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Ancient Greece. Karmen Hardaway Room:208 November 29,2011. Olympic Games. The Greeks invented athletic contests , they held them in honor of their gods. The ancient Olympic games seem to have begun in the early 700 BC, in honor of Zeus. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ancient GreeceKarmen Hardaway
Room:208 November 29,2011
Olympic Games The Greeks invented athletic contests ,
they held them in honor of their gods. The ancient Olympic games seem to
have begun in the early 700 BC, in honor of Zeus.
No women were allowed to watch the Olympic games and only Greek nationals could participate.
Olympic Games
Food The two main grains that ancient
Greece ate were wheat and barley. The ancient Greece ate fruit and
vegetables like: cabbage, onions, lentils, sweet peas, chickpeas, broad beans, garden peas, and grass peas.
The Greeks bred quails and hens, partly for their eggs to eat.
Food
Gods and Goddesses Some of the Greek gods and goddesses
are, Aphrodite the Goddess of love, romance, and beauty.
More are, Ares the Dark god of war who loves Aphrodite. Zeus the Supreme lord of gods, god of the sky, symbolized by the thunderbolt.
Gods and Goddesses
Entertainment At parties in Greece for entertainment they
would have someone play the lyre or flute. They would watch woman dance or tell
stories. At the Greek theater there were plays shown.
But these plays were more than acting a story these acts had a meaning.
Entertainment
War and Weapons Every time Ancient Greece went out to
fight the fought for there own glory. The battles usually start with taunts
and jeers, followed by duels between the Champions.
The Greek warriors carried spears in their right hands and shields strapped to their left.
War and Weapons
Farming/Trade Greek cities relied on the farmland around
them for the bulk of their food supplies, though cities with good trade links could add to their local produce by importing food.
Ancient Greece was far from the united states so they only traded with the places close to them.
Farming/Trade