Athens and Sparta

Athens and Sparta

We are preparing for another great semester at Co-op!  We will begin by returning to Greece to learn about Athens and Sparta.  

Read the information on the following pages to learn some of the differences and similarities between the two Greek City-States:

http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/sparta.php

http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greek_athens.php


Here is a video describing life in Athens and Sparta:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjqtmfDN52k


Have fun with this interactive tool to compare the citizens of Athens and Sparta:

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/dailylife/story/sto_set.html


Notebooking Pages:

Athens Notebooking Page

Sparta Notebooking Page

EXTRA CREDIT:

1) Dress up like a Spartan

2) Build a Lego creation or draw a picture of a structure from Ancient Greece.

3) Compare and contrast Sparta and Athens

The Medes & the Persians: Esther, Feast of Purim

It's Time For the Purim Feast!

I can't wait to teach the kids the story of Esther and celebrate the Feast of Purim with them!  Esther saved the Jewish people from being destroyed by the king's evil advisor, Haman.  The Jewish people still celebrate Esther's brave act every year.  

Watch this video to learn about the story of Esther:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=mYGqOMe-DqQ

Here is another video for all you Lego lovers!

A fun Purim Song:

Read about how Purim is celebrated each year:

http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Purim


EXTRA CREDIT:
1) Dress up like Esther or Persian
2) Draw or color a picture, map, or create Lego Creation related to Purim Feast, Persia, or Esther


NOTEBOOKING PAGE:
Esther Notebooking Page

Greek Culture: Trojan Horse

Next up?  The Ancient Greeks!!

Read the following sections to learn about this great civilization:

Where Western civilization began

**Also read the tab sections on the side entitled "What was Ancient Greece like?" and "How Greece was ruled."

What was life like for the kids?  Read this:

Going to school

**You will have to click on the tab section with this title.  Also read "What did Greek children learn?"

Did you know the Olympics originated in Greece?  Click on the link below to learn more:

The Olympic Games

**Also read "Events at the Games".

Because the Greeks lived by the sea, they relied on ships for trading, traveling, and war.  Here are some more details about the ships:

Greek ships

**Also read "How did Greeks fight at sea?"

You can play  a game where you take command of a Greek trireme and see how many ships you can ram:

Sea challenge

Finally, watch this video to learn about The Battle of Troy:

Want some more fun?  Go to this site and paint your own Greek pottery:

Greek pottery

Extra Credit:

1) Dress up like an Olympian!

2) Draw/color a picture related to Greek Culture

Notebooking Page:
The First Olympics Notebooking Page

Greek Architecture Notebooking Page

Trojan War Notebooking Page

Late Egypt: King Tut, pyramids

King Tutankhamun was born around 1341 B.C., and is one of the most known Egyptian Pharoahs today due to the discovery of his intact tomb in 1922.


Click on the link to watch a video about the "Boy King of Egypt."

http://www.biography.com/people/king-tut-9512446/videos/king-tut-mini-biography-126127171665



Here is a fun Lego re-creation of Howard Carter discovering King Tut's tomb.

Enter King Tut's Tomb and see if you can find his sarcophagus!

http://www.kingtutone.com/tutankhamun/enter/


Watch this video to learn newly discovered information about how the Egyptian Pyramids were built.

Extra Credit:
1) Create a lego creation/Draw or Color a picture of King Tut's tomb or Pyramids
2) Dress up like King Tut.

Notebooking Page:
King Tut Notebooking Page

Hammurabi Code of Laws

Hammurabi - 1792 B.C. - 1750 B.C.

One of the famous leaders of the old Babylonian Empire was King Hammurabi.

Hammurabi Code of Laws

Watch the following videos to learn more about Hammurabi's Code:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqQuk6iWJO8

Listen to the Hammurabi song below to learn more about Hammurabi.

EXTRA CREDIT:

1) Dress up like Hammurabi

2) Draw or color a picture of Hammurabi.

Notebooking Page:

Code of Hammurabi Notebooking Page

Early Egypt

The Egyptians lived on the Nile River in Africa.  This river is the longest in the world and became central to their life.  They depended upon it for farming and also for transportation and trade.  The ancient Egyptians were divided into 2 kingdoms that fought each other constantly.  Finally, the White Crown King defeated the Red Crown King and declared himself to be king of all Egypt.  He combined the two crowns into the Double Crown of Egypt, which is what the pharaohs of Egypt wore from then on.

Watch the following video to learn more about Ancient Egypt:

Now, are you ready to "walk like an Egyptian"?  Go to the following page and watch this Ancient Egypt music video.

https://www.flocabulary.com/ancient-egypt/

Follow Nakht-Amun, your Ancient Egyptian guide, as he teaches you about the world he lives in.  A good review!

The Nile File

EXTRA CREDIT:

1) Dress up like an Egyptian

2) Draw a map, picture, OR bring in a play-doh or Lego creation related to Ancient Egypt

NOTEBOOKING PAGE:

Ancient Egypt Notebooking Page

Sumerians: Hieroglyphs, Cuneiform

Sumerians -  Hieroglyphs and Cuneiform

The Sumerians were the first Mesopotamian civilization. They lived in independent walled city-states. Uruk, the first and one of the largest cities in Mesopotamia, had a six miles long wall with defense towers located at 30-35 foot intervals.

Click on the link below to read about Sumerians, hieroglyphs and their history.

http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/cuneiform.html

Click on the link below to learn more about Sumerian civilization.

http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/ancient_sumer.php

Extra Credit:

1) Dress up like a Sumarian

2) Create a secret message using your own code.

Notebooking Page:

Mesopotamia Notebooking Page