Greece

Introduction

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Task

1. What would a rich man’s house look like?

2. Describe the different buildings at different stages throughout ancient Greek history.

3. Can you identify different forms of public buildings in ancient Greece?

4. What materials did the ancient Greeks use to build their houses?

5. Find three differences between ancient Greek houses and today’s houses.

6. The courtyard was very important to the ancient Greeks can you name some things it was used for?

   

1. At what age were girls married?

2. What kinds of jobs did rich/poor women do?

3. What did they wear?

4. At what age did the boys of Ancient Greece go to school and what did they learn at school?

5. The girls in ancient Greece did not go to school, what did they do instead?

6. What kinds of toys did the children play with and what kinds of games did they play?

7. What role did the men; women and children have in Ancient Greece? 8. What games could the women of Greece take part in?

 

1. What kind of special skills did many slaves have?

2. What kind of jobs did slaves do?

3. Can you mention some ways in which a person may have become a slave in Ancient Greece?

4. Who supervised the slaves work in the house?

5. If you were a slave in ancient where would you like to work?

 

  1. How many letters did the Greek alphabet have?
  2. What two Greek letters from the word alphabet?
  3. What group of people did the Greek alphabet come from? In other words, who did they get it from?
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  1. When were the first Ancient Olympics?
  2. When were the first Modern Olympics?
  3. Where were the Ancient Olympics held? How many days did they last?
  4. Where were the last Summer Olympics held? How many days did they last?
  5. What events were in the Ancient Olympics?
  6. Are all of the events of the Ancient Olympics in the Modern Olympics? What are some different sports/games found in the modern Olympics?
  7. Who was allowed to compete at the Ancient Games? How is that different from today’s games? What prizes did the victors get for winning in the Ancient Games? What do winners receive today? Was the Marathon part of the Ancient Games?
  8. How many years make up an “Olympiad”?
  9. Who was Pierre de Coubertin?
  10. How have the Olympics changed through the last hundred years? (List at least 3 ways)
  11. What year did the Ancient Olympics stop?