5 Essential Facts About Ancient Greece: History, Culture, and Legacy

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ancient greece [Music] the ancient greek civilization emerged

around 1200 bc in a privileged place between the mediterranean sea and the aegean sea

this territory was made up of a peninsula and a group of islands ancient greeks were settlers

they didn't just conform to staying in their territory they wanted to look for and colonize new lands to expand their

civilization ancient greeks were excellent sailors and they reached many parts of the mediterranean sea extending

their commercial activity and craftsmanship trade ancient greeks called their cities

police and each one of them had its own government police were very well organized there

was an agora in every one of them which was the main public place and acropolis which was the highest part of the polis

a theater where ancient greeks held events like comedy or tragedy plays walls to defend the city and the

parthenon the temple where they worshipped their gods sparta and athens were two of the most

famous and powerful police there were occasional fights among the cities and these would then declare war

in order to expand their territory and gain more power ancient greek society was divided into

two groups free citizens and non-citizens citizens were men born in police and

made the most important decisions non-citizens were the women the foreigners and the slaves who never

enjoyed their fundamental rights ancient greeks established a government regime called democracy

that allowed only free citizens to make decisions by means of voting ancient greeks were a polytheistic

society this means that they worshipped many gods have you ever heard of ares the god of war how about poseidon the

sea god i'm sure you know that soos was the father of all the gods

ancient greek mythology emerged in this civilization it's a collection of stories and legends about gods and

heroes ancient greeks made up these stories to explain to people the origins of the

world and transmit their values do you know the story of hercules he was the son of zeus a superhero half god

half human his powers were out of this world [Music]

ancient greeks were incredibly curious and took great interest in learning about everything around them

be it nature or human beings themselves this is how the discipline of philosophy emerges a word that in greek is

translated as love of wisdom some of the most well-known philosophers were plato or aristotle

there were also important mathematicians during this period like pythagoras or archimedes who intended to apply

geometry principles in building and explain the meaning of numbers in people's everyday lives

their interests for intelligence and knowledge helped the ancient greek civilization expand around the

mediterranean sea [Music] the olympic games originated in ancient

greece isn't it incredible they managed to survive till modern times

in the old times the olympic games were held every four years in olympia the best athletes who came from several

different parts of greece competed in the games they participated in sports like jumping

disc throw or running back then athletes were competing for an olive wreath not for medals

many of the ancient olympic values like teamwork discipline and effort still remain up to this day

the ancient greek civilization came to an end in 146 bc but the ancient greek legacy is still present today in

politics culture philosophy or even sports [Music]

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