Greece, Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia,
and
Other Ancient Civilizations
Why teach about Greece
and Rome?
Too often in our educational system students do not study what teachers
do not know. Unfortunately, the saying "It's all Greek to me!"
demonstrates a common lack of knowledge about this and other ancient civilizations.
Did you know that democracy blossomed in Greece over one thousand years
before Europeans discovered America? Hopefully this will help take some
of the mystery out of Greece, Roman, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian civilizations.
When teachers are comfortable with the curriculum, students will be, too.
Who knows--you may even enjoy learning right along with your students.
Reference Books
| Curr/Ref | Maifair, Linda L. Thematic Unit In the Past: Roman Empire, Middle Ages, American |
| SocStu | Frontier, Civil War |
| M217 | Map skills, Mt. St. Helens, banquets, boating, mosaics, constellations, Toman and Arabic |
| 1991 | numerals, word derivation, construction, citizenship, and 11 great culminating ideas |
| pp. 1-12 (grades 2-5) | |
| Curr/Ref | Pofahl, Jane. Ancient Civilizations: Greece |
| SocStu | This excellent resource contains background information, activity pages, maps, creative |
| P745 | thinking activities, project ideas, and a timeline. |
| 1993b | (grades 3-6) |
| Curr/Ref | Pofahl, Jane. Ancient Civilizations: Mesopotamia |
| SocStu | Create an integrated unit using reading, writing, science, art, geography, and history. |
| P745 | |
| 1993c | |
| Curr/Ref | Pofahl, Jane. Ancient Civilizations: Rome |
| SocStu | Includes research (for teacher information), cross-curriculum activities, reproducible |
| P745 | activity pages, and timeline |
| 1993d |
Periodicals
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Gress, Beth, and Becky Andrews. "Ancient
Egypt: The Gift of the Nile." The Intermediate Mailbox Aug/Sept
1994, pp. 20-26.
Activities, alphabet, Nile, mummies Subjects: writing, math, problem-solving, archaeology, P.E. |
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Harris, Millie. "Time Travelers: Ancient
Greece." Oasis Nov/Dec 1996, pp. 3-7.
Freedom and Athenian democracy, polytheism and mythology, Plato and philosophy |
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Lennon, Fail K. "Walk Like an Egyptian:
An Integrated Thematic Unit on Egypt." Oasis
May/Summer 1995, Pp. 36-43. Task cards, great for learning centers |
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Molloy, Mary Ann. "Atlantis."
Challenge Jan/Feb 1994, pp. 22-23.
Mythology--framework for activities on the god of the ocean |
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Walton, Brenda, and Tara Bork.
"Customs and Traditions from Around the World." The New
Good Apple Newspaper Jan/Feb 1994, pp. 40-45.
Arts and crafts from Egypt, Greece, Byzantium, and the Middle Ages |
Posters
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This set of 12 mythology posters comes complete
with worksheets, information, lesson plans, and suggestions on back.
We also have a series of posters highlighting major accomplishments
and an Egypt series on Ramses.
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| 68- Dionysus/Baccus | 74- Aphrodite/Venus |
| 69- Hera/Juno | 75- Apollo |
| 70- Hermes/Mercury | 76- Ares/Mars |
| 71- Hades/Pluto | 77- Athena/Minerva |
| 72- Poseidon/Neptune | 78- Demeter/Ceres |
| 73- Zeus/Jupiter | 79- Eros/Cupid |
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(Located in Poster File under Language
Arts)
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| 67-70 Gifts of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia | 31-35 Ramses II Series |
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(Located in Poster File under Social
Studies)
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Software/Multimedia
| Curr/TA | Favorite Greek Myths Retold by Mary Pope Osborne |
| Computers | book, guide, compact disc |
| O81 | |
| 1994 | |
| Curr/TA | Secrets of the Pyramids |
| Computers | compact disc ( for early Windows, Mac) |
| S446 | Explore the world of Ancient Egypt, watch a pyramid being built, and discover a great |
| 1994 | culture through activities and games. |
| Media | "Egypt: Quest for Eternity." |
| VTV 2293 | videorecording (60 min.) |
| Monuments and temples celebrate the power and mystery of the civilization. | |
| Media | "It Started with the Greeks." |
| VTV 2185 | videorecording (52 min.) |
| Philosophy of civilization, influence on today's changing attitudes | |
| Media | "The Classical Ideal: Imperial Stones of Rome." |
| VTV 1817 | videorecording (60 min.) |
| Classical Roman and Greek engineering and archaeology |
Children's Collection
| Children | Graves, Robert. Greek Gods and Heroes |
| 292 G776g | |
| Children | Kingsley, Charles. The Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children |
| 292 K55he | |
| Children | Hart, George and Stephen Biesty. Exploring the Past: Ancient Egypt |
| Folio | |
| 932 H325e |
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