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Greece- a small country in Europe composed of about 6000 islands. It is surrounded by the Aegean, Ionian, Meditarannian seas. The seas were important because it provided transportation and trade. The reason Greece was so city-state based is because of the ountains seperating them. The mountains also made transportation difficult. Agriculture was difficult due to the unfertile land. They didnt have a huge population due to this.
Ancient Olympics- dated from 776 BCE - 393 CE. Lasted for one day in the beginning but eventually turned into five days. It happened every four years and was started as a tribute to Zeus with a mythological origin.
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Olympics Continued...
Romans ended it because it was non-cristian. The legend- Hercules completed his firstr twelve labors/trials and after he did this, he built an olympic stadium to honor Zeus.
Pentathlon- Ling Jump, Javelin, Discus, Stadion, Wrestling.
The similarities and differences of modern and ancient olympics- Same- Discus, Javelin, Wrestling. Dif -Back then, only men compeated and in the nude, there are also a lot more safety protocols today.
Mycenaeans- Controlled the area around Greece. They were very influenced by the Minoans. They were pirates and had the city states, Athens, Mycenae, Pylos, Tiryns. They fought the Trojan War. The Trojan War was fought betweenMycenaean Greeks and Troy (in Turkey today).
Homer- A Greek Epic Poem writer. The Illiad was about the Trojan War an The Odyssey was a sequel that was after the Trojan War.
Trojan War- The King tried to get Queen Helen back after she was abducted. The King Menelus convinces his brother, another king, to help him get his Queen back. It ended with the Trojan horse- everyone hid inside and popped out at night and killed basically everyone.
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No School
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Greek City-States - Athens/Sparta - Polis (city-Minneapolis, Indianapolis - "-polis" = city)Acropolis - A settlement in a city on higher ground used for defence as well as a place to discuss politics.
Monarchy- Government ruled by one person-King/Queen
Aristocracy- Government ruled by a small group of wealthy, landowning families.
Oligarchy- Government ruled by a few powerful people
Tyrants- Powerful individuals who seize control from the government. Could be good or bad but people usually see them as bad.
Democracy- (Direct) - Ruled by the people. Athens had the world's first democracy. allowed citizens to participate but women, slaves, and metics (foreigners) were not citizens.
9/27
We were asigned our teams for the Athens vs. Sparta project. We are doing Athens and I am doing Social Structure
We need Military, Economy/Architecture, Entertainment/Fashion, Social Structure, and Government, and Why we are better than Sparta.
Nathan and Robert- Entertainment / Fashion
Nolan and Mitchel- Government
Macey and Peyton- Social Structure
Taryn and Tyann- Economy and Architecture
Camden- Military
We will all do slides on who is better
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