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Greece is a region of many great achievements. Greece was the home to
many great cities. Two of these cities
were Athens and Sparta. These two cities
were very different however.
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Athens was a city state that valued knowledge over military skills. They
were the inventors of democracy.
This lead them to becoming the most
advanced of the city states. The city
has a long history of being against the
city state Sparta.
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Sparta was one of the most powerfulcity states in all of Greece. It was
mostly concerned with its military
skills. Sparta prayed on the weak.
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The geography of Greece is rocky and has many mountains. The land is
fertile in only a few areas near
waterways. The climate was warm in
the summer and cool in the winter.
Life mostly revolved around the sea.
The Mediterranean, and the Aegean
sea provided people with all they
needed to survive.
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The people of Greece believed in manygods. These gods had stories that
explained many natural events on earth.
Some of these gods include Zeus,
Poseidon, and Hades. Zeus was the king
of the gods, Poseidon was the king of
the seas ,and Hades was the king of the
underworld and the dead.
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The Olympic games were highly valuedby the Greek people. Some sports that
were played included were: the
Pentathlon, Wrestling, Boxing,
Pankration, and Chariot Races.
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The Peloponnesian War was a war fought between Sparta and Athens. This
war brought nearly all the city states into
the fighting. Some supported Sparta and
some supported Athens. The war was
caused by disagreements in government
and Sparta's anger over Athenian control
over the Delian League.
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The Battle of Thermopylae was foughtbetween the the Persians and the Greeks.
It was caused by Persia wanting to
invade Greece. The battle was fought in
a narrow pass to help the Greek's and
their small army. The battle was lost by
the Greeks.
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The Greeks were expert craftsmen when it came to building. They were
also great artists. They proved this in
their building. They often put intricate
designs into the great buildings of their
city.
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"Greece"
A brief overview of the achievements, culture, and history of ancient Greece, including its cities, gods, sports, wars, art, literature, and contributions to society.
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