Ancient Greece
"Hellenic" (Classical) Greece: 700 BCE - 324 BCE
"The Greek Dark Ages"
"The Greek Dark Ages"
- Major settlements were abandoned, with the exception of the Athens, and population dropped immensely.
- There is also no written record leading to the conclusion that they were illiterate.
- Acropolis is a "high city" in Greek. The most famous Acropolis is in Athens. The Athenian Acropolis is home to the Parthenon, one of the most famous buildings in the world. It also holds many other temples, buildings, structures, and sanctuaries.
- Athens was one of the most powerful cities in classical Greece. Athens was also the first city to fully develop democracy. Athens was also an important city and it was important for Athenians be active in their government.
- Daily life in ancient Greece was different for each the men and women. Men were
presumed take an active life in the public while women were raised to be mothers and wives. - Slavery was also a big part in the daily life in Greece. Mostly wealthy families had slaves to do chores, errands, and raise children.
- Although, in Sparta, women had a more active life in order to be strong and have healthy children.
- Sparta also had slaves that were shared in the community rather than in just families.
- Most information on the daily life in Greece comes from pottery and scenes painted on pots.
- Ancient Greeks were the first people to examine the world and why it appeared
like it did. - Ancient Greeks were the ones to develop an alphabet.
- A Greek, Euclid was the best textbook writer of all time.
- Torpedo fish caused electrical shocks that were used in medical ways.
- The first known person to realize the Earth is not flat was Greek., Anaximander.
Rome
Ancient Rome
- Rome is one of the oldest cities in Europe and has been around for 2,700 years.
- The Roman Empire and Roman Catholic church has affected the world ever since, as well as many other finding in Rome.
- The main language was Latin, political and legal systems, building, types of techniques, and roads.
- Constantinople was named after Constantine, Roman emperor and builder of Constantinople.
- Constantinople is located between the Aegean and Black Sea. It was a popular travel route for farmers merchants.
- It was also an easy city to protect because of it's area.
- In Rome, when a newborn was born, he was placed at the feet of his father and if the father picked the newborn up then that meant he accepted his child. Otherwise he would die.
- When the famous Colosseum was first opened, over 9,000 animals were slaughtered.
- Slaves made up about 40% of Rome's population. Not owning a salve was considered great poverty.
- Slaves were forced to fight to the death in the Colosseum, including female slaves.
- Gladiators were also forced to battle in the Colosseum, even to battle lions and rhinoceros.
- To show victory, a gladiator would hold up the thighs of his opponent and stab a sword through the defeater's neck.
- Roads created by Romans are still in existence today. They built as many as 50,000 miles of them.