Ancient Greece

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Ancient Greece

• Circa 1100-900 B.C.

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The Gods

• The Greeks were polytheistic .
• ZEUS king of the gods.
• ATHENA goddess of wisdom, warfare, and the city.
  
• APOLLO god of sun, light, truth, music, and
  prophecy.
• APHRODITE goddess of love and beauty.
• ARES god of war.
• ARTEMIS goddess of hunting.
• POSEIDON ruler of the seas.
• PAN protector of shepherds and their flocks.
• HESTIA goddess of the home and hearth.
• DIONYSUS god of earth fertility and wine.
• DEMETER goddess of grain.
• HADES god of the underworld and afterlife.
• HERMES messenger of the gods.

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Life!!

• Athens was most impressive during the Golden
  Age. The people had to rebuild most of the city
  because of the Persian War. Impressive temples
  were built again high atop the hill that is
  called the Acropolis. The finest sculptors,
  architects, philosophers, and dramatists were
  coming to Athens to learn the arts. About 100,000
  people lived at the edge of the Acropolis. The
  marketplace was the heart of Greece. Citizens
  went there to buy and sell goods. Wow!!!!

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Clothing/School/Houses

• In Greece, the days are hot and dry. You
  wouldnt want to wear a turtleneck, so the men
  would wear chiton, a loose piece of cloth. The
  girls would stay at home and learn how to spin
  and weave from their mother. If you were rich,
  you would go to school. People didnt have
  pencils and paper like we do now, they had
  wax-covered wooden tablets. Pebbles helped with
  math. Children played knuckles, a game similar
  to jacks. Houses were made out of sun-dried mud.
  When you stepped into a house, you would see a
  statue of the god Hermes. People thought the
  statue wouldnt let evil spirits into the house

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Olympics

• Olympics were a lot more than fun and games. It
  was training for warfare, but athletes were still
  worshipping their gods. The Olympics were the
  most athletic event in the ancient Greek world.
  Only men could participate in this very deadly
  sporting event. People everywhere came to the
  Olympics. Coming during wartime was not a problem
  because even if there was a war, soldiers would
  stop that day to let people come. In ancient
  Greece, athletes didnt compete to win the game,
  they did it for the fun of the game. If you won
  an event, you would be considered a warrior.

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The Trojan war

• The Trojan War may or may not have taken place.
  It has become a widely-known Greek tale. It was
  said that the Trojan War happened during the 13th
  century B.C., well before the ancient Greek
  civilization was established. The Greeks wanted
  to conquer Troy. Their way of destroying Troy was
  to build an enormous wooden horse on wheels that
  would be left outside of the gates of Troy. The
  Trojans thought that the horse would bring good
  luck. They brought it into their city. Then they
  found out that there were Greek soldiers inside
  what they thought was a hollow horse! Together,
  the soldiers they destroyed Troy.

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Philip II
Alexander, his Son

• Philip II of Macedonia bought his people
  together under his rule. He wanted to do the same
  to Greece, and he had a great love and knowledge
  of Greek culture. When he was a boy he received a
  Greek education, and he used his knowledge to
  beat them in battle. In 338 B.C., Philips army
  fought Greek soldiers at the battle of Chaeronea.
  Philips 18-year-old son, Alexander, led the
  soldiers. When Philip won, he claimed the Greek
  city-states as his own. Every Greek city-state
  joined except Sparta. Philip made a new conquest
  the Persian Empire. Philip died before he could
  finish claiming this new territory.

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Alexander Finishes A Dream
Greek Language
Alexanders Head

• When Alexander the Great was 20 years old, he
  took his fathers place on the throne. Alexander
  was taught by his father (Philip II) how to rule
  and how to lead soldiers into war or a battle.
  Philip II hired a man named Aristotle to teach
  Alexander. People say that Alexander had a dagger
  and a copy of Homers Iliad under his pillow.
  Alexander wanted his fathers dream to come true,
  and after that, he wanted to rule the world. So
  he gathered an army of 40,000 Greek and
  Macedonian soldiers and went to battle. They took
  over the Persian Empire. Alexander now had a huge
  empire of many different people. He taught the
  people the Greek language. Alexander adapted some
  of their customs. Alexander completed his
  fathers dream of acquiring the Persian Empire.
  Alexander completed one of the most successful
  military campaigns in history. He is now called
  Alexander the Great.

Greek Solders
Persian Empire
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Genyes project

• By Allison Taylor in partnership with
  Mrs.Schoenthaler
• Marigold
  School
• 
  2006-2007