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Year 7 __ Term III __ __** 1Timeline **__ __ You can use the links below or find your own information from other links or books. __ __ http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/timeline.html __ __ http://www.mce.k12tn.net/world_history/greece.htm __ __ [|http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/world_cultures/europe/ancient_greece.asp] __

__ Task 1 – Construct a Timeline of the Period __ __ 800 to 100 BC __ __then__ __** Can you write your name in Greek? **__ __[|Your Name in Greek]__

This year- 2010 I have decided ,after consultation with some students to REDUCE the number of assignments to 3 for this term

__ Note: __ __ The Timeline (number 1) is compulsory __ __ The Glossary Task( Number 17 ) is compulsory __ __ YOU MAY CHOOSE ONE from Number 2 to 16 __

Topics 2-3


 * 2 **** Trial by Jury **

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You can use the links below or find your own information from other links or books. [|Guilty or not Guilty?] Explain in a couple of paragraphs how the court system worked in Athens

You can use the links below or find your own information from other links or books. http://www.htansw.asn.au/members/memberresources/webquests/weblessons/yr7greecefiles/ancientgreektheatrewebquest.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/classics/theatre/intro.shtml
 * 3 **** Tragedy and Comedy Theatre **

Explain in point form how the theatre operated in Athens

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You can use the links below or find your own information from other links or books. [|**//Gods and Myths//**] [|Jason and the Golden Fleece] Behind the ancient myth lies a tale of heroism, treachery, love and tragedy - and perhaps a little grain of truth. http://www.teachnet.ie/stpats2004/ancientgreece/process.html#2
 * 4 **** Myths and Legends **
 * http://www.mythweb.com/ **

The Amazons media type="file" key="xena warrior cry.mp3" width="240" height="20" soundbyte from Xena Warrior Princess [|Who were the Amazons?]
 * http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_world/religion.html **

** Select any Greek myth you enjoyed and tell the story from the ** ** POINT OF VIEW ** ** of one of the main parties involved. **
 * ( about 200 words ) **


 * 5 **** Democracy **

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You can use the links below or find your own information from other links or books. [|The People rule] [|bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks] Find out about the development of Athenian democracy.

Athens and Democracy
Discover how the ancient Athenians wrestled for the political soul of their city-state.

[|Critics of Democracy] - the roots of Western Democracy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/classics/mytilene/intro.shtml Athens Thinks Twice
 * [|Greek Government:] Do you know what Democracy is ? **


 * Explain to a visitor to Athens how your city runs using the system of government known as **


 * “Democracy.” ** **( about 200 words )**

6 Citizens and Slaves You can use the links below or find your own information from other links or books. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/classesofathens.html Slavery [| http://www.crystalinks.com/greekslavery.html] __ City life and culture http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/athens/city.shtml __ __**// [|Daily Life-Slaves] //**__ __ [|Lives of the slaves] __ __** http://www.teachnet.ie/stpats2004/ancientgreece/process.html#2 **__ __** media type="file" key="jeannie thank master.wav" width="300" height="50"Soundbyte From I Dream of Jeannie **__

**(About 200 words)**
 * Explain to a visitor to Athens how the system of slavery works. **


 * 7 The Olympics **

You can use the links below or find your own information from other links or books. Olympia [|Olympia] [|The Sacred Truce] [|Athletic Events] [|Spectators]

Olympic athletes
[|The Olympics: Ancient versus Modern] With pampered stars, super-human deeds and shameless cheats, were the ancient Olympics really all that different?

[|Ancient Greek Olympics Gallery] What did the games mean to the ancient Greeks? Explore the events, rituals and beliefs of this fascinating ancient festival.

[|Pankration Wrestling]

[|Women at Olympia]

[|Sport: Olympics 2004]

[|World Service: Ancient Olympics]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/classics/olympics/intro.shtml

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/sports.html

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Write a newspaper front page about the events at a typical Olympic Games in Ancient Greece. Use headlines, pictures and at least two full stories.

