Greece+7

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Geography
Greece was a rocky place, located by the mountains. It is a peninsula, Which means it has three seas surrounding it. Those three seas are the Ionian sea, Mediterranean sea, and the Aegean sea. Greece is sea level and the only elevation it has are the mountains. The mountains were very useful because it would keep enemies away. The Greeks begin to build city-states. The main part of Stonehenge is built in England. The Greeks and Trojans fight the Trojan War. Just a few small valleys and coastal plains provide flat land for farming and villages.Greece has alot of god and godess. You could find cyclops in Greece to and diffrent cinds of things.



Politics:
Greece had hundreds of city-states, one being Polis. Different rulers, ruled in large areas of land in Greece. Slaves made up of one-third of city-states population. Greece had many types of government throught the years. First to govern were the Kings. Then the Aristocrats made the decisions. Next came Democrocy, which let everyone have their own opinion, and their own choice. around on boats. In the fourth and fifth centuries Greece was already advanced, economy wise.They would trade things like wood,oil,olive and pottery and then they would expect that they would get back was copper,goods,gold,sivler and jewels but, the others didnt think it was peaceful.The democracy like athens had on ruler name cleisthenes he came from a powerful family that ruled to but, the citiens took over ad started make laws and voting for people they dont want and do want but the laws where to stricted.

Religion:
These different groups varied enough for it to be possible to speak of //Greek// religion. Geeks believed in many gods, and what occured to them, they thought was because of the emotions of the gods. One very important god, was Zeus. He was the god of gods, and the god of the sky. Zues controlled the lightning and the thunder, which was used as a weapon. Antoher important god would be Poseidon, he was god of the sea, he was most usually seen with a Trident. People thought he was the cause of shipwrecks, and drowning. Also another god they belived in was Athena Zeus daughter she was important to she was the goddess of intelligence, the art, and war.

The greeks mythology: Some greeks myth where some greeks had no gods they had heroes like one of them is Hercules also, some where made up and some where real The great leagend about Hercules greeks belived where he fought monster and all kinds of thing. Now greeks gods mythology like on god lived underground and cause bad thing but, they belived not all of them was bad somewhere good and didnt cause disasters. Some people will pray to god and some goddess will pray to god. Like how one goddess daughter got kidnapped by a god and he would have to pray and ask for her back but that was some of the stories of the mythology.

This is a picture of Poseidon. He is the god of the sea.

Social Structure:
Slaves made up of one-thirds of city-states population. They had a right to have a family, and own a small portion of land. City- states had the right to own their own slaves. Rich families had their own slaves, and even poor families had their own slaves. Classification in Greece was based on four levels of wealth. Slaves were found all over Greece. Slaves were always monitered to make sure they didn't take breaks, or stopped working. Before the people took over these people ruled a rich lanowner took power but only few people had power but in 600 B.C rebels try to distroy the landowner but the failed. But here comes a man name Draco he made some new set of laws but people didnt no like them because they where harsh. In 590 B.C a man solon mad law but they where not that bad. then In 546 B.C a noble peisistraus he became the ruler of athena he was name tyrant the powerful leader. But he bought peace to the city and then he died but his son took over Some where unhappy. But around 500 B.C a man Clesthenes rule he was powerful because he came from a pooweful family in athena and the that when the people took over after and started making laws and court.