Introduction
Click on Task to complete the webquest on Ancient Greece.
Task
Ancient Greece Webquest
http://www.mrdowling.com/701-poli.html
- Why did the Greek poli develop independently of one another?
- Where did the poli meet every four years? / Why did they meet?
- What would happen to poli who were at war with one another during these games?
Click the “Sparta” link on the left hand side of the webpage, then answer the following questions:
4. After reading about Sparta, what things and/or qualities would you say were important to the people of Sparta?
5. After fighting in battle, how was a Spartan soldier expected to return home?
6. In what way(s) did the Spartan laws discourage Spartans from being distracted from their disciplines military life?
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/war/hoplites.htm
7. Describe the new way of fighting that gave Greek soldiers a big advantage over their enemies.
Click the “More about Greek hoplites (page 2)” link at the bottom of the page.
8. What did you need in order to fight in the army?
9. How did this affect poor men?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/sparta/
10. Read the “Land of Two Kings” section. How did the helots help the Spartans survive?
11. Click the “Growing Up in Sparta” link on the left hand side of the page. How did Spartan women have more freedom than other Greek women?
12. Click the “300 Spartans” link on the left hand side of the page.
Who were the 300 Spartans? / What happened to them?
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/government/athens3.htm
13. In Athenian democracy, who could make all of the most important decisions?
14. Every year, 500 men were chosen through a _______________________________, to be in the ______________________________________, or Boule.
15. What things did the Boule do?
16. What was the fourth part of the Athenian democratic government?
17. What things did juries decide?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/athens/
18. Why did people come to Athens?
19. Who was the city’s protector-goddess?
20. Click on the “Guilty or Not Guilty” tab on the left hand side of the page. How big were juries in Athens?
21. How did juries vote?
22. Click the “Slaves” tab on the left hand side of the page. What were the three ways to become a slave in Athens?
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/greece
23. How does Greece compare to the US in its size?
24. What is Greece’s population?
25. What is the currency of Greece?
26. What is the climate of Greece like?
27. How many Greek islands are there?
28. How many are inhabited (lived in)?