Note: Always cite your sources. See my list of helpful links on the "Citations" section opposite. Use the MLA format. This picture is from ClipArt ETC (Florida Center for Instructional Technology) where you will find free clip art for students and teachers.
Online Resources
Web Sites:
Odyssey Online: Greece from Emory University. A fun interactive web site with lots of information about many topics. http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/welcome.html
Online Resources
By the way, do you want to illustrate your research? I found this picture of ancient Athens on Clipart Etc. This is a free source of clipart for teachers and students.
For other copyright-friendly multimedia resources (photos, pictures, sound) look for the section Copyright-Friendly Resources in the right hand column of this blog.
Grolier Online
(Marshall Cavendish Digital)
Early Peoples
(World Book Digital Libraries)
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras
(ABC-CLIO)
(Marshall Cavendish Digital)
Early Peoples
(World Book Digital Libraries)
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras
(ABC-CLIO)
Web Sites:
Odyssey Online: Greece from Emory University. A fun interactive web site with lots of information about many topics. http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/welcome.html
Ancient Greece from the British Museum http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/
Ancient Greece from BBC Schools http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/classics/classics.shtml An illustrated tour through a variety of topics about life in ancient Greece, including the original Olympic Games, Greek theater, and everyday life in the city of Athens.
Ancient History: Greeks. Another BBC web site http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/
Ancient Greece for Kids. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/index.htm Everyday life in ancient Greece
Ancient Greece from BBC Schools http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/classics/classics.shtml An illustrated tour through a variety of topics about life in ancient Greece, including the original Olympic Games, Greek theater, and everyday life in the city of Athens.
Ancient History: Greeks. Another BBC web site http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/
Ancient Greece for Kids. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/index.htm Everyday life in ancient Greece
The Ancient Olympics from Tufts University. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/index.html
Encyclopedia Mythica http://www.pantheon.org/ Internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore and religion. Just click on the Greek Mythology link on the left hand side of the home page for Greek gods and goddesses and Greek people.
Mythweb http://www.mythweb.com/ This site is devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology. There are also links to other web sites about Greek mythology.
The Best of History Websites http://www.besthistorysites.net/ Provides links to over 1000 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, teacher guides, activities, games, quizzes and more. Click on Ancient/Biblical History and then click on Greece.
Mythweb http://www.mythweb.com/ This site is devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology. There are also links to other web sites about Greek mythology.
The Best of History Websites http://www.besthistorysites.net/ Provides links to over 1000 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, teacher guides, activities, games, quizzes and more. Click on Ancient/Biblical History and then click on Greece.
Print Resources
Our school library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification system, which is also used in most public libraries. If you browse along the shelves in the following areas in our library and in your public library you will find some useful books. For example, you can go to: 031 General reference area where you'll find illustrated encyclopedias such as World Book and Colliers Encyclopedia; 292 for mythology; 938 for general books about the history of Ancient Greece.
Here are some useful books about Ancient Greece that are in our school library:
Reference
292.13 JAM The Genealogy of Greek mythology
391 PEN Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Volume I The Ancient World
938 HOR The Horizon Book of Ancient Greece
938 LEV Atlas of the Greek World
Circulating
610 DAW Greek and Roman Medicine
