3.1 Meet the Greeks

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3.1 Meet the Greeks

What did Ancient Greece look like?

This is the age of Greeks and Romans. Yet your book decides to put it in two chapters. Why do you think that is?

1. A brand named after the goddess of victory

2. A football club named after a Greek city state

3. A footballclub which is named after a Greek half god who was very strong

4. A footballclub named after a Greek hero

Ouranos the sky and Gaia the earth

Kronos on his way to kill his father

Because of a prophecy Kronos would eat his children so none could overpower him

Rhea hides Zeus on Crete

Zeus would kill his father

And remove all his siblings that were eaten

Geography of Greece

• Many high mountains, rocky ground and islands
• Not much fertile ground to do agriculture 
• Sometimes it was needed to get food from somewhere else
• Colonies were built to solve this problem

Griekenland heeft veel hoge bergen, rotsachtige grond en eilanden

Weinig vruchtbare grond om landbouw op te doen

Soms was het nodig om voedsel ergens anders vandaan te halen

Kolonien werden gebouwd om dit probleem op te lossen

City States

• Ancient Greece was not one united state like Egypt was
• It were multiple City States (Polis - Poleis)
• Cities with their own government, coin and army
• Many differences - but also many similarities 

Het oude Griekenland was niet een land zoals Egypte

Het waren meerdere stadstaten (in Grieks; Polis, meervoud: poleis)

Steden met hun eigen overheid, munteenheid en leger

Veel verschillen, maar ook veel overeenkomsten

Read 'A Walk In A Polis'
What do the words Agora and Acropolis mean? Explain in your own words
This is in ZS!!!

Greek gods in the city

• Each Polis had it's own favorite god
• For protection if need be
• The tales of the gods were told by oral tradition
• People would tell each other te tales of the Gods
• Later some tales were written down

3.1 Meet the Greeks

What did Ancient Greece look like?

Demeter loved her daughter Persephone very much

Hades, God of the Underworld had an eye on Persephone

And decided to abduct her

Persephone stays with her mother for six months

The rest of the year she's with Hades

Assignment

• Build your own Polis - your own city state!
• Groups are made by the teacher
• Think of a good name for your Polis
• Follow the assignment on Magister ELO