The Greek Way | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Athens - Was one of several Greek colonies that grew into city-states after the Dorian invasions of about 750 B.C. and is generally considered one of the two greatest of the city-states.

Sparta - Was the second leading city-state in ancient Greece and was profoundly militarily focused.

Thermopylae - It was the only way an army could move between Northern to Southern Greece during the classical period.

Marathon - The battle held in 490 B.C., which was one of the most decisive battles in the world's military history.

Dionysus - Located in Athens,...
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