https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens en-us 2017-04-24 15:45:42 UTC 2017-05-02 13:55:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png ancientgreeks6 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/167877740 This makes Athens one of the oldest cities in the world.]]> 2017-04-24 15:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/167877740 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168104303 The two mountain ranges in Athens are Parnitha and Hymettus]]> 2017-04-25 13:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168104303 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168105359 The capital of Greece]]> 2017-04-25 13:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168105359 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168106886 Greece (Athens), the country where the Olympic games were born]]> 2017-04-25 13:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168106886 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168107650 They were small, with a garden in the middle, made of sun dried brick.]]> 2017-04-25 13:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168107650 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168108456 The Greek food diet was very healthy.
their food consisted of Vegetables, fruit, cake and seafood]]> 2017-04-25 14:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168108456 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168109531 Oxen(s) were normally rare and were used as a work animal. ]]> 2017-04-25 14:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168109531 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168110567 If you think Athens is the last city in the world you couldn't be more wrong 
More and more center areas are banned from traffic (such as cars, motorbikes and bicycles)]]> 2017-04-25 14:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168110567 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168111673 This is becoming increasingly popular and there is a scope for hill walking and climbing.
There are well-maintained trails in the most popular areas.]]> 2017-04-25 14:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/168111673 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169406087 Situated in southern Europe, Athens became the leading city of Ancient Greece in the first millennium BC, and its cultural achievements during the 5th century BC laid the foundations of western civilization]]> 2017-05-02 13:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169406087 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169406848 Greek drachma]]> 2017-05-02 13:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169406848 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169408133 Athens: Annual Weather Averages. August is the hottest month in Athens with an average temperature of 29°C (84°F) and the coldest is January at 10°C (50°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 12 in July.]]> 2017-05-02 13:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169408133 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169410656 The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and sand, it is the largest amphitheatre ever built]]> 2017-05-02 13:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169410656 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169411550 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. The main item of clothing for men was a tunic, called a chiton, These were big squares of cloth, held in place by pins at the shoulders and a belt round the waist.]]> 2017-05-02 13:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169411550 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169412526 Athenian democracy developed around the fifth century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica, and is the first known democracy in the world.]]> 2017-05-02 13:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169412526 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169413004 Ancient ruins provide a vivid testimony to the glory ofAthens, hailed by many people as the cradle of western civilization. Sparta a beautiful town near the river Evrotas, located in the centre of the Peloponnese in southern Greece, is the capital of the prefecture of Lakonia.]]> 2017-05-02 13:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169413004 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169414642 In ancient Athens, the purpose of education was to produce citizens trained in the arts, to prepare citizens for both peace and war. Other than requiring two years of military training that began at age 18, the state left parents to educate their sons as they saw fit.]]> 2017-05-02 13:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169414642 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169415761 A Greek hoplite with muscle cuirass, spear, shield, Corinthian helmet and sheathed sword.]]> 2017-05-02 13:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169415761 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169417146 Ancient Greek weapons and armor were primarily geared towards combat between individuals. Their primary technique was called the phalanx, a formation consisting of massed shield wall, which required heavy frontal armor and medium-ranged weapons such as spears.]]> 2017-05-02 13:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169417146 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169418858 Approximately 140,000; Approximately 40,000 men were citizens; and slaves (about 40,000). By 432 BC, Athens had become the most populous city-state in Hellas. In Athens and Attica, there were at least 150,000 Athenians, around 50,000 aliens, and more than 100,000 slaves]]> 2017-05-02 13:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169418858 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169421537 The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th century BC or early 8th century BC It was derived from the earlier Phoenician alphabet, and was the first alphabetic script to have distinct letters for vowels as well as consonants. It is the ancestor of the Latin and Cyrillic scripts.]]> 2017-05-02 13:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169421537 https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169422400 The greatest sea battle in Greek history was at Salamis (an island not far from Athens). It was fought in 480 BC between the Greeks and the Persians. ... 200 Persian ships were sunk or damaged, and hundreds of Persians were killed. It was a great victory for the Greeks.]]> 2017-05-02 13:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ancientgreeks6/athens/wish/169422400