Hi, my name is Zeus!

You might know me as the powerful ruler of the sky, controller of rain and cloud, and master of lightning. I overthrew my father, Cronus, and took over everything, giving the sea to my brother Poseidon and the underworld to my brother Hades.

I have sort of a bad reputation as a womanizer. I mean, I love my wife, Hera, but there are just so many beautiful women on earth, that I can’t help being a little bit unfaithful from time to time.

I’m really a nice guy, but please, don’t make me angry unless you want to see a heck of a storm. I have a bit of a short temper, and I really hate to be tricked. No one is more powerful than me…. except maybe Fate. But until she catches up to me, I’ll keep living the life of the most famous Greek God ever to live on Mount Olympus!


This is me, last year after Hera tricked me and stole Io away!



Source: Strait, Marlyse. "The Greek Gods and Their Creation" Zeus. 1998.

(Ms. Yates)

ANCIENT GREECE POLITICS

ANCIENT GREECE POLITICS

CITY-STATES: The ancient Greece civilization was divided into city states, below you can look at a political map of ancient Greece. These city states were self governing, each one independent from each other. Three of the most powerful governing city-states were Athens, Sparta, and Corinth. These city-states had a different style of life, some were war-like and others were traders, each city-state developed differently and separately.


ARISTOCRACY: At the beginning of the Greek civilization the city-states were aristocratic, meaning that the best one rules everybody. Usually the power was shared among a group of men that came from noble families. After some time, people revolted and dictator came, in these years they were called tyrants. This type of government was mainly developed in Sparta and in Corinth.

DEMOCRACY: democracy is the type of government that says that the city-states were ruled by the people. This type of government was developed mostly by Athens. Democracy was invented by the Greek people. Democracy still is part of Greece; with no single ruler Greece had a big group of people which came together and voted to make decisions about the city-states. In the picture is the community that rules with democracy.


WOMEN: in ancient greece, woman had very few interaction with politics, they usually had no chance to vote and their role in politics was very few. Women could not be owners of properties, they say that women had a big influence in the political life of men. In the picture there is a sad greek woman, because she wanted to be involved in politics but she couldn’t.


· MILITARS: the city-state known as Sparta, was the most war-like state, so it had very strict military rules, such as that the citizen began its military service at the age of 20, remaining in the army until the age of 60. Most of the life of warriors was spent in military training, and they were not aloud to do trading or business.

BY:SARA BOTERO, DAVID JARAMILLO, LUIS ALEJANDRO BELASCO, RAFAEL VILLEGAS

Greeks sports

- Greeks were the first that do the Olympics games every 4 years.

- Sports played an important role in ancient Greece.

-Boxing, weightlifting and pentathlon were the sports played in the Olympics in ancient Greece.

-The best athletes go to Olympics games in ancient Greece.

- The winners receive a wreath of laurel or olive leaves to wear in their heads.

- When winners recive their price they shout out their names, their family, and the city
they lived.

- Boxing was the same as todays boxing.

Sources
Webpage author and name do not appear http:oncanpus.richmond.edu/academics/education/project/webnits/greccerome/greekssports1.html
September 10

Ernesto Munarriz, Dario Maya, Eduardo Salazar.

ANCIENT GREEK RELIGION

Ancient Greeks were polytheistic ( believed in many gods).

Greek gods lived in the mount olympus.

Greeks made sacrifices to their gods


Greeks city states are protected by a patron god.

Greeks recorded their miths in long epic poems.
by: Sergio Saffon, Isabela Giraldo, Isabela Londoño Rivas

Ancient Greek Architecture

Ancient Greek Architecture

Thanks to the influence of religion in Greece, their architecture is the most beautiful and had the biggest temples. They had also political purposes and were used for celebrating their pride or success in war.

They developed 3 architectural systems called orders. The first one is the Doric style that is sturdy and flat at the top. It was mostly used in mainland Greece and in the colonies in southern Italy and Sicily. An example is the Parthenon which is a temple of Athena Panthenos (Greek Goddess).

The second order is the Ionic style which is more thin and elegant. The top is decorated with a volute and it was find in eastern Greece and in the islands. An example is Erechtheum which is a temple from the middle classical period of Greek art and architecture.

The third is the Corinthian style which is often seen in Roman Temples. Its top is very elaborated and decorated with acanthus leaves. It is the latest; it arrived in the middle of the 4th century B.C. The oldest example is found in the temple of Apollo at Bassae.

Ancient Greek temples were the most important because they honored Gods. These same classical forms are still seen in churches today.

BY: DANIELA DIAZ SOTO AND ISABEL LONDOÑO MARULANDA 9A

Greek Sports

- We have already seen that the ancient Greeks were very good artists and actors. However, this is not all that they did well. Keep reading to find out about sports and athletes in ancient Greece.
- The ancient Greeks were huge sports fans. Every four years, the Olympic Games were held in the staduim at Olympia. The best athletes in Greece competed in different events that were a part of religious life. The games began with a sacrifice to the gods . Because the games were religious, anyone who was caught cheating during the games was never allowed to compete again because cheating was considered disrespectful to the gods.
-Many of the games played in the Olympic Games of ancient Greece are still included in the Olympics of today. Three of these games are boxing, pentathlon and weightlifting.
-Boxing was much the same in ancient Greece as it is today. Boxers padded their hands in cloth and fought until one of them was knocked out. The pentathalon was made up of five different events: javelin throwing, wrestling, running, and long jumping. All of these events are still included in the Olympics today. One event from the ancient Greek Olympics that is too dangerous to be included in the games today is chariot racing.
- The winners of events in the Olympic Games received a wreath of laurel or olive leaves to wear on their heads. When they received their wreaths, the winners would shout out their names, their family, and the city where they lived.”

Ancient Greek Fashion

• Everyone use typically sleeveless tunics, the difference between men and women was that women tunics were ankle length and man were shorter.







• Inside the house Greeks wore barefoot, and outside they wore sandals.





• Colors more comonly used were violet, white, green, and grey.





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  During the summer season they wore clothes made from linen.

Jewelry was very popular, both men and women use bracelets, necklaces and things on their hair. But by the fourth century the men trends had ended.

by: irene mejia, valeria moscoso, valeria aponte and daniela jaramillo