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All the men living in a Greek city-state were expected to fight at army. In most cases,these weren't full time soldiers,but men who owned land or businesses who were fighting to defend there propity

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Because the weather is hot in Greece, the Ancient Greeks wore light and loose clothes

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The primary weapon was used by Greek troops was a two-by-three meter spear with a leaf shaped blade at one end and a short spike at the other known as the doru.

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The Greeks ,battle of soldiers were buried in a communal grave with earth heaped over them (above ) .The mound was excava

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The Greeks also used arches and javelin throwers

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The Greeks typically ate three meals a day. Breakfast was a light and consisted of bread or portage. Lunch was also light meal where they would again have some bread,but would also have some cheese or figs

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Women and men typically wore sandles slippers soft shoes or boots

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The houses were planned around a courtyard and had high walls and a strong gate much

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The ancient Greeks city-states often fought each other.sometimes groups of city-states would unite to fight other groups of city- states in large wars.Rearly,the Greeks city-states would unite together to fight a common enemy such as the Persians in the Persian wars.

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The Olympic Games were held in Olympia, hence the name Olympics. They were held there because the gods lived on Mount Olympus and the games were in honor of the king of the gods, Zeus. Athletes would travel to Olympia from many different Greek city-states and sometimes from far away Greek colonies to come

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Most Greek houses were built around a courtyard. The courtyard was open to the air and in the center of the house.

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The Greeks ate fairly simple foods, ate alot  of bread also ate cucumbers, beans,cabege, onions,and garlic!

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Athletes often ate  special diet food that consisted mostly of meat. They had rich to be an athlete on this type of diet

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The Greeks started the Olympic Games almost 3000 years ago in 776 BC. They were held nearly every four years for over a thousand years until they were stopped in 393 AD.

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Women and nen typically wore sandled

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Every four years the Olympic Games were held at the city of olympia.They were also held in other places like Delphi where remains of a stadium have been   found .

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However, Greek doctors did not know very much about illnesses .Their treatments usually consisted of providing a good diet ,keeping patient comfortable and exercise.

"I swear by Apollo ...I will not give to anyone any medicine which will kill or harm them... Whatever I see or hear ,I shall tell anyone."

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Because individuals provide their own equipment , there was considerable diversity in arms and armour among Grecian troops.

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Brakefast was light and simple meal that usually consisted of bread and porridge .

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The Greeks had four national sports festivals, where athletes from different city states competed against one another. The most important of the sports contests was the Olympic Games. These were played at Olympia, every four years, in honour of Zeus. On the first day of the Olympics, sacrifices of grain, wine, and lambs were made to Zeus.

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Before the battle an Athen called Pheidippides had run to Sparta to ask for the support of the powerful Spartan army - which could not come in time. He then ran back to marathon , a distance of 220km. After the battle , he again ran to Athens to tell of the great victory , where he collapsed and died .

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In most of Ancient Greece,a house was built around an open air courtyard.

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Women stayed in the parts of the house where they wouldn’t be seen by visiting male guests.

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Larger homes had a kitchen a room for bathing a men's dining room sometimes a moman's sitting area

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The Greeks didn't have drink milk and consisted it barbarie they used milk to make cheese.

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The ancient Greeks liked to take part in sports.Sport kept them strong and fit and mad them better fighters in times of war.

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The first Olympics is traditionally dated to 776 BC. They continued to be celebrated when Greece came under until

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House were built of stone,wood,and clay.

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Rich people clothes were made of wool or linen.

Sometimes they were brightly coloured .

The women wore make-up

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Many people believed that Asclepuis a lengandary doctor who was a worshipped as a god, could cure there ailments. Hippocrates was the greatest of all Greek physicians

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Disease was a very serious problem for the acent and medieval worlds.One out of three baby's died before they were a year old.Half of all children died before they were ten.Even most people who grew up died in their forties and fitities.

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The floors of the rooms were tiled to keep them cool, although in winter fires in metal baskets were sometimes needed.

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The main Greek soldier was the foot soldier called a hoplite

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The games were held in a village Called olympia

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The houses were also designed to align with the social practices of the time.

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There was many different events at the games,including running, wrestling and boxing.The winners were given crowns made out of twigs cut from a sacred olive tree.

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Common clothing of the time

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Men 'stunics were made from wool linen .A plain square of  material  called  a chiton was  fastened overo

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Odometers are the one of the most widely used instruments in present day

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Many Greeks lived by the sea and caught fishto  eat. They used a rod and line. They also used pots to catch lobsters

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Greek states was attacked from other lands .Some armies has cavalry ,slingers and Javelin throwers Because of the most states raised a stronge army However the main soldiers were the hoplites named after they weapons and armour and armour .

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The beautiful crafted bronze statue shows a discus thrower .Only men could complete in the games;women had their own games in honour of Hera,the wife of Zeus.Fine stone carving on the base of a statue shows Olymics events. In the centre are two wrestlers watched by judged. Wrestling was very popular and also quite dangerous.The magnificent sculpture which shows two wrestles,is one of the finest pieces of Greek art. The best Greek sculptors could produce figures that were accurate and beautiful when seen from any angle.

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Soldiers were required to provide their own Panolply which could prove expensive. However the lack of any official peace-keeping force meant that most Greek citizens carried weapons as a matter of course for self-defence.

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The armour weighed well over 60 pounds and a single shield weighs over 30 pounds

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Soldiers

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Wimen had there own Olympic Games.

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Soldiers were required

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Soldiers were

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The most famous Greek doctor was Hippocrates. He did both think that every illness had to treated in the same way.Instead, he believed each problem had a separate cause of remedy

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The battle of Marathon the Persian fleet landed on the bay of Marathon,about 25 miles away from the city of Athens.The Persians had a lot more soldiers,but they underestimated the fighting capability of the Greeks.The army of Athens routed the Persian army killing around 6,000 persians and only 192 Greeks.

