Standard: WHI



Standard: SOL Standard WH1.5: The student will demonstrate knowledge of ancient Greece in terms of its impact on Western civilization.

Benchmark: Benchmark 3.4: The student understands the emergence of early Greek societies as well as their major cultural achievements. (WHI.5)

Topic: Ancient Greece

Title: Living History: Living in Ancient Greece (United Streaming)

Length of segment: 20 minutes

Overview:

Filmed on location at historic sites across Greece, this program takes a look at how life was lived in a Greek town over 2,500 years ago. This is a good resource for general education students, ESOL and special education students. It provides basic information and gives good visual images. The movie is broken down in the following segments.

Greece: The Birthplace of Western Civilizations (00:59)

The Land and City-States of Ancient Greece (01:37)

Religion in Ancient Greece (3:08)

The Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia (2:26)

The Olympic Games (1:27)

The Theater in Ancient Greece (1:26)

Healing in Ancient Greece: the Sanctuary of Asclepius (1:48)

The Influence of Ancient Greece (1:32)

Vide Quiz: Living in ancient Greece (2:10)

Teacher Preparation: Preview the video to determine if it is appropriate for your students. When showing the video you could pause for each section to have the students brainstorm connections or have them complete the final column when the video is finished.

Follow up: Have the students create a sensory figure using the information they learned about life in ancient Greece. Using each of the five senses, students will tell what they know about Greece from a first person point of view. For example: I taste olives and grapes. I see men acting out a play…etc

Living in Ancient Greece

|Video Segment |Information on Ancient Greece |Differences and Similarities to our world today |

|The Land and City-States of | | |

|Ancient Greece (01:37) | | |

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|Religion in Ancient Greece | | |

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|The Sanctuary of Zeus at | | |

|Olympia (2:26) | | |

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|The Olympic Games (1:27) | | |

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|The Theater in Ancient Greece | | |

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|Healing in Ancient Greece: the| | |

|Sanctuary of Asclepius (1:48) | | |

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As you watch the video, take down information in the 2nd column (“Information on Ancient Greece”). After, compare and contrast this information with our world today. What is similar? What is different?

Sensory Figure for Ancient Greece

Next to each body part representing one of the five senses list what you would see, hear, smell, taste and feel in Ancient Greece. One example has been done for you.

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I taste olives, grapes, honey, and cheese.

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