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Greece
BY: Mitchell, Brett, Branden, and Gavin
In this Book you will learn about Greek culture and its wonderful
features. The Greek culture is a fascinating subject and will keep you
wondering all the time. In these pages you will learn about Greek
myths, wars, architecture, and sports.
Mythology
In ancient Greece, mythology and religion were an important part
of life. In this mythology, the Titans were figures, more powerful than
the gods, who ruled the Earth. Gaea was the Earth Titan. Her husband,
Uranus, was the Sky Titan and ruler of the Titans. Cronus was Uranus’s
son. He became ruler when he overthrew his father. To make sure his
children wouldn’t do the same, he swallowed them as they were born.
Rhea was Cronus’s wife. She was upset that Cronus swallowed her
children. When her third son, Zeus, was born, she gave Cronus a rock in
blankets to swallow instead of Zeus. Zeus eventually grew up and
forced his father to throw up his siblings.
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Zeus was the god of the sky and king of the gods. His brothers
were Poseidon and Hades. Poseidon was the god of the sea. Hades was
the god of wealth and the Underworld. Some myths say that the only
reason Zeus is the king of the gods because he and his brothers decided
to draw lots to see who would be king and Zeus won. Zeus, Poseidon,
and Hades are sometimes referred to as the Big Three. Sometimes a
god or goddess will have a child with a mortal person. This child is
known as a demigod and has special powers. Hercules was a demigod.
http://www.kusadasi.tv/wp-content/uploads/Zeus-greek-mythology-god-of-the-gods.jpg
Heracles, or Hercules, killed his wife and children in a fit of
madness. He was told that, if he completed twelve great tasks, he
would be forgiven. Because he was a demigod, he completed the tasks
with ease. The Odyssey is an epic, or long poem, written by a blind poet
named Homer. It is about Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War. It tells
about his sea journey and adventures back to his homeland.
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War
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In Greek history there have been many wars that have affected the
world. One of these wars is “The First Major Persian war.” That’s what
we’re going to learn about first.
During 539 B.C. Cyrus, The Great ruled Persia and most of west Asia.
The Greco-Persian wars are a sequence of wars fought between the
great empire of Persia and the coalition of Greek city-states. The Ionian
Revolt initiated the first Major Persian war. The war lasted for about a
half a decade from 499 B.C. to 488 B.C.
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Now, the second war we are going to learn about today is The Trojan
War. The Trojan War was fought in the city of Troy. Troy is a city that is
now located north of western Turkey. The Trojan War was fought
between the Mycenaean’s and the people of Troy. The Trojan War
started because a Trojan prince named Paris, kidnapped Helen, the wife
of the Mycenaean king. The king’s bother, Agamemnon, then took
soldiers over to Troy to get Helen back. The war lasted for 10 years.
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Last but not least, the final war we are going to learn about today is The
Peloponnesian War. The Peloponnesian war reshaped the Ancient
Greek world! The war was fought between Athens and its empire
against the Peloponnesian league led by Sparta. The economic costs of
the war were felt all across Greece; poverty became widespread in the
Peloponnese, while Athens found itself completely devastated, and
never regained its pre-war prosperity. The Peloponnesian War lasted
from 431 B.C. to 404 B.C.
The Four Main Periods
Of Architecture
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/art/painting/greekpainting.htm
In Greek history there were four main periods of architecture: The
Geometric (1100-7000B.C), Archaic (700-500B.C), Classical (500-
323B.C), and the Hellenistic (323B.C-now). In the first period, The
Geometric, architects used simple symmetrical designs. In the second
period, The Archaic, Greeks started trading with the Egyptians. During
the third period, The Classical, the Greeks tried to outdo one another
by making splendid paintings. Pottery soon came to Greek islands and
the mainland in the south.
http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/go/Aegean/Ephesus/prien_milet_didim/didim.html
Next, the Erechtum, a Greek temple built on the Acropolis of
Athens, a Greek town, was in The Classical period. It contained rooms
to Athena, Poseidon, and Erechtus, which were gods and goddesses of
Greece. The ancient Greeks also built The Temple of Apollo about
300B.C. The temples design is known as dipteral. This refers to two
columns surrounding the inside. The temple was sixty-four feet high.
The Ionic order was a time in Greek history with buildings made
by people from the mainland. The colonizers that made these buildings
soon founded great towns like Ephesis and Miletus whose civilians were
called Ionians. The bases of these buildings were made of super
imposed registers. As times passed though these buildings changed
structure and crumbled
http://www.goddess-athena.org/Museum/Temples/Miletus/Ionia.html
Sports
Greeks enjoy sports, activities, and recreation just like everybody
else. Greeks also enjoy many activities like their national sport soccer.
The Greeks also like to play basketball. In Greece the tourists and locals
also enjoy swimming, and diving into Greece’s blue waters. Also many
Greeks enjoy fishing, boating, sailing, and waterskiing.
http://tourismhoteltrip.com/search/greek-shipwreck-beach
In Ancient times Greece was known for the Olympics in honor of Zeus.
In these Olympics only men competed. To make them selves faster,
they would be absolutely naked with only olive oil spread around on
them. In these games they would hold the javelin throw, discus throw,
a footrace, and jumping. Finally non Olympics recreational games
consisted of field hockey, dice, and juggling. http://www.athenstourgreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/776-BC-first-Olympic-games.jpg
Over time Greece has accomplished a lot in sports even they are
only a small country. For example Greece was the first country to ever
receive a gold medal in the Olympics. The Greeks have also won the
world cup. Next the Greeks found basketball, and went on to winning
the European basketball Championship and getting second in the
basketball world cup.
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We hope that you learned a lot about the Greek culture.
We also hope it was an enjoyable experience and that you
learned more about Greece.
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