Research Project 1
Language
Ancient Greek was spoken throughout the Greek Islands, Asia Minor, Sicily, Italy and the Greek mainlands. There were many dialects in Ancient Greek, the most important ones being Doric, Ionic and Attic. The Athenian dialect, Attic became the most popular due to Athens power. From there, a version of Attic called Koine (common) which became the most used form of Ancient Greek and was spoken in the Mediterranean and parts of Africa and Asia Minor. The word alphabet in English comes from the Greek letters alpha and beta, the first two in the Greek alphabet. The Greeks learned many things from the Phoenicians and adapted almost their whole alphabet to match theirs, changing it by adding five vowels. The Greeks also wrote from left to right, unlike the Phoenicians. Ancient Greek has stayed almost the same since it was first spoken.
Source: Life in Ancient Greece by Lynn Peppas
Ancient Greek was spoken throughout the Greek Islands, Asia Minor, Sicily, Italy and the Greek mainlands. There were many dialects in Ancient Greek, the most important ones being Doric, Ionic and Attic. The Athenian dialect, Attic became the most popular due to Athens power. From there, a version of Attic called Koine (common) which became the most used form of Ancient Greek and was spoken in the Mediterranean and parts of Africa and Asia Minor. The word alphabet in English comes from the Greek letters alpha and beta, the first two in the Greek alphabet. The Greeks learned many things from the Phoenicians and adapted almost their whole alphabet to match theirs, changing it by adding five vowels. The Greeks also wrote from left to right, unlike the Phoenicians. Ancient Greek has stayed almost the same since it was first spoken.
Source: Life in Ancient Greece by Lynn Peppas
Research Project 2
Education
A girl’s education was far different than that of a man’s. The future of girls was already decided for them, as they were raised to become good wives and mothers. The little education that they could receive would be from their mothers, if they got any at all. Boys, on the other hand attended school from the age of seven if their parents could afford it. Greek students studied music and poetry, along with things like arithmetic, reading and writing. Athletics were very important to the Ancient Greeks, due to the expectation that men would be fit and strong so that they could fight and defend their city. Boys could stay in school until the age of eighteen, although many did not, and left to work early. Once their education in school was over, it was mandatory that they take part in military training. Sparta however, was different. Children of both genders were put into training at the age of seven. Girls were taught dancing and other athletics to make them fit and tough, in order to produce stronger and braver soldiers, while boys were taken away from home to live in barracks where they tested loyalty and bravery for the future soldiers.
Source: Young Researcher The Greeks by Jacqueline Dineen
A girl’s education was far different than that of a man’s. The future of girls was already decided for them, as they were raised to become good wives and mothers. The little education that they could receive would be from their mothers, if they got any at all. Boys, on the other hand attended school from the age of seven if their parents could afford it. Greek students studied music and poetry, along with things like arithmetic, reading and writing. Athletics were very important to the Ancient Greeks, due to the expectation that men would be fit and strong so that they could fight and defend their city. Boys could stay in school until the age of eighteen, although many did not, and left to work early. Once their education in school was over, it was mandatory that they take part in military training. Sparta however, was different. Children of both genders were put into training at the age of seven. Girls were taught dancing and other athletics to make them fit and tough, in order to produce stronger and braver soldiers, while boys were taken away from home to live in barracks where they tested loyalty and bravery for the future soldiers.
Source: Young Researcher The Greeks by Jacqueline Dineen
These were surprisingly some of my favourite projects to write. Ever since I could read I was fascinated by topics like the Greeks and Romans, which is the main reason why I loved Social Studies so much. It was something fun for me because it was on topics that I already knew and learned abut, even out of school.
Books are a reliable source for project for many reasons. One of the biggest being that they are edited and re-read by multiple people and have to be correct and perfect in order for them to be released. You can't find false information in books, unlike on the internet where any random person can say something and present it as true. These books specifically, gave me all the information I needed, and did the same for my classmates as well.