After the battle,the attaining army ran the 25 miles back to Athens in order to prevent the Persians from attaking  the city.This is the origin of the Marathon running race.

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Greek people wore loose clothes because Greece is a warm country .we can tell what they wore from their vase paintings and statues.

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The first recorded ancient Olympic Games were in 776BC.

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Women had there own Olympic Games.

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The main item of clothing for men was a tunic

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Babies and small children in Greece might not we're  any cloves

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Most houses in Ancient Greek towns were built from stone or clay.The roofs were convened with tiles or reeds and the houses had one or two storeys

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However, Greek doctors did not know very much about illness.Their treatments usually consisted of a good diet,keeping the patient comfortable and exercise.

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Ancient Greek medicine was a compilation of theories and practices that were constantly expanding through new ideologies and trials

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The battle of marathon was a Greek victory against the Persians. About 10000 Greeks mostly from Athens fought an army of 20000 Persians led by King Darius.

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Small gold medal was awarded to one of the winners along with a garland of olive leaves. The scene beside it depicts a pig being sacrificed. Religious events took up over two days of the festival.

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They were held in honor of Zeus, and the Greeks gave them a mythological origin.

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The battle of marathon was a famous Greek

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In 776 B.C.E, about three thousand years ago, the first Olympic Games took place. Originally, the games were part of a religious festival to honor Zeus. He was the god of the sky and the leader of the Greek gods who lived on Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece.

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The most famous and fiercest warriors of Ancient Greece were the Spartans. The Spartans were a warrior society. Every man trained to be a soldier from the time he was a boy. Each soldier went through a rigorous boot camp training. Spartan men were expected to train as soldiers and fight until they were sixty years old.

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The alarm clock is one of today's most commonly used gadgets, and it also originates from ancient Greeks, were nothing likes the ones today!

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Ointments were ground and mixed from ingredients such as minerals,herbs and huney

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Most houses in Ancient Gree

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Runners had to pass five stakes that divide the lanes: one stake at the start ,another at the finish ,and three stakes in between.

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People in Ancient Greek made a water mill and it traveled all around the wold.

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In the battle of the Marathon the weapons they used a variety of weapons :
Spears,javelins,daggers,arrows and slingshots.

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Doctors had to work with relatively simple instruments, such as Scapeks and Probes

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The clothing they wore simply and was made to servea  a purpose .(or serveral purpose!)

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When a baby was born,the fatherdecided  if the child was healthy enough to be accepted:if it was not,the baby was left outside to die.

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Not so long ago, water mills where invented by the Ancient Greece people

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Wealthiy people he'd tunics made of coloured cloth

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Durning the celebration of the Games an Olympic Truce was enected so that athletes could travel from their countries to the games in safety.

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Men and women lived in different parts of the house women had the back and upstrains  part.

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TheOlympics were a series of athletics competitions among representatives of city - states and one of the Panhellenic games of Ancient Greece

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Ever since its origination,the water mill has seen a number of subsequent variations . These mills are still used in many parts of the rural world to serve similar purposes

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Ancient greeck men and wimon tyipically woretwo  pieces of clothing draped about the body:an undergarment and a clock.

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The Greek war started 431BC to 404BC . The war lasted on and off from 449BC to 490BC.

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Ancient Greek weapons and armour were primarily geared towards combat between individuals. Their primary technique was called the Phalax. A formation consisting of massed shield wall, which required heavy frontal armor  and medium-ranged weapons such as spears.

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During the celebration of the games,alympic truce was enacted so that athletes could travel from their countries to the games in safety

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At its economic height,in the 5th and 4th centuries BC,ancient Greece was the most advanced economy in the world.According to some economic historians,it was one of the most advanced preindustrial economies. This  is demonstrated  by the average daily wage of the greek  worker which was,in terms of wheat  ,about 12kg.This was more than 3 times the average daily wage of an Egyptian worker during the Roman period , about 3.75 kg.

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Most Ancient Greek clothing was made at home. The fabric was used for clothing was Also spun and dyed at home.

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Ever since its origination the water mill has seen a number of subsequent vatitions.

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Women also wore clothing which was made from big square piece of linen or wool. They used pins in various places to hold it together. Unlike the men's, the dresses always went down to the ankles.

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Women also wore clothing which was made from big square piece of linen or wool. They used pins in various places to hold it together. Unlike the men's, the dresses always went down to the ankles.

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Women also wore clothing which was made from big square piece of linen or wool. They used pins in various places to hold it together. Unlike the men's, the dresses always went down to the ankles.

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The Greeks wore light, loose clothes as the weather was hot for most of the year. Long pieces of colourful fabric were used to make the Greek clothes.

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The games were held every four years or Olympiad which became a unit of time in historical chronologies

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Use these websites to help you:
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/Greece.html
http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greece.html
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece.php
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/greek_world/teachers_resources.shtml

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Men and women s lived in different part of the house.Womenhad the back and upstairs part.Most houses was built of stone or clay.THe roofs were covered with tiles, and the houses had one or two storeys.THe floors of the rooms were tiled to keep them cool, although in winter fires in metal baskets were sometimes needed. Larger homes had a kitchen, a room for bathing a men's dining room and sometimes women's sitting area.THe houses were planted around a courtyard , and high walls and a strong gate. Much of Ancient Greek family life centred around the country.Most Greek houses were very small, with a walled garden or a yard in the middle.The house was made of sun-dried mud bricks. Mud houses crumbled away is a few years, and had a rebuild.

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Men and women lived in different parts of the house. Women had the back and upstairs part.

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Greek medical pracitioners,then,began to take a greats interest in the body itself.