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Grade 8, Social Studies
Std 5:  Describe the role of Alexander the Great in the Hellenistic world.     

Lesson Plans:

Alexander and Alexandria
In this lesson from Discovery, students will understand the following: 1) Beginning with Ptolemy I, Alexandria became, and for a long while remained, an intellectual capital of the world, and 2) The physical characteristics and distribution of books have changed a great deal over time and may continue to change in the digital age.

Alexander the Great
This lesson asks students to pretend the legendary Alexander the Great is still alive.  After a little research, inquisitive students will prepare questions in order to interview this great warrior.

 

Resources:

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
This site contain an interactive timeline from PBS.

Ancient Greek
This site contains information about ancient Greek sculptures, art, paintings, & architecture.

Ancient Greece
Portland State University education students provided middle school level information about ancient Greek life, now maintained by historyforkids.org.

Ancient Greek Civilization
Learn about Greek land and resources, culture, mythology, daily life, mathematics and more.

The Ancient Greek World
Visit the different time periods in Ancient Greek times or visit their daily life (including men's and women's lives, schooling, housing, hunting and warfare), economy (including coins, trade and manufacturing) and religion and death (including heroes, banquets, and burials).

The Ancient Olympics
What sports were at the ancient Olympics? Take a virtual tour and find out.

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
Click on Index, then on the letter of the topic you are interested in and the site will take you there.

Map of Homeric Greece
A map of Greece during Homer's time.

Proteacher.com: Ancient Greece
This link provides numerous lesson plan ideas and fun activities pertaining to ancient Greece.

 

 

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