Ancient Greece Webquest Miss Thompson Greenwood Middle School

Introduction Now that you know that we will be discussing greek mythology during much of Quarter 3, it is important that you learn more about Greece itself as this is where the myths originated. The Task The Questions The Resources The Evaluation The Conclusion The Credits

Task Your job will be to print and label a map of Ancient Greece as well as answer as set of questions as you use provided websites to research Ancient Greece. This information will help us to better understand the myths we will later read. We will have a brief quiz (at the end) on information learned through this Webquest, so be sure to pay attention to details and ask question when you have them. Back to Introduction

The Questions Click here to print a copy of the questions you will need to answer during this web quest. You may work on your own, or with one other person. – Both persons should be responsible for finding and writing the information on their own computers unless told otherwise. The Questions for Ancient Greece Webquest Back to Introduction

The Resources What does this website tell me?Website A Map of Ancient Greece. Google ImagesMap The Cradle of Civilization- This webpage will give you general information on Greece (location, government, structure, etc.) tml Greek Mythology- This webpage will give you general information on the religion and myths of Ancient Greece. mythology.html Sparta-This webpage will give you information about Sparta, one of Greece’s polis (city-states). sparta.html Athens-This webpage will give you information about Athens, one of Greece’s polis (city-states). athens.html Peloponnesian War-This webpage will give you general information about the war that took place in Greece. peloponnesian.html

The Evaluation You will know you are finished when you have completed and turned in the following items: The printed and correctly labeled map of Greece (15 points) The completed questions-in complete sentences where appropriate ( 30 points) Back to Introduction

The Conclusion You should have now finished the Webquest and have a completed map and questions paper. We have only just touched on daily life in Ancient Greece, but the information you have gained will help you to better understand the mythology of Greece later in the Quarter. After the Webquest, please add information to your Wonder (“W”) section of your KWL. I will be looking at this to help create lessons that will include information you are interested in. Back to Introduction

The Credits Dowling, Mike, "Mr. Dowling's Ancient Greece Page," available from Internet; updated Monday, January 1, ©2011, Mike Dowling. All rights reserved. Map Citation Here Back to Introduction