Ancient Greece
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Ancient Greece was a civilization that dominated much of the Mediterranean thousands of years ago. At its peak under Alexander the Great, ancient Greece ruled much of Europe and western Asia. The Greeks came before the Romans and much of the Roman culture was influenced by the Greeks.Ancient Greece formed the foundation of much of Western culture today. Everything from government, philosophy, science, mathematics, art, literature, and even sports was impacted by the ancient Greeks.
Where was ancient Greece located?
Ancient Greek civilization was concentrated in what is today Greece and along the western coast of Turkey. However, ancient Greek colonists established cities all around the Mediterranean and along the coast of the Black Sea.
When did ancient Greece start and end?
Ancient Greek civilization flourished from the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended about 1200 BCE, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BCE. By that time, Greek cultural influence had spread around the Mediterranean and, through Alexander the Great’s campaign of conquest, as far as India.
The Olympic Games
The first “date” in Greek history is 776 bce, the year of the first Olympic Games. It was computed by a 5th-century-bce researcher called Hippias. He was originally from Elis, a place in the western Peloponnese in whose territory Olympia itself is situated. This date and the list of early victors, transmitted by another literary tradition, are likely to be reliable, if only because the list is so unassuming in its early reaches.
7 facts about Ancient Greece
1.The Greeks often ate dinner while lying on their sides. 2.They invented the yo-yo which is considered the 2nd oldest toy in the world after the doll. 3.About one third of the population of some city-states were slaves. 4.There were more city-states than just Sparta and Athens, ancient Greece had around 100 city-states. 5. The Romans copied much of the Greek culture including their gods, architecture, language, and even how they ate! 6.Pheidippides was a Greek hero who ran 150 miles from Marathon to Sparta to get help against the Persians. After the Greeks won the war, he ran 25 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory. This is where the marathon running race gets its name. 7. When law trials were held in the city of Athens, they used large juries of 500 citizens. That's a lot more than the 12 we use today.
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Ancient Greece
made by Betea Diana
Ancient Greece was a civilization that dominated much of the Mediterranean thousands of years ago. At its peak under Alexander the Great, ancient Greece ruled much of Europe and western Asia. The Greeks came before the Romans and much of the Roman culture was influenced by the Greeks.Ancient Greece formed the foundation of much of Western culture today. Everything from government, philosophy, science, mathematics, art, literature, and even sports was impacted by the ancient Greeks.
Where was ancient Greece located?
Ancient Greek civilization was concentrated in what is today Greece and along the western coast of Turkey. However, ancient Greek colonists established cities all around the Mediterranean and along the coast of the Black Sea.
When did ancient Greece start and end?
Ancient Greek civilization flourished from the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended about 1200 BCE, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BCE. By that time, Greek cultural influence had spread around the Mediterranean and, through Alexander the Great’s campaign of conquest, as far as India.
The Olympic Games
The first “date” in Greek history is 776 bce, the year of the first Olympic Games. It was computed by a 5th-century-bce researcher called Hippias. He was originally from Elis, a place in the western Peloponnese in whose territory Olympia itself is situated. This date and the list of early victors, transmitted by another literary tradition, are likely to be reliable, if only because the list is so unassuming in its early reaches.
7 facts about Ancient Greece
1.The Greeks often ate dinner while lying on their sides. 2.They invented the yo-yo which is considered the 2nd oldest toy in the world after the doll. 3.About one third of the population of some city-states were slaves. 4.There were more city-states than just Sparta and Athens, ancient Greece had around 100 city-states. 5. The Romans copied much of the Greek culture including their gods, architecture, language, and even how they ate! 6.Pheidippides was a Greek hero who ran 150 miles from Marathon to Sparta to get help against the Persians. After the Greeks won the war, he ran 25 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory. This is where the marathon running race gets its name. 7. When law trials were held in the city of Athens, they used large juries of 500 citizens. That's a lot more than the 12 we use today.
Thank you for watching!!