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Ancient Greece
A simple introduction to the fascinating culture of ancient Greece.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1992
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September 13, 2022
I've been trying to clear books out of my classroom library so I've been reading through some of them. This is an older book but I really enjoyed the layout. There was just the right amount to information on the page for students and it was interesting to read. Great illustrations.
April 2, 2016
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By: Leila Aarden
Ancient Greece is an interesting historical book written by Robert Nicholson. This book discusses the history of the ancient Greeks and covers topics like the creation of city-states, culture and lifestyle, food, and arts. The Ancient Greek civilisations lasted from 2000 B.C. to 200 B.C. Ancient Greece was made up of a number of small cities called city-states. These cities had their own government and laws. These city-states sometimes fought each other and other nations. Sparta and Athens were two famous city-states. Sparta had the strongest army and the Athenians were famous for their philosophers and artists. The ancient Greeks lived in homes that had kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, study rooms, and a courtyard in the middle of the house. The women wore beautiful jewelry and clothing made from wool or linen. The women usually stayed home except for the Spartan women who also participated in sports. Greek food is very similar to Mediterranean food. For example, they ate bread, olives, and dried dates. Greeks were known for their beautiful statues and buildings.
When I first read this book I asked myself if this really happened in the past with the Ancient Greeks. So I searched it up and all the information was correct. I also asked myself whether they took the Arabs food. They did. Such as eating dried dates. Another question I asked myself was when the book was published, it turned out to be pretty old because it’s published on January 1st, 1994.
The most exciting episode in this book was reading about city-states because it is very interesting. However, in this book I didn’t have any disappointing moments. I would recommend this book to kids in fourth grade up to seventh grade because it’s a very important subject to learn about. Also, because it’s very interesting.
By: Leila Aarden
Ancient Greece is an interesting historical book written by Robert Nicholson. This book discusses the history of the ancient Greeks and covers topics like the creation of city-states, culture and lifestyle, food, and arts. The Ancient Greek civilisations lasted from 2000 B.C. to 200 B.C. Ancient Greece was made up of a number of small cities called city-states. These cities had their own government and laws. These city-states sometimes fought each other and other nations. Sparta and Athens were two famous city-states. Sparta had the strongest army and the Athenians were famous for their philosophers and artists. The ancient Greeks lived in homes that had kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, study rooms, and a courtyard in the middle of the house. The women wore beautiful jewelry and clothing made from wool or linen. The women usually stayed home except for the Spartan women who also participated in sports. Greek food is very similar to Mediterranean food. For example, they ate bread, olives, and dried dates. Greeks were known for their beautiful statues and buildings.
When I first read this book I asked myself if this really happened in the past with the Ancient Greeks. So I searched it up and all the information was correct. I also asked myself whether they took the Arabs food. They did. Such as eating dried dates. Another question I asked myself was when the book was published, it turned out to be pretty old because it’s published on January 1st, 1994.
The most exciting episode in this book was reading about city-states because it is very interesting. However, in this book I didn’t have any disappointing moments. I would recommend this book to kids in fourth grade up to seventh grade because it’s a very important subject to learn about. Also, because it’s very interesting.
April 28, 2015
This is a great informational book for older elementary students, especially 4th and 5th graders. There are wonderful illustrations and some images of ancient objects, traditional artwork, and ancient Greek architecture. There is a lot of text, so it might be too challenging for students below 4th grade. It could be a good book to challenge the more advanced 3rd grade readers, however. This book is organized by subject area, so it is easy to navigate and find specific information one might be looking for. Students could use this as a resource for inquiry projects into specific topics about Ancient Greece, easily finding the section with the information they need. There are two additional features in this book that I especially like for doing research. The first is a section called "How We Know". On this page the authors discuss the ways historians and archaeologists have learned this information about an ancient civilization. Not only would this help students understand where the information comes from, it also shows them the importance of providing evidence for the things they state as writers. It would be a wonderful opportunity to incorporate evidence based writing and practice that kind of informational writing. The second feature in the back of the book is a glossary. The teacher can use this book to teach students how to use a glossary, which is an important text feature older students need to know about to be able to do research. It is also a great opportunity to highlight the new vocabulary words in this book and help students better understand what they mean. I would recommend this as a valuable resource for students to use independently, or for a teacher to use with her entire class.
May 1, 2015
nice book of Greece history
900-999-geography-history
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