Ancient+Greece

=Classical Greece: A survey of Greek geography, society, culture and politics= by Ariel Lee and Sabrina Wu

Geography:
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As you can see in Greece most of the mountains cover and divide the land into many regions. "All the land was rocky, and uneven landscape so the land was not easy for people to plant also the transportation, then most of the people plant it between the mountains."(Carnine, Cortes, Curtis, Robinson) On the map that you can see most of the land they use for grazing which are using in animals, and some of then may using in grans and olives which is material, there are less unfamed land and forests. ======

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As a result, landowners had a higher place in social. For explain, if a man have many land then he can have enough wealth to pay for the equipment, this will allowed him to serve in the army and defend his homeland. Then it will let the rich people and the poor people separate Also the rugged landscape also made it difficult for Greeks to unite under a single government, because of the transportation. With the economy the most important thing is the seafaring. There are a huge sea around the Greece so in that time they make fish and also sell the fish to other country. ====== =**Society and Government:**= If you are living in Greece, which mean you are living in a direct democeacy, walking on the road you will see some sculpture they are all huge and beautiful. you can see some drama playing outside. I also will see lots of people who fishing and some people they talk eaother and seling some fish. I will write my story in a book, and save it. I also will need to learn many math and some science. In that time there is a new leader name: Pericles. He took the control of the land, he started to change the democracy, and change the balance of the rich people and the poor people. He said that everyone is equal before the law. The people who have power is the citizens the running the government.
 * In Greece they have direct democracy.** Pericles organization a group of people Delian League and the citizens must be male, at least 18 years old, and both of Athenian parents. They all vote on Laws. The social class they have was te land, most people who own the land was male.Also the leader is selected randomly or celected." The government has three branches. All the poor citizens could participate if elected to public office or chosen to serve on a jury."( Carnine, Cortes, Curtis, Robinson)

Culture:
Greek became the main language in the land that he controlled. Alexandria went many place. When he make a new language at the same time he also adopted clothing styles. In Egypt, India they all have the same culture. There became know as Hellenistic. They also have philosophy or logical study of basic truths about knowledge, values and the world. Because of the Hellenistic culture they start to have Drama( they are tragedy and comedy the different is tragedy is play by important character, such as king. Comedy was a humorous dramatic work like today), to make a sculpture( most of the sculpture are outdoor the artists try to make more great one of the most important is honor Athena), dancing was important in Greek festivals and plays, they also have architecture which is buildings. I think the thing that, make Greek special is the Drama, I think the drama which is play and also when to many place and it is part of there culture. The drama is there identity of there country ofter many years people will remember the part of the culture as drama. Sculpture are alsothe most important because there are standing in there country. which make there more important.

Economy:
The most important for the economy is fishing. look at the land the Greece had, it is beside the Sea. All the people are seafaring people."these "highways of water"linked most parts of Greece to each other. The Greece used the seas as transportation routes, and they became skilled sailors and shipbuilders."(Carnine, Cortes, Curtis, Robinson)they can use small ships to sail around the island. They traded fish to other land. Also they will have olive, oil, wine, wool, and fine pottery.

Change:
In classical Greece, there are lot of change. Pericles have the power of the government. The big thing that he change the balance of the democracy and o rganize the league. For the culture he also change alot: He rebuilding Athens.He use money to pay artists, architects, and sculptors for their work on these projects. One of the areas rebuilt waa the Acropolis and new building constructed was the Parthenon.They are the first country who wrote down there history. There "Astronomy and mathematician Eratosthenes found a way to eatimate the circumference of, or distance around, the earth."( Carnine, Cortes, Curtis, Robinson)

Citied:
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