All about Ancient Greece

Have you ever wondered how life in Ancient Greece was? Well the Ancient Greece was a huge empire who took over many countries.Did you know the family unit was called an Oikos and was really important to the Greeks?

What to do when your bored?

The Ancient Greeks use to entertain themselves with music,dancing and many other things.Children would play with dolls,rattles,yoyos and other toys.Parents have to keep an eye on their kids just in case if they accidently pick up swords or spears.

Olympic games

Did you know that the Ancient Greeks were the ones who made the Olympic games?you are welcomed to come unless you are a girl.Unfortunately,woman were not allowed since they were not allowed to be seen. Instead womens went to the Heraia festival were they had running races.In the Olympics there were chariot racing,wrestling and running races.

Gods and Goddesses

The Ancient Greeks believed in Gods and Goddesses.These are the 5 main Gods.

Zeus-the farther of the gods

Aphrodite-the Goddess of beauty

Poiseidon-the god of the sea

Hera-the goddess of marriage

Hades- the God of the underworld

Thanks to the Ancient Greeks we have the Olympics and the alphabet. The Ancient Greeks have developed new ideas for the world.You can even find some evidence about Ancient Greece in some of the countries they lived in.

By Hareem