Ancient Greece: A Web Scavenger Hunt
http://greece.mrdonn.org/index.html
Go to the Greeks become one people link
Click on Geography/Maps
1. Why was it so hard to travel or walk around Greece?
Click on the Minoans
2. What island did the Minoans live on?
3. What was a popular Minoan sport?
Click the back button and click on and read Aesop's Fables
4. Who was Aesop?
5. How old are the Aesop fables?
Click the back button and click on and read Homer's Odyssey
6. Who was Homer? What book did he write?
Click the back button and click on and read Greek Gods & Goddesses (Hint: Greek God’s are the
first name)
7. Who was the most powerful Greek God? What could he hurl?
8. Who was the lord of the sea?
9. What was Cerberus? What did he guard?
Go to the Greek Daily Life section. Click on the link Greek Women, and read the information about
Greek women. Then, click on the link Greek Men, and read the information about Greek men.
Answer the questions that follow.
10. What were free Greek women expected to do?
11. What were female slaves expected to do?
12. What kind of rights did women have in ancient Greece?
Click the back button and click on and read about Clothing
13. What materials were clothes usually made out of?
14. Go up and click on the Greek Men link. What were common male activities?
15. What kinds of things did ancient Greek men like to do in their free time?
Click on the School and Education (Education/School) link under Daily Life.
16. How and what were boys taught in Athens?
17. What were girls taught in Athens?
18. Who were the perioikos in Sparta? What rights were they not allowed to have?
Click on the links for Hair Styles and Clothing to answer the following questions.
19. Who did not wear beards?
20. What hair color was rare in ancient Greece?
21. What was a Petasos?
22. When was the Petasos used?
Click on the link for Pets and toys to answer the following questions.
23. What kind of toys would Greek children play with?
24. What animal was not a popular pet?
Type in the following address:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
Click on the link to Frequently Asked Questions. Click on different links to answer the questions.
25. What was the only event for the first 13 Olympiads?
26. What two sports were added to the games next?
27. Where did the marathon come from? (Scroll back up click on the FAQ and start over)
28. Who was allowed to compete in the Olympics?
29. Was there a race for women?
30. What was the penalty for cheating?