Why is Aristophanes called "The Father of Comedy"?

Why is Herodotus called “The Father of History”?

Investigating gods and goddess

You can use this link to answer these questions about: 

Gods: 

• God of war and violence.
• Goddess of daylight. 
• God of time. 
• Goddess of the Earth. 
• God of the sea. 
• Goddess of marriage. Wife of Zeus 
• Goddess of beauty and love.
• God of the heavens.
• King of the underworld. God of the dead.
• Goddess of agriculture.
• God of darkness.
• Goddess of the hearth.
• God of love.
• God of light, music, and poetry.
• Goddess of wisdom.
• God of fire and the forge.
• God of thunder. King of the gods.
• Goddess of the hunt and the moon.
• Goddess of night.
• Messenger of the gods

Plato’s best (and worst) ideas

Everything you need to know to read Homer's "Odyssey"

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The activities are here, copy the correct answer. Put  the activities in the task Teams

A day in the life of an ancient Athenian

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1. Make the summary about how was the life of an ancient athenian

2.  Explain how was the unequal society. Read before in your book  in page 170, only the society

3. How was the life for the women?

ALEXANDER THE GREAT: A Very Short Introduction

Alexander the Great ( Map Questions)

1.Read in your book about Alexander the Great on pages 168-169.

• Who Alexander the Great´s father was?
• Who Alexander the Great´s teacher was?

2. Use  the map in your book or Maps 1 and 2 to help you answer the questions.

• (Map 1) Where did Alexander begin conquering?
• (Map 1) Describe the route that Alexander´s army followed ( West to East?) 
• (Map 1) What major rivers that we have studied this year did Alexander’s Empire control?
• (Map 2) List 5 modern day nations that Alexander’s Empire covered (LARGE Bold Print).
• Why do you think so many cities were called Alexandria?

The myth of Arachne

The myth of Hercules: 12 labors in 8-bits

Did the Amazons really exist?

The Persian Wars in 5 minutes

Persians vs Greeks

The tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice

The myth of Icarus and Daedalus

The Ancient Greece and Classical age

A. Read your book on pages 164 and 165 and answers these questions:

1. Explain the following terms:"Polis", Aristocracy, colony.

2. Different types of Poleis

3. What were the causes and consequences of greek overseas expansion?

4. What were the differences between a Greek polis and a colony? What were the similarities?

   

B. Watch this video about Athens Democracy and  this other about Sparta Oligarchy. After that read your book on page 166.  Make the activities 1,2 and 3.

This is Sparta: Fierce warriors of the ancient world

What did democracy really mean in Athens?

The ancient origins of the Olympics

The myth of Cupid and Psyche