You can use the links below or find your own information from other links or books. __[|Architecture]__
 * 8Architecture and Sculpture **

|| Acropolis ||

http://www.mythweb.com/

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/greek_arch.html

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/architecture/greekarch2.htm

[|Lord Elgin - Saviour or Vandal?] The heated debate over the 'Elgin Marbles' continues to this day.
 * Sculpture **

Whose side are you on? **You are a proud citizen of Athens. Describe in about 100 words some features of your city.**
 * Architecture **
 * // [|Architecture] //**


 * 9 **** Epic Poetry **

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media type="file" key="Homer - Woohoo! (1).wav" width="300" height="50" __soundbyte from the Simpsons__

[|The myth of the Trojan war] Iliad and Odyssey media type="file" key="Troy names.wav" width="300" height="50" __soundbyte from "Troy"__

http://library.thinkquest.org/19300/data/homer.htm

[|http://wsu.edu/~dee/MINOA/HOMER.HTM] a bit difficult

**Tell a group of your own children who is your favourite character from Homer‘s stories.**

**( Remember they are young kids) in about 100 words**

( And For Fun Only )
 * [|Odyssey Simulation Game:] **
 * What would you do if you were Odysseus? **

10 Women

[|Women of Athens] http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/womenofathens.html http://www.teachnet.ie/stpats2004/ancientgreece/process.html#2 In about 100 words explain what was important for women to learn in Ancient Athens.
 * // [|Daily Life-Women & Children] //**
 * http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/womenofathens.html **

11 Warfare

|| Phalanx ||

[|Ancient Greeks] Athletes Warriors and heroes
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__In about 100 words explain what was important for a young man to learn about warfare in__ __Ancient Greek times.__
 * [|The Art of War Gallery]
 * [|War and Technology Gallery]
 * [|Radio 4: In Our Time - Battle of Thermopylae]
 * [|http://www.teachnet.ie/stpats2004/ancientgreece/process.html#]

__ 12 Athens __ __ [|City of Athens] __ __- | [|City life and culture] __ __- [|Other Greek Festivals] __ __ http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/thecities/athens.html __ __ Compare Athens and Sparta __ __ http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/worksheets/spartans/worksheet1.html __ __ **What do you particularly like or find interesting about this city-state?** __

__ 13 Corinth __

|| Temple of Apollo ||

__ [|Corinth City State] __ __ [|Types of Government] __ __ [|Ships on Land] __ __ [|Corinth at War] __ __** What do you particularly like or find interesting about this city-state? **__ __ 14 Sparta __ __ http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/thecities/sparta.html __ __ women of Sparta __ __ http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/womenofsparta.html __ __ [|http://wsu.edu/~dee/GREECE/SPARTA.HTM] __ __ http://www.sikyon.com/sparta/sparta_eg.html __ __** What do you particularly like or find interesting about this city-state? **__

|| Spartan || media type="file" key="300 profession.wav" width="300" height="50" __soundbyte from movie "300"__

__ 15 Other Greek Cultures-Crete __

|| Minotaur ||

__Crete and Minoans __ __ [|The Fall of the Minoan Civilisation] __ __ An intriguing theory blames a cycle of interlocking disasters for bringing Minoan civilisation to an end. __ __ [|Echoes of Plato's Atlantis] __ __ The lost city of legend has long maintained a hold on the popular imagination. __ __ But could Atlantis have been real? __ __** What do you particularly like or find interesting about this city-state? **__

__ 16 Other Greek Cultures- __ __ Alexander and Macedonia __

|| Alexander in India ||

__ [|Alexander the Great: Hunting for a New Past] __ __ Can we create a picture of the living, breathing human being from the competing histories of Alexander? __ __** [|Alexander the Great:] **__ __** If you are going to be an expert on ancient Greece, **** you need to know about **__ __** Alexander!! **__

__** What do you particularly like or find interesting about this city-state? **__

__ 17 - Glossary- Compulsory __ __ Compulsory Task – all classes __ __ Show that you know the meaning of these __ __ words. __ [|Acropolis], [|Aristophanes] , [|Aspasia] , [|assembly] , [|Athena] || [|Athens], [|Attica] , [|aulos] , [|citizen] , [|city state] , [|Corinth] || [|Delphi], [|democracy] , [|Hera] , [|hoplite] , [|isthmus] || [|Cypselas], [|lyre] , [|Mytilene] , [|oligarchy] , [|Olympic Games] || [|pankration], [|Parthenon] , [|Pericles] , [|Persia] , [|sacrifice] , [|slave] || [|Sophocles], [|Sparta] , [|trireme] , [|tyranny] , [|Zeus] ||
 * Explain in a full sentence**__ for each word.

|| Greek Pottery ||

See Also

The Ancient Greeks [|bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/] Discover ancient Greece through interactive activities, illustrations and print-offs. The site covers political systems, religion, society and culture. [|Pottery] http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/galleries/ancient_greece_and_rome/room_13_greece_1050-520_bc.aspx