Greece Civilization by Evyn Greenfield https://padlet.com/hcps_greenfiel/greece Evyn, Hassan, Timmy, Jed, Andrew en-us 2017-03-13 12:59:33 UTC 2024-11-21 15:47:54 UTC hello@padlet.com Hassan https://padlet.com/hcps_greenfiel/greece/wish/159652424  Interesting Facts
1 Events at the Greek’s Olympics included wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin, discus and chariot racing. But those taking part in the wrestling event had to be the toughest, as there were hardly any rules – and they had to compete naked. They are trying to prove who the dominate man is.
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]]> 2017-03-13 13:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_greenfiel/greece/wish/159652424 Andrew Tiller hcps_tilleraw https://padlet.com/hcps_greenfiel/greece/wish/159652479 Government - Greece had an Oligarchy. An Oligarchy is where a group of people control the power. This could include a small or large group. Oligarchy was the most common form of city-state government. ]]> 2017-03-13 13:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_greenfiel/greece/wish/159652479 Jed Lohman https://padlet.com/hcps_greenfiel/greece/wish/159653831 Map Picture and Label -
2 Waters: Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
1 Physical Feature: Mt. Olympus
1 City: Thermopylae
2 Important Geographical Features: Crete and the Sea of Marmara]]> 2017-03-13 13:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_greenfiel/greece/wish/159653831 Evyn Greenfield hcps_greenfiel https://padlet.com/hcps_greenfiel/greece/wish/159656652 Economy - Ancient Greece was dependent on agricultural trade because their soil was very poor, but Greece's location on the Mediterranean sea enabled Greece to control some of Egypt's trade routes. Greece later started using currency. Their currency was called the Drachma. It was a silver coin. When Alexander the Great conquered and expanded his territory, the Drachma became the currency of the Hellenistic world, but when the Ottoman Turks took over Greece, the Drachma was no longer used.]]> 2017-03-13 13:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_greenfiel/greece/wish/159656652 Hassan https://padlet.com/hcps_greenfiel/greece/wish/160060737 Interesting Fact

The Ancient Greeks held many festivals in honour of their gods. To celebrate the god Zeus, for example, the first Greek Olympics were held in the city of Olympia in 776 BC and are thought to have inspired our own Olympic Games! The winners of each event were given a wreath of leaves, and when they returned home, they would be given free meals and the best seats in the theatre! They are treated like gods. 
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]]> 2017-03-14 17:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_greenfiel/greece/wish/160060737 Timmy hcps_greenfiel https://padlet.com/hcps_greenfiel/greece/wish/160062566 Religion - Greece is Polytheistic, meaning they believe in many Gods. The king of the Gods is Zeus. The symbol below is called a serpent, In Greek mythology and literature, serpents and snakes stand for fertility or a creative life force. Gianni Versace’s incarnation of Medusa is based on a more alluring representation of the legendary mortal, where Medusa is suggestive of power, strength and beauty that constitutes a propitious sense of the mythology. The Versace Medusa head, as it appears in the brand’s logo, is an expression of Versace’s vision: she encompasses Versace’s taste for tradition and classical nuance along with his desire to astonish audiences with designs that are striking in their brilliance, originality and style.

Gianni Versace’s incarnation of Medusa is based on a more alluring representation of the legendary mortal, where Medusa is suggestive of power, strength and beauty that constitutes a propitious sense of the mythology. The Versace Medusa head, as it appears in the brand’s logo, is an expression of Versace’s vision: she encompasses Versace’s taste for tradition and classical nuance along with his desire to astonish audiences with designs that are striking in their brilliance, originality and style.

The Parthenon is a temple in Acropolis, Athens. It is dedicated to the goddess of wisdom and war: Athena.

Read more about serpents:
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