https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro Think about history, Greek Mythology, UNESCO sites. en-us 2017-05-04 00:43:18 UTC 2023-02-02 13:56:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060285 There is evidence that the Peloponnese has actually been inhabited by people since prehistoric times. Also, the first Olympic Games took place in 776 B.C in Olympia, which is in the western part of the Peloponnese. ]]> 2017-05-04 21:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060285 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060497 There was an ancient war between the two city-states Sparta and Athens. This war was called the Peloponnesian War because Sparta is located in the Peloponnese region of Greece.]]> 2017-05-04 21:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060497 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060577 2017-05-04 21:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060577 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060600 It is believed to be where gods walked the earth and mingled with humans.]]> 2017-05-04 21:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060600 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060659 The Peloponnese was named after the hero Pelops from Greek mythology, and it means The Island of Pelops, because Pelops supposedly took it over. During the time of the Ottoman empire and the medieval period, it was called Morea after the LOTR's "Mines of Moria". (Kidding, no one knew why it was called that).

Some of the city-states that it contained were Corinth, Argos, Sparta and Megalopolis.
nerd]]> 2017-05-04 21:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060659 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060692 The Peloponnese was where the greek hero Hercules killed the Nemean lion and where the Argonauts left from to find the golden fleece.]]> 2017-05-04 21:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060692 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060753
The Battle of Mantinea was the largest land battle of the Peloponnesian War
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Sparta and its allies completely defeated forces led by Argos and Athens thus breaking the democratic alliance and re-establishing its dominance in the Peloponnese.

]]> 2017-05-04 21:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060753 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060827 The Peloponnese peninsula covers over 21349 sq. km
 ]]> 2017-05-04 21:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060827 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060889 The Peloponnese is said to be where the legendary Greek hero Hercules battled the Nemean lion. This was then first of The Twelve Labours of Heracles.]]> 2017-05-04 21:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060889 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060899 It began with a vote against Athens at the Spartan assembly

]]> 2017-05-04 21:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060899 riley_mcqueen https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060904 how can you identify the Peloponnese on a map?]]> 2017-05-04 21:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060904 shae_norris https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060948 The island of Peloponnese has lots of mountains and coasts, with the highest part being Mount Killeen.]]> 2017-05-04 21:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170060948 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170061103 The Peloponnese is a large peninsula in Greece. It is the part of Greece which is south of the Isthmus of Corinth.]]> 2017-05-04 21:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170061103 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170061127 the name "Peloponnese" derives from an ancient "monster
" called Pelopos Nisos.]]> 2017-05-04 21:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170061127 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170061166 2017-05-04 21:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170061166 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170061205 Its name means Island of Pelops. Pelops was a cyclops from Greek mythology, who took over the island.]]> 2017-05-04 21:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170061205 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170062099 2017-05-04 21:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/170062099 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/404962580 2019-10-31 13:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/404962580 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/458737997 YO TENGO]]> 2020-03-11 21:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/458737997 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/483435064 2020-03-31 01:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/483435064 https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/507195102 2020-04-14 19:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/riley_mcqueen/m7rzcl9wjaro/wish/507195102