Ancient Greece

a pathfinder for seventh

grade students

The ancient Greeks developed many of the ideas that have shaped Western civilization. In the seventh grade students will study their culture and civilization. This pathfinder will help them find information in our school library media center, on the Internet, and in the community about the civilization and contributions of the ancient Greeks.

Internet Sites

Books, Magazines

Video, CD-ROM

People, Places

 

Keywords

Internet Sites

Alexander the Great

The Ancient Greek World An exhibit from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. Contains information about the land and time, daily life, economy, and religion and death in ancient Greece.

Ancient History Links Links to information about early civilizations all over the world

The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum from Dartmouth College.

Ancient Olympics from Tufts University

Bulfinch's Mythology; Stories of Gods and Heroes

Encyclopedia Mythica Read myths from many ancient civilizations including Egyptian, Roman, and Greek

Exploring Ancient World Cultures

Greek Alphabet Table Lists the letters of the Greek alphabet and their names

Greek Mythology Search for any god, goddess, or mythological term on this site. Information from the Encyclopedia Mythica

Greek Mythology

Mythography Exploring Greek, Roman and Celtic myth and art

Passport to Ancient Greece with links to Greek mythology, Homer, Sparta, Athens, Greek philosopjy, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great names

World History Compass: Ancient Greece Links to information on the city of Athens, Greek mathematics and medicine

Books, Magazines

Books, Nonfiction:

Most of the nonfiction books about the history of ancient Greece are located in 938. The Pioneer library has at least 15 books on ancient Greek history. A few examples are listed here, but look in 938 to find others.

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Technology in the Time of the Ancient Greeks

Life in Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

A Greek Temple

In addition to history books about ancient Greece, the Pioneer library has other books related to Greece:

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They Saw the Future


Greek Myths, Legends, and Tales

Dictionary of World Mythology

Illustrated Book of Myths

The Golden Fleece

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths

The Golden Fleece

Myths of Greece and Rome

The Heroes

Greek Gods and Goddesses

Greek Myths

Myths and Legends

Medussa's Head

Jason and the Golden Fleece

Gods, Men, and Monsters From Greek Mythology

Aesop's Fables

Pegasus

Wings


Olympics [history]

The Odyssey of Homer

Black Ships Before Troy

The Wanderings of Odysseus


Famous Greeks:

Alexander and His Times

Alexander the Great

Conqueror and Hero: Alexander the Great

The Librarian Who Measured the Earth

Hippocrates, Father of Medicine


Greece

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Explorers

Horizon Book of Ancient Greece

Life in Ancient Greece


Ancient Greece

Mythology

Books: Fiction

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Inside the Walls of Troy

Ariadne Awake

Enchantment at Delphi

Magazine Articles:

"Ancient Greece III: Alexander the Conqueror." National Geographic March 2000, 42-75

"When the Greeks Went West." National Geographic November 1994, 2-37

"Drama of Death in a Minoan Temple." National Geographic February 1981, 205-222

"Regal Treasures From a Macedonean Tomb." National Geographic July 1978, 55-77

"{Minoans and Mycenaens: Greece's Brilliant Bronze Age." National Geographic February 1978, 142-185

"In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great." National Geographic January, 1968, 1-65

"Greece: The Birthplace of Science and Free Speech." National Geographic March 1944, 273-353

"The Greek Way." National Geographic March, 1944, 257-271

"The Glory That Was Greece." National Geographic December 1922, 571-630

Connect with ProQuest Magazine and Newspaper Index for recent newspaper and magazine articles about ancient Egypt.

Video, CD-ROM

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The Greek and Roman World

Alexander the Great [video]

Greece [video]

Agean [video]

People, Places

Keywords

Agean

Athens

Sparta

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doric column

Zeus, Athena, and other gods and goddesses

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