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The Olympic Games

The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in southwest Greece. The Games were part of a religious festival. The Greek Olympics, thought to have begun in 776 BC, inspired the modern Olympic Games (begun in 1896) The Games were held in honour of Zeus, king of the gods, and were staged every four years at Olympia, a valley near a city called Elis. People from all over the Greek world came to watch and take part.

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Before the games began, messengers were sent out to announce a 'sacred truce' or a peace. This meant that any wars should be called off so that people could travel safely to Olympia.

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Ancient Greeks also enjoyed going to the theater for their entertainment. The theater had events that they could relate to their everyday lives such as dramas and comedies. The plays often involved politics or Gods. Women were not allowed to attend the theater. The women were not expected to do anything too physical, so they often played games like checkers, dice and knuckle bones. Their lives were confined to the house which limited what they could do as entertainment.

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Catching fish is really important for Greece.
Eating breakfast, Greeks would also drink wine!

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It is in southern Europe. South is the Mediterranean Sea. The Aegean Sea separates Greece from Turkey

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It is approximately 10.995 million people living in Ancient Greece

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As the city of Athens grew bigger, they begin to trade more. Even in wars they didn't stop trading

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Very warm in summer and very cool in winter. The most known local wind in Greece are the Etesians.

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The Greeks loved sport and the Olympic Games were the biggest sporting event in the ancient calendar.
The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods.

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In the first day of the olympics sacrifices are made for Zeus. In olimpic they did boxing,discus,chariot racing,pankration,javelin, wrestling,running and jumping.

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Made out of mud bricks. Usually built around a courtyard
An area for the family to worship gods.
Wells inside courtyard for rich families.
Poor families used public fountains

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The marathon began when philipeades ran to athens 26 km while the persian war. he wanted to tell the athens that they won the battle of marathon and that is why the race is called the marathon.

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Ancient Greece had a warm, dry climate, as Greece does today. greece is hot and dry because there are no tropical forests but it still rains.

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Tigers fighting in the theatre against humans

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Most people lived in villages or in the countryside. Many Greeks were poor and life was hard, because farmland, water and timber for building were scarce. That's why many Greeks sailed off to find new lands to settle.

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Greek cities had beautiful temples with stone columns and statues, and open-air threats where people sat to watch plays. in Sparta you have to join the army if you are a boy. In Athens if you are a women you can not vote.