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Ancient Greece (Culture (They were great builders too. The Greeks built…
Ancient Greece
Culture
They were great builders too. The Greeks built grand temples to their gods and superb sculptures of brave heroes.
The Greeks also celebrated the arts with big festivals. There was always music, dancing and feasting in honour of their gods.
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heir trademark red and black pottery was very fashionable, and it was bought and sold all over the Mediterranean and even parts of Asia.
The Olympic Games
For modern athletes, the most important competition is the Olympic games, which attracts top competitors from all over the world in a huge range of sports.
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The events in Ancient Greece wont like it is today because back in Ancient Greece there was dangerous events for example, pankration this is a event were you cant eye badge and bite and it was wrestling and another example is chariot its sprinting with no clothes on.
The ancient Greek city-states had many religious festivals but the most important of them were held every four years at Olympia. to honor the god Zeus
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Food
Among the most common vegetables and plants eaten by Greeks were asparagus, fennel, cucumbers, chickpeas, and celery.
Fruits and nuts were also a large part of the Greek diet. Apples, pears, cherries and mulberries grew wild and were available throughout Greece.
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Honey was another important Greek food. It was used much like we use sugar, as a sweetener in many different foods.
Lifestyle
Most people lived by farming, fishing and trade.
Others were soldiers, scholars, scientists and artist.
Greek cities had beautiful temples with stone columns and statues, and open-air theaters where people sat to watch plays.
Ancient Greek had a warm, dry climate, as Greece does today.
governments
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It was in Greece, and particularly Athens, that democracy was first conceived and used as a primary form of government.
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The Greek philosopher Aristotle divided ancient Greek government into monarchies, oligarchies, tyrannies and democracies