Ancient Greece
A Pathfinder for 6th Grade

 

If you would like to learn more about Ancient Greece follow the links on this pathfinder. It will help you find information in your school library media center, on the Internet, and in the community about Ancient Greece.

Books Magazines
Internet Sites

Videos CD-ROM

Electronic Databases

Dewey Numbers
Keywords Phrases
People
Places
NJ State Standards

Print Resources-Books and Magazines

There are several excellent books about Ancient Greece. A few of the books are listed below. To locate more books, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the online library catalog.

NONFICTION BOOKS

291 BULFINCH . Bulfinch, Thomas, 1796-1867. Bulfinch's Mythology.
291 Gayley. Gayley, Charles Mills. The classic myths in English literature and in art, based originally on Bulfinch's "Age of fable" (1855);
291 Ions. Ions, Veronica. Egyptian mythology.
291.1 Kat. Katz, Brian P. Deities and demons of the Far East.
291.1 Phi. Philip, Neil. The illustrated book of myths : tales & legends of the world.
291.2 Ing. Ingpen, Robert. Gods and goddesses.
292 BUL. Bulfinch, Thomas 1796-1867. The Age of Fable or the Beauties of Mythology
292 CRO. Croft, Peter. All colour book of Roman mythology.
292 Dowrick. Dowrick, Stephanie. Land of Zeus : the Greek myths retold by geographical place of origin.
292 Evslin. Evslin, Bernard. Gods, demigods & demons : an encyclopedia of Greek mythology.
292 Grant. Grant, Michael, 1914-. Roman myths.
292 Patrick . Patrick, Richard. All color book of Egyptian mythology.
292 Perowne. Perowne, Stewart, 1901-. Roman mythology.
292 Pinsent. Pinsent, John. Greek mythology.
292.1 Rob. Roberts, Morgan J. Classical deities and heroes.
292.21 ALI. Aliki. The gods and goddesses of Olympus.
293 Aulaire. D'Aulaire, Ingri, 1904-. Norse gods and giants.
299 San.Sanders, Tao Tao Liu. Dragons, gods & spirits from Chinese mythology.
304.8 MONOS. Monos, Dimitris. The Greek Americans.
305.40 Mac. Macdonald, Fiona. Women in ancient Greece.
325.73 Jones. Jones, Jayne Clark. The Greeks in America.
394.1 Daw.Dawson, Imogen. Food & feasts in ancient Greece.
398.22 CON. Connolly, Peter. The legend of Odysseus.
709 HOD. Hodge, Susie, 1960-. Ancient Greek art.
792 Nar. Nardo, Don, 1947-. Greek and Roman Theater.
938 Anc. Ancient Greece.
938 BAR. Bardi, Matilde. Ancient Greece.
938 Cha. Chapman, Gillian. The Greeks.
938 FER. Ferris, Julie. Ancient Greece : a guide to the golden age of Greece.
938 Fre. Freeman, Charles. The ancient Greeks.
938 GUH. Guhl, E. Everyday life in Greek and Roman times.
938 LOV. Loverance, Rowena. Ancient Greece.
938 NAR. Nardo, Don, 1947-. Life in ancient Greece.
938 NIC. Nicholson, Robert. Ancient Greece.
938 PEA. Pearson, Anne. Ancient Greece.
938 PEA. Pearson, Anne. Everyday life in ancient Greece.
938 Pea. Pearson, Anne. What do we know about the Greeks?
938 Pou. Poulton, Michael. Pericles and the ancient Greeks.
938 REE. Rees, Rosemary. The ancient Greeks.
938 SCH. Schomp, Virginia, 1953-. The ancient Greeks.
938 Wha. What life was like at the dawn of democracy : classical Athens, 25-322 BC.
939.4 CIV. Civilizations of the Middle East.
949.5 LYL. Lyle, Garry. Let's visit Greece.
949.5 ZIN. Zinovieff, Sofka. History of emigration from Greece.
973.048 FER.Ferry, Steven, 1953-. Greek Americans.
796.4 Killanin. The Olympic games : 80 years of people, events and records.
B GRI Aaseng. Aaseng, Nathan. Florence Griffith Joyner : dazzling Olympian.

