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Greece
GREECE
WE ARE HERE
EUROPE
AFRICA
EUROPE
AFRICA
EUROPE
AFRICA
Athens, the
capital and
largest city of
Greece, was
founded in the
9th century BC.
Many buildings
from antiquity
still stand in the
modern city. The
structure
pictured here,
the Odeon of
Herodes Atticus,
was built in the
2nd century BC
by Greek
scholar Herodes
Atticus. It lies on
the southwest
slope of the
Acropolis.
The Acropolis
The Acropolis
Zeus’s Temple
Websites Etc.
http://harpy.uccs.edu/greek/greek.html Shows actual pics of
places and art
http://www.greece4kids.com/ A young girl’s personal website
of trips to Greece
http://www.profdev.okcps.k12.ok.us/coreunits/2%20h&g%20greece.htm
Integrated Unit on Greece
Language Arts 1.Compare the Greek alphabet to your own
alphabet. See the table referenced in back of the unit. Look
for similarities and differences. Use the Greek letters to write
your name. As some English letters do not have an
equivalent to the Greek letters, some changes need to be
made in the translation. Directions for help in this translation
are next to the table of the Greek alphabet. 2.Using Greek
Root Words -- Students will view the chart below and discuss
the Greek root words. Next, students will give the meaning
of the following words. Greek Root Words
auto -- self
ge(o) -- earth
graphy -- writing
homo -- same
anthros -- human being
cracy -- rule
demos -- peopleEnglish Words
automobile
autobiography
autograph
anthropology
biography
democracy
geology
geography
Why we have summer and winter -- a study of the Greek
myth Demeter and Persephone. a. Some Greek myths
attempt to explain why things in the world are the way they
are. The myth about Demeter and Persephone is a tale in
which the Greeks attempt to explain why there is summer
and winter. Read and compare two different versions of the
myth of Demeter and Persephone from "Persephone and the
Pomegranate Seeds" on page 15 in the book Greek Myths,
retold by Geraldine McCaughrean, and Persephone retold
and illustrated by Warwick Hutton. b. Pretend you are either
Demeter or Hades. Write an argument that would persuade
Zeus to either let Persephone stay in the underworld with
Hades or stay on the earth with Demeter. c. Write your own
myth explaining a natural phenomenon that takes place on
earth such as a tornado, hurricane, earthquake, volcanic
eruption, eclipse of the sun, a rainbow, or a sunset.
History and Geography 1.After viewing modern day Greece
on a map or globe, students will color and label the country of
Greece on a map of the continent of Europe. They will mark
the capital city of Athens with a star and label it. 2. After
viewing a modern day flag of Greece, they will draw and
color a flag of Greece. 3. After viewing a large map on the
bulletin board (enlarged from the map on page 9 in Ancient
Civilizations--Greece) students will label their own map from
the same source. They will label these locations: Aegean
Sea, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Knoss on the island of
Crete, Athens, Sparta, Marathon, Mt. Olympus, Olympia, and
Troy.
Language Arts 1.Compare the Greek alphabet to your own
alphabet. See the table referenced in back of the unit. Look
for similarities and differences. Use the Greek letters to write
your name. As some English letters do not have an
equivalent to the Greek letters, some changes need to be
made in the translation. Directions for help in this translation
are next to the table of the Greek alphabet. 2.Using Greek
Root Words -- Students will view the chart below and discuss
the Greek root words. Next, students will give the meaning
of the following words. Greek Root Words
auto -- self
ge(o) -- earth
graphy -- writing
homo -- same
anthros -- human being
cracy -- rule
demos -- peopleEnglish Words
automobile
autobiography
autograph
anthropology
biography
democracy
geology
geography