Located on the coordinates (37.98N, 23.72E), Ancient Greece was discovered by the Minoans. Minoans lived on a island of Crete which is the first civilization of Ancient Greece. Greece was covered in hills and mountains and had saltwater around it, there’s over 1,400 islands owned by Ancient Greece. The mountains made travelling extremely difficult and also affected the culture. The land wasn’t very arable. However, with the land they could farm in they grew grapes, olives, barley, and wheat. Ancient Greece was surrounded by the modern coast of Turkey and in Greece.
Ancient Greeks were extremely religious and worshipped many gods and goddesses. However, they didn’t have any books like the Christian Bible. However they may have carried the stories of their gods and goddesses through tales. Art and music was another …show more content…
There are several theories on how the greek language was there, since it’s unknown on how the language got there. Just like in modern times there was dialects, some of the major dialects include Ionic, Doric and Aeolic. The education in Ancient Greece was based on which city-states they went to school in and the gender, girls were not allowed to join school. In every city-state taught students about literature, music, art, science, and politics. In Athens boys were taught at home until they were about six years old. Afterwards, boys went to school, where they learned to read and write. They were also expected to learn musical instrument. After high school, boys were forced to go to military school, which is where they learned to fight and become a soldier. The Greek Calendar is one of the most confusing calendars. The months were Hekatombaion, Metageitnion, Boidromion, Pyanopsion, Maimakterion, Poseidon, Gamelion, Anthesterion, Elaphebolion, Mounikhion, Thargelion, Skirophorion. The endings of the months had roots of the words of the season. The days in a week were
Ancient Greeks were extremely religious and worshipped many gods and goddesses. However, they didn’t have any books like the Christian Bible. However they may have carried the stories of their gods and goddesses through tales. Art and music was another …show more content…
There are several theories on how the greek language was there, since it’s unknown on how the language got there. Just like in modern times there was dialects, some of the major dialects include Ionic, Doric and Aeolic. The education in Ancient Greece was based on which city-states they went to school in and the gender, girls were not allowed to join school. In every city-state taught students about literature, music, art, science, and politics. In Athens boys were taught at home until they were about six years old. Afterwards, boys went to school, where they learned to read and write. They were also expected to learn musical instrument. After high school, boys were forced to go to military school, which is where they learned to fight and become a soldier. The Greek Calendar is one of the most confusing calendars. The months were Hekatombaion, Metageitnion, Boidromion, Pyanopsion, Maimakterion, Poseidon, Gamelion, Anthesterion, Elaphebolion, Mounikhion, Thargelion, Skirophorion. The endings of the months had roots of the words of the season. The days in a week were