An Ancient Greece Encyclopaedia

1. An Ancient Greece Encyclopaedia This is the modern Flag of Greece

2. Contents • Where Was Ancient Greece? • What Did The Greeks Eat? • What Was The Greek Religion? • Who Was Alexander The Great? • What Was The Greek Empire? • What Were The Ancient Olympics? • Now You Know What You Need To Know

3. Where was Ancient Greece? Greece is a small country in south east Europe. It has an area of mainland, which is very mountainous.

4. What Did The Greeks Eat? The Greeks ate: Grains, Wheat, Barley, Fruit, Vegetables, Breads, and Cake. 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. The Greeks would often sacrifice the meat to the gods first and then might eat some of the meat. The Greeks loved their wine which was made from the grapes they grew.

5. What Was The Greek Religion? ZEUS : The King Of The Gods HERA : The Queen Of The Gods These Are The Greek Gods and Goddesses ATHENA : Goddess of Wisdom ASCLEPIUS : The God of Medicine and Healing APHRODITE : The Goddess Of Love APOLLO : The God of Music and Poetry HADES : The God of The Underworld

6. Who was Alexander the Great? • Reign : 336-323BC • Born : 20 July 356 • Birthplace : Pella, Macedon • Died : June 10 323, Aged 32 • Place of Death : Babylon

7. What was the Greek Empire?  The birth of the Greek empire was in part as a response to the Persian Empire, which extending into Western Asia, all the way to the Aegean Sea. Hence, in 499BC, the Greek-populated cities of Asia Minor appealed to mainland Greece for help. The Athenians were the only ones to come to their aid, burning one of the Persian capitals with their expeditionary force.  Darius I, the monarch of Persia, was defeated in his attempt at retaliation, and his son in turn was repulsed from the Grecian shores by the combined forces of Athens and Sparta. However, Sparta soon withdrew from the united force, due to internal weakness and the threat of rebellion, returning to isolation, leaving Athens at risk of possible further invasion by the Persians. In 478 B.C., Athens established the Delian League, a defensive alliance of 173 city-states (the Ionian and Aeolian colonies in Asia Minor, the islands in the Aegean Sea, as well as Greek cities along the coast bordering the Aegean Sea. The alliance was established with the intention of building up a collective strength of two hundred ships to police the sea and guard against Persian attack.  This system worked much like the current UN, in which member states’ contributions are determined proportional to their economic or military strength. Like the US does now, Athens dominated the league, providing the fleet as almost all of the other members preferred to make monetary contributions. Comparisons could also be drawn to NATO’s principle of collective action, which is taken if one of the members of the alliance is attacked. This is the Greek Coat of Arms.

8. What were the Ancient Olympics? The Ancient Olympics were a group of events that lasted for several days. Here is a list of the events : • Sprint • Pentathlon • Long Jump • Javelin • Discus • Wrestling • Boxing • Equestrian • Pankration

9. Now You Know All You Need To Know About : ANCIENT GREECE!!!!