Greece vs. Rome

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Credits


• Teacher Page

Process

Ancient Greece vs. Ancient Rome 

Process 1

You and a member of your team has specific areas to research. The first step is to thoroughly research your areas. Be sure to document your findings completely and accurately in your journal.

1.  You must record a minimum of five pieces of information in each category (Greek philosophy, Roman philosophy, Greek education, Roman education, Greek technology and Roman technology). Since you will be researching a total of six areas, you will record at least 30 pieces of information.

2.  After you have recorded your complete findings, you will organize the information by comparing and contrasting the information in three venn diagrams, one per area of study. Print out venn diagrams from the following web page

3.   Once you have organized your findings, report back to your team to discuss the information. 

Travelers #1: Your job is to research the areas of philosophy, education and technology in both ancient Greece and ancient Rome. First you will use the Internet to gather information on your areas of specialty. The following websites have great information as well as links to other sites with additional great information:

Greek Philosophy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_philosophy

Roman Philosophy:

http://www.crystalinks.com/romephilosophy.html

Greek Technology:

http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Greeks.htm

Roman Technology:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/tech.shtml

Greek Education:

http://www.crystalinks.com/greekeducation.html

http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/greece/education/index.shtml

Roman Education:

http://www.crystalinks.com/romeducation.html 

http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC051950/jaredromeeducation.htm

Travelers #2: Your job is to research the areas of art/literature, architecture and sports in both ancient Greece and ancient Rome. First you will use the Internet to gather information on your areas of specialty. The following websites have great information as well as links to other sites with additional  information:

Greek Art and Literature

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/ent/A0821703.html

http://historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/art/greekart.htm

http://upge.wn.com/?t=ancientgreece/index11.txt

http://www.ancient-greece.org/art.html

http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Iliad.html#Homeric (The Iliad)

Roman Art and Literature

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/art/index.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/mosaics_gallery.shtml (mosaics)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zeugma/mosaic.html (mosaics)

Greek Architecture

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0821702.html

http://historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/architecture/greekarch.htm

http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Art/

http://greece.mrdonn.org/acropolis.html

http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/olympics/olympicwq.html

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/ancientgreekolympics1.htm

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/olympics/Olympics_The_Ancient_Olympic_Games.htm

Roman Sports and Games

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/games/index.htm 

http://rome.mrdonn.org/circus.html 

http://rome.mrdonn.org/gladiators.html

Travelers #3: Your job is to research the areas of daily life, religion, and government in both ancient Greece and ancient Rome. First you will use the Internet to gather information on your areas of specialty. The following websites have great information as well as links to other sites with additional  information:

Greek Daily Life

http://www.historylink102.com/greece3

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/

http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Life/

Roman Daily Life

http://rome.mrdonn.org

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans

Greek Religion

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks

http://www.mythweb.com/gods/index.html

http://greece.mrdonn.org

http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Mythology

http://www.crystalinks.com/greekgods.html

Roman Religion

http://rome.mrdonn.org/gods.html

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/religion/index.htm

Greek Government

Roman Government

http://rome.mrdonn.org

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/government/index.htm

Process 2

Team members will carefully discuss the information and begin working collectively to complete the required group project. Your team is to complete the packet using the MrDonn website on Ancient Rome and Greece. Once your team projects have been completed, you will then present them to the class.  You will need to complile your information on each section using a Venn diagram for each section.  You will find the Venn diagram on

Process 3

You must now present your team projects to the class. 

Remember that it is wise to rehearse your presentation prior to actually giving it!