Introduction

On this page you will be touring Ancient Greece.Your assignment is to answer the following questions by visiting the web sites below.

Questions

1. Descibe the geography of ancient Greece.
   Explain the economy of ancient Greece.
   
   
2. Explain the role of Greek gods.
   Who ruled all the gods.
   
   Where did most of the gods reside?
   
   
3. Where did the Olympic games come from?
   Why were they held at Olympia?
   Were there other contests like the Olympics?
   Who could compete in the Olympics?
   Were women allowed at the Olympics?
   How were the athletes trained?
   What prizes did Olympic victors get?
   Who were the Olympic judges?
   What was the penalty for cheating?
   Where did the marathon come from?
   
   
4. Compare the different social classes in Sparta and Athens.
   What type of government did Athens have?
   How were children educated in Athens?
   How were children educated in Sparta?
   
   
5. List 5 major cities in Ancient Greece.
   Why do we study the Greeks?
   Describe a few contribution to our society that the Greeks gave us.
   What are the two early Greek Civilizations?
   What contributions did the early Greek Civilizations give later Greek Civilizations?
   How did the Geography of the area influece the Minoans?
   Who were the Minoans? Where did they come from?
   Who where the Mycenaeans? Where did they come from?
   Why did they fight the Trojan War, according to the blind poet Homer?
   According to Homer, who won the Trojan War, and how did they win the war?
   According to archaeologists, how did the Trojan War affect the Greeks.
   What was the Dark age of Greece? What was Greece like during the Dark Ages?
   Who were the Dorians?
   
   
6. Compare and conrast the societies and economies of Sparta and Athens.
   Compare and contrast education in Sparta and Athens.
   
   
   

The Internet Resources

• Greek Architecture
• Greek Mythology
• The Ancient Olympics
• A Hotlist of Ancient Greece
• The Environment of Greece
• Early Greek People
• Map Of Ancient Greece
• Athens and Sparta

The Big Question

Compare the ancient Greek civilization to the ancient Egyptian Civilization.Make sure you include education, religion, government, and architecture.