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    Explore Greek Myths!: With 25 Great Projects
    Explore Greek Myths!: With 25 Great Projects
    Explore Greek Myths!: With 25 Great Projects
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    Explore Greek Myths!: With 25 Great Projects

    By Anita Yasuda and Mike Crosier

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    Architecture, democracy, the Olympics—the modern world owes a lot to the ancient Greeks! In Explore Greek Myths! With 25 Great Projects, readers embark on a fascinating journey to explore the myths that infused ancient Greek culture, civilization, and innovation. Readers will learn how these myths, popular more than 3,000 years ago, have provided fundamental support to today's art, architecture, mathematics, science, philosophy, literature, and government.

    Readers will read about the adventures of many Greek gods, such as Zeus, who could throw lightning bolts and Athena, who personally protected the city of Athens. Readers will also meet great heroes, including the mighty Heracles, Perseus, who freed a princess chained to a rock, and Odysseus, who battled with a one-eyed giant called a Cyclopes. These characters and creatures serve to both entertain and offer lessons in morality, while also explaining the natural phenomenon that the ancient Greeks had no scientific explanation for.

    The lively text, surprising fun facts, jokes, and colorful illustrations encourage children to explore Greek mythology and make connections to our modern culture and language. Hands-on activities include making a topographical map of ancient Greece and designing Greek columns, while links to online primary sources encourage readers to explore the topic independently.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNomad Press
    Release dateOct 17, 2016
    ISBN9781619304482
    Explore Greek Myths!: With 25 Great Projects
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    Anita Yasuda

    Anita Yasuda is the author of more than one hundred books for children. She lives with her family and her dog in Huntington Beach, California.

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      Explore Greek Myths! - Anita Yasuda

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      CONTENTS

      Timeline & Map

      Introduction

      The World of Greek Myths

      Chapter 1

      The Greek World

      Chapter 2

      Monsters and Mayhem

      Chapter 3

      Heros and Impossible Tasks

      Chapter 4

      Gods and Grandeur

      Chapter 5

      Ancient Greece in Today’s World!

      Chapter 6

      Similar Stories

      Index

      Interested in primary sources? Look for this icon.

      Use a smartphone or tablet app to scan the QR code and explore more! You can find a list of URLs on the Resources page.

      If the QR code doesn’t work, try searching the Internet with the Keyword Prompts to find other helpful sources.

      KEYWORD PROMPTS

      TIMELINE & MAP

      These dates are approximate.

      2000 BCE: The Minoans build large palace complexes on Crete, including one at Knossos that some believe may have belonged to legendary King Minos.

      1600 BCE: The Minoan civilization collapses after the Santorini volcano erupts.

      1600 BCE: The Mycenaean culture develops on mainland Greece, known as Hellas.

      1250 BCE: According to legend, the Greeks use the Trojan Horse to defeat the city of Troy after a 10-year siege.

      776 BCE: The first Olympic Games take place.

      750 BCE: The first Greek alphabet develops.

      700 BCE: Homer composes the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey.

      700 BCE: Hesiod writes Theogony and Works and Days.

      650 BCE: Sparta becomes the most powerful city–state in Greece.

      534 BCE: Theater begins to thrive in Greece.

      510 BCE: Democracy begins in Athens.

      500 BCE: The Classical Period begins in Greece.

      500 BCE: Pindar writes poems set to music called odes.

      490-480 BCE: Greek city–states defeat invaders from the Persian Empire.

      460 BCE: The First Peloponnesian War between forces led by Sparta and Athens begins.

      432 BCE: The Parthenon, a large temple to Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, is finished.

      431 BCE: The Peloponnesian War breaks out again.

      404 BCE: Sparta defeats Athens.

      380 BCE: Plato begins teaching philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy in a grove near Athens.

      338 BCE: King Philip II of Macedon (now northern Greece) conquers Greece.

      336 BCE: Alexander the Great, son of King Philip II, becomes king.

      332 BCE: Alexander the Great dies at the age of 32.

      260 BCE: Archimedes describes how a lever works.

      146 BCE: Rome conquers Greece. For many years, Romans have adopted the Greek gods and goddesses and renamed them.

      INTRODUCTION

      THE WORLD OF GREEK MYTHS

      Imagine a world filled with gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines. In this world, there are battles for control of the universe. There are awesome adventures in labyrinths and one-eyed monsters forging thunderbolts. What is this incredible land? It is the world of Greek myths, stories that express the beliefs of the ancient Greek people.

      More than 3,000 years ago, the Greeks developed a rich culture. Have you watched the Olympics? Have you looked through a telescope at a group of stars in the shape of a warrior called Orion? Have you been to the theater or studied our democratic government? All of these things come from ancient Greece!

      WORDS TO KNOW

      Explore Greek Myths! will take you on a journey from Mount Olympus to the underworld. You will read myths about King Midas, Medusa, and the Trojan Horse. You’ll discover the daring adventures of heroes such as Heracles and Odysseus.

      Learning about Greek myths also means learning about science, astronomy, and geography. The experiments and projects in this book will help you understand how the Greeks used myths to explain their world. They will also help you discover how the culture of ancient Greece continues to influence our world today.

      WHAT ARE MYTHS?

      Have you ever wondered why the earth shakes or why we have seasons? The ancient Greeks wondered about these things, too. But science could not yet provide them with answers. They created stories called myths with a pantheon of gods and other supernatural creatures to explain natural events.

      WORDS TO KNOW

      Many of the names in this book are hard to say, but you can hear them spoken online. Go to Merriam-Webster.com, search for

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