3. Ancient Greece by Carrie,
Lauren and Bethany
Ancient Greece was
known for
inventing the
Olympics this is
where it was first
placed. Also that
is where Olympics
got it’s name from
( Mt.Olympus )
4. Interesting Fact: The Greeks believed the
gods and goddesses had human qualities.
Temples
The Greeks, to show the gods how important they were, built temples
in every town for one god or goddess. The temples were not like
modern places of worship, for ordinary people to pray in. They were
homes for statues of gods, which were cared for by priests. Religious
ceremonies and festivals went on outside the temple.
5. Food
• The Greek diet was very healthy. Food in Ancient Greece consisted of
grains, wheat, barley, fruit, vegetables, breads, and cake.
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• The Ancient Greeks grew olives, grapes, figs and wheat and kept
goats, for milk and cheese. They ate lots of bread, beans and olives.
• In the Summer months there were plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables
to eat and in the winter they ate dried fruit and food they had stored
like apples and lentils. As most of the Greeks lived very near the sea,
they also ate a lot of fish, squid and shellfish.
• The soil by the sea was not so rich as on the plains so the Greeks used
irrigation and crop rotation to keep the soil relatively fertile.
• In some of the larger Greek city-states, meat could be purchased in
cook shops. Meat was rarely eaten as the Greeks felt that just killing
and eating a domesticated animal (like goats) was wrong.
6. The Greeks wore light,
loose clothes as the
weather was hot for most
of the year. Long pieces of
colourful fabric were used
to make the Greek clothes.
Women also wore clothing which was made from big
square piece of linen or wool. They used pins in various
places to hold it together. Unlike the men's, the dresses
always went down to the ankles.
7. Almost every Greek city had a theatre because plays were part of
many religious festivals. The Greeks enjoyed singing and dancing. At
first, theatres were only used for festivals.
The theatres were built on hillsides in the open air and could often
hold more than 18,000 spectators.
8. The Ancient Greece empire spread over Europe as far
as France in the East. The Greek Empire was most
powerful between 2000 BC and 146 BC.
The ancient Greeks developed new ideas for
government, science, philosophy, religion, and art.
The earliest Greek civilizations thrived nearly
4,000 years ago. The Ancient Greeks lived in
Greece and the countries that we now call
Bulgaria and Turkey.
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10. • Greece is a hot country it gets to
about 60*c in the summer.
• Greece is 130,800 square
kilometres.
• Currency: EURO
