The History of Phoenicia and Ancient Greece

The History of Phoenicia and Ancient Greece. Learning Objectives for this video:

• Ancient Greek Literature. Learn about Phoenicia and Greece through Literature. Learn some of the important events that happened in world history at the time of the first civiliizations, between about 4000 and 600 B.C. Identify major literary forms used in ancient times, including epics, stories, songs, lyric poems, legends, and dramas.
• Identify elements of civilization including agriculture, domestication of animals, division of labor, formation of classes in society, religious or philosophical tradition, cities, and writing and describe how they gradually evolved.
• Identify cities and writing as two of the most important elements of ancient civilizations.
• Discover how manuscripts were produced in ancient Phoenicia and Greece and the type of people who wrote and read them.
• Learn about some of the religious beliefs and sacred texts of ancient peoples and identify the regions where different forms of faith prevailed.
• Discover the many benefits of using online video for visual learning. Using educational video for teaching the K-12 curriculum provides online learning for children and students of all ages and abilities.
• Using subtitled video - or video with closed captions - enables children to choose between watching, listening to, or reading each presentation whichever best suites their individual learning style. A wonderful option particularly for dyslexia and special needs education.
• Having the student read the subtitles on a second or third viewing without sound, enables the improvement of Reading and Literacy skills AND helps retention of the information being learned.