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Treasure Hunt Activity 

Treasure hunt questions

Ensuring Understanding

Students will strive to achieve is the comprehension of the beginning of Greek History. 

Introduction

Students will answer the questions provided, use the links that are attached to find the information. There will be various sources of information and it will be their job to retain that information, as well as turn it in by the end of class time today. This will be apart of your classwork grade.

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The information provided will give students insight on the beginning of the Ancient Greeks. The Greeks were one of the leaders of culture, arts, and trade for a period of time. In this assignment you will learn about the beginnings of their civilization. 

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  1. How long did Ancient Greek period last? What were the dates? (First Paragraph)

  2. Draw a Map of Greece! (Use Google Maps as a reference, not all of the Islands)

  3. Which of the Greek City-States were the most Important in Ancient Greece? Which was the Biggest? Label those Cities on your Map!(Second Paragraph) 

  4. Who was the Trojan War between? What caused the war to start? (The first two paragraphs and video)

  5. Choose three Greek gods or goddesses tell me their Name, What they were the god/ goddess of, and one Myth! If you do more than three you will get bonus points! (Click on a god and then read the first paragraph, Myth should be under that) 

  6. Explain who the Dorians were and tell me what they did to the Ancient Greeks? What did they teach the Greeks to make? (Read the five paragraphs provided)

  7. When was the first Olympic game held? Who is said to have started the games? (Scroll down to Olympics in Ancient Greece)

  8. Who is Homer, what works did he compose? Give me a sentence explaining the main two compositions.(First few paragraphs) Bonus question, is Homer a single person?

Putting it all Together:

Create a timeline with the information given, when did each event happen? Underneath that students will write a short paragraph of what the events were and why they were important. Lastly, students will label a map of all the places they learned about! (i.e. City-States, Troy, or birthplace of their god/goddess).

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