Ancient Greece: Home

Archon (Political System): You are all about power, and you are looking at anything in the world of Ancient Greece that will help you rise to the top.

Government/Laws

• Ancient Greece: Democracy is Born 
• What did Democracy Really Mean in Athens? (Video)
• Ancient Greek Democracy (Video)

Military/Enemies/War

• The Greek Hoplite (Video)
• The Battle of Marathon (World Book)
• Peloponnesian War (World Book)
• Sparta (World Book)
• Trojan War (World Book)

Famous Leaders/Military Leaders

• Alexander the Great (World Book)
• Pericles (World Book)

Oracle (Religion/Beliefs): Worshipping the hundreds of Greek Gods in your life goal (and maybe winning the Olympics too).

Religion (Gods, myths, etc.)

• Ancient Greek Religion and Gods (Video)
• The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece
• Greek Religion (Britannica)
• Greek Mythology (World Book)
• Greek Mythology (Britannica)
• Greek Mythology as a Glance (Britannica)
• Hades (Britannica)
• Zeus (Britannica)
• Poseidon (Britannica)
• Athena (Britannica)
• Mount Olympus (Britannica)

Olympics

• Ancient Olympics Games (World Book)
• Ancient Greece: The Olympic Games
• Let the Games Begin: The First Olympics
• Ancient Greek Olympics (Video)
• Chariot Racing (World Book)

Cartographer (Environment): You are concerned with location, location, and location. These people focus on the land and location. 

Geography (land and water)

• Geography of Ancient Greece (Video)
• Greece Geography for Ancient World History (Video)

Farming/Crops

• Food and Agriculture in Ancient Greece  
• Ancient Greek Farmers

Housing

• Ancient Greek Houses (Video)
• Greek Home

City-States

• Ancient Greek City-States (Video)
• Ancient Greece: The Rise of City-States Athens and Sparta  
• City-State (World Book)

Famous Places

• Athens (World Book)
• Sparta (World Book)
• Delphi (World Book)
• Corinth (World Book)
• Mount Olympus (World Book)
• Acropolis (World Book)
• Parthenon (World Book)

Additional Ancient General Research

• Ancient Greece (World Book)
• Ancient Greece (Britannica) 
• Ancient Greece: The First Greeks
•  10 Facts About Ancient Greece 

• Ancient Greece Facts for Kids

Metric (Economic): Money is your bottom line, and you are ruthless in your pursuit of it. You are interested in anything that keeps the economy going to build your Greek empire. 

Trade

• Ancient Greece Trading (Video)
• The Economy of Ancient Greece (Video)

Jobs

Farming/Crops 

• Food and Agriculture in Ancient Greece  
• Ancient Greek Farmers

Scribe (Innovations): You are concerned about beauty, fashion, and art from the world of Ancient Greece. You are looking for the things that were most important to the Ancient Greeks.

Art/Pottery/Architecture

• Art and Architecture in Ancient Greece 
• Ancient Greece: Art and architecture 
• Greek Architecture: Living and Working Spaces
• Greek Art
• How Do You Recognize Ancient Greek Architecture? (Video)
• Ancient Greek Mosaics (Video)

Poetry/Writing/Stories

• Greek Literature (Britannica)
• Greek Literature (World Book)
• Ancient Greek Theatre and Drama (Video)

Dance/Music

• What was Ancient Greek music like? (Video)

Education/Technology/Inventions

• Ancient Greece Science and Technology
• TOP 5 Ancient Greek Inventions We Use Everyday (Video)
• The Contributions and Legacy of the Ancient Greeks (Video)
• Greek Education
• Antikythera Mechanism (World Book)

Famous Philosophers/Artists

• Ancient Greek Thinkers: Socrates and Plato Lead the Way  
• Socrates (Britannica)
• Plato (Britannica)
• Aristotle (Britannica)
• Aesop's Fables (World Book)

Stratego (Class System): You just want to live your life in peace, with enough money for food for your family to get by. You are focused on the daily lives of the Greek people. 

Classes and Daily Lives (jobs, food, clothing, housing, traditions, customs, etc.)

• Food and Agriculture in Ancient Greece  
• A day in the Life of an Ancient Athenian (Video)  
• What was it like to live in an ancient Greek family?
• Ancient Greece Daily Life
• Ancient Greece Food
• Ancient Greece Clothing and Fashion
• Greek Children
• Greek Pets