FICTION BOOKS

 

REFERENCE BOOKS

 

REF 292 ASI. Asimov, Isaac, 1920-. Words from the myths. REF 291.1 GOD.Goddesses, heroes, and shamans : the young people's guide to world mythology.
REF 292.1 Dal. Daly, Kathleen N. Greek and Roman mythology A to Z : a young reader's companion.

 
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Online Resources--Internet Sites

The Web sites listed on this page have been previewed and selected for this topic. If additional information is needed, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the Internet.

Greek Art - History for Kids!

Links about Greek Vases & Decoration

Ancient Greece

The Ancient Greek World
The Ancient Greek World This online exhibit explores the world of ancient Greece through its land and time, daily life, economy, and religion and death.

Daily Life in Ancient Greece

Perseus project : an evolving digital library
Perseus project : an evolving digital library The Perseus Project is a large digital library of texts and images for the study of ancient Greece

Internet Resources on Ancient Greece

Ancient Greek Links
Over 100 essential WWW sites focused on Ancient Greece. Four main categories: Texts, Art, Geography, Essential Resources.

Greek Alphabet Table

The Ancient Olympics

Hercules: Greece's Greatest Hero

Mr. Donn's on Ancient Greece

For Teachers

Online Activities

Here you will find 12 terrific online activities to help you learn more ... Face Memory (The Ancient Greek actors wore masks during their performances. ...

Greece

Online Activities · Create Your Own Greece Materials ... Women in Ancient Greece dressed in a single rectangular piece of cloth that was just pinned ...

Ancient Civilizations for Kids

Ancient Greece - Mythology, Activities, and Lesson Plans from Susan Seagraves ... Odyssey Online - games, info, graphics from Michael C. Carlos Museum

Greek Mythology and Ancient Greece Thematic Unit

greek lesson plans, greece thematic unit, ancient greece activities, online games, greek wordsearch, greek mythology quiz.

 

 

Videos, CD-ROM, Laserdiscs, etc.

Our library has the following multimedia resources on your topic:

VHS 938 LIF Athens & ancient Greece. Explores ancient Greek customs and everyday life, presented as if touring in 5th century B.C., seeing the temples, sculpture, monuments--an historical travelogue.

Click on the United Streaming Video:

Living in Ancient Greece

 

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Dewey Decimal Numbers to Browse

If you want to browse the shelves in the library to locate information about Ancient Greece, look for these numbers:

Greece: 304-390's


Ancient Greece: 700's and 900's


Mythology: 290's

 

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Keywords and Phrases for Searching

Do you need additional information? Try using these words and phrases to search Magazine Index, the library online catalog, CD-ROM or print encyclopedias or the World Wide Web:

Greek Civilization

Greece and present

Mythology and Greece

Greeks

Ancient Greece

Community Resources-People and Places

The following community contacts may help you with your topic:

Greek Buisnesses and near Margate City, NJ

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Sofia Restaurant

        - www.sofiaofmargate.com - (609) 822-9111 
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Opa Bar & Grille

        - www.opa1.com - (609) 344-0094
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Katina's Gyro Restaurant

        - maps.google.com - (609) 399-5525
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Bill's Gyro Souvalki

        - maps.google.com - (609) 347-2466
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Athena's Family Restaurant

        - maps.google.com - (609) 641-5725 
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Gyromania

        - maps.google.com - (609) 272-9555
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Athenian Garden

        - maps.google.com - (609) 748-1818 
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St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

        - www.stnicholasgoc.org - (609) 348-3495 
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox

        - maps.google.com - (609) 653-0375 
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

        - www.holytrinitysouthjersey.org - (609) 653-8092 

 

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Electronic Databases
 

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NJ Core Content Standards

 
 
Introduction
Visual and Performing Arts
(Adopted April 2004)
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
(Adopted April 2004)
Language Arts Literacy
(Adopted July 2002, revised and readopted April 2004)
Mathematics
(Adopted July 2002)
Science
(Adopted July 2002)
Social Studies
(Adopted October 2004)
World Languages
(Adopted April 2004)
Technological Literacy
(Adopted April 2004)
Career Education and Consumer, Family and Life Skills
(Adopted July 2004)

All Current Standards (1.74 mb PDF)

Summary of Gifted and Talented Requirements

 

 

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