Multimedia
Triremes (Part One)
Story of the Greek Triremes and the engineering applications that made it the greatest warship of its time. Triremes Inquiry Unit Click Here to Download Video…
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Inquiry Unit
Triremes
In the fall of 480 BCE, Xerxes, the King of Persia, attacked Greece on land and at sea. While the land battle that ended with a Spartan stand to the last man at Thermopylae, has been burned into the c…
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Hands-on Activity
Triremes “How to Build Your Vessel”
Please refer to the Triremes Hands-On-Activity Power Point found here Hands-on Activity PDF includes: Materials Directions Instructional PowerPoint Evaluation Worksheet Images C…
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Hands-on Activity
Triremes Oar Simulation
Photo taken from Ms. Bisconti’s 8th grade class, on Triremes - Democracy and Empire, 2016. Ms. Bisconti is a Social Studies Teacher, at Heritage Middle School, Livingston NJ (Note: An option prior t…
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Primary Source
The Rosetta Stone, 196 B.C.E. Cast of the Original in the British Museum
The Printing Press Inquiry Unit
Printing Press (Artifact Photo) This black basalt slab is perhaps the most famous hieroglyphic inscription known. Not only was it a beautiful example of ancient writing, it was also the key to unders…
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