it is really great :)
Use this to complete the sheet about columns on you packet.
I did not create this powerpoint, but it is really great :)
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Would you rather be from Sparta or Athens?
What if you had to choose?Go to this site to find a Greek name for you!
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Greek Warfare
Greeks bearing gifts........?Go to this BBC site to learn about this large wooden horse and how the Greeks used it. Make sure to read What was the Trojan War and The Wooden Horse. Look for questions about it on THIS MEANS WAR!!!
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So who did the Geeks fight
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How did we get from here...................................................to here?
Which Ancienct Greek battle inspired an olympic event?
Click here to find out. Make sure to locate the section about this on THIS MEANS WAR!!!
Click here to find out. Make sure to locate the section about this on THIS MEANS WAR!!!
Alexander.......the Great?
Use the information you got from the video and from this funny representation of Alexander to create your own "WANTED" poster.