Prince
Perseus Power Exercises
Intermediate Level
The Olympics
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Note:
There are many different ways to go back to web pages you have
viewed using various browser menus and buttons. One method is
suggested in this exercise but please use the method with which
you are most comfortable.
1. Open your browser and go
to the Perseus web site http://www.perseus.tufts.edu.
2. Go to the Search box, type
in "boxing" and hit return.
3. Click on the arrow next to
"Vases."
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N.B.
Due to copyright restrictions, over the Internet you can view
only images for vases from the following collections: Berlin,
Boston, Harvard, Louvre, Mississippi, Toledo, RISD, Tampa and
Philadelphia. |
4. Scroll down and click on
the vase name "Toledo 1956.58."
What type of ware is this? __________
What shape is it? __________
What is its date? __________
5. Scroll down and read the
description of Side B.
6. Scroll down to the bottom
of the page and view some of the Side B images by clicking on
the image archive numbers.
Describe what you see. ________________________________
7. From the "Go" menu
in Netscape or from the "File" Menu in Internet Explorer,
select "Perseus Lookup Tool" to return to the search
for "boxing."
8. Scroll down and click on
the vase name "Toledo 1961.26."
What type of ware is this? __________
What shape is it? __________
What is its date? __________
9. Scroll down and read the
description of Side B.
10. Scroll down to the bottom
of the page and view some of the Side B images by clicking on
the image archive numbers.
Describe what you see. ___________________________________
Assignment
Following the class divisions below, select two (2) vases on
which sporting events appear. Make note of the vase name (e.g.,
Harvard 1925.30.12), ware, shape, date and description of the
scene on each vase you select in the chart below. Be prepared
to share and show these results with the other members of the
class.
If your last name begins with,
