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You will need to make this your first visit. Greek Civilization for Middle Schoolers has been designed by Portland State students primarily for the use of middle school students (that is you!). The students at Portland State have included information which will make your research easier. Happy researching!

 

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 Early Greeks

Geography

Chronology

Daily Life

Athens

Mythology

Olympics

Sparta

Democracy
 

Transportation

Military

Alexendar the Great

 Contributions

Costumes

Recipes

Museums

 

 

SEARCH ENGINES FOR ANCIENT STUDIES

The Ancient World
Argos
Perseus Project
Ask Jeeves for Kids
Infoseek
Yahooligans

 



 THE EARLY GREEKS

   

Greek Baths:
History of Plumbing on Crete
The History of Barbering



 GEOGRAPHY

 
 

Geographical and Historical Introduction
Regions of Greece
The Embassy of Greece

Maps of Ancient Greece
Detailed Map of Ancient Greece

 

 

 



 ANCIENT GREECE CHRONOLOGY

   

Greek Chronology
Greek Timeframe

 

 

 

 

 



 DAILY LIFE OF ANCIENT GREEKS

 

 

The Ancient Greek World (This is a good site that will lead you to lots of interesting stuff!)
Daily Life of Women
Daily Life of Men
Artifacts of Daily Life




 ATHENS: A CITY-STATE

 

The Ancient Greeks
Athletic Events in Prehistory



 ANCIENT GREEK CULTURE, MYTHOLOGY

 

 

Greek Mythology
Encyclopedia Mythica
Greek Mythology Background
Images of Olympian Gods



 ANCIENT GREEK CULTURE, OLYMPICS

 

 

The Greek Athletic Games
The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum
The Olympic Games of 1896
The Real Story of the Olympics



 A TALE OF TWO CITIES

   

Athens
Sparta
Sparta
Sparta's Politics

 

 

 



 RISE OF DEMOCRACY

   

Archaic Greek Government
Classical Greece
Early Laws and Law Givers
Perjury in Early Greece



 TRANSPORTATION

   


Greek Ships




 MILITARY AND WARFARE

   

Timeline of Political Aegean History
Battles and Revolts
The Peloponnesian War

The Trojan War
The Catapult

 

 




 ALEXANDER THE GREAT

   

Alexander the Great

 




 CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE GREEKS

   


Ancient Greek Architecture
The Ancient Greek Lyre



FOR YOUR FULL PARTICIPATION IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES AND GREEK BANQUET

 Greek Costumes:

 

Ancient Greek Female Costume
Doric and Ionic Costume
The Peplos Kore
Greek Jewelry
More Jewelry

The Greek Dress
Basic T-Tunic



 Greek Recipes

 


Greek Recipes
The Cookery Club



 

 MUSEUMS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, MONUMENTS

 

Cultural Map of Hellas
M. C. Carlos Museum of Greece and Rome
Virtual Walking Tours