Diagram – Map of Ancient Greece Places, People, and Daily Life in Ancient Greece The Acropolis of Athens is the best known Key Fact: acropolis in Greece – an acropolis is a The Acropolis is on Where? Map of Ancient Greece a flat-topped rock The Acropolis settlement built on high ground. It was built Athens during the rules of Pericles, a golden age for that rises 150m Greece’s position next to the sea Athens, as a monument to the city’s greatness. above sea level (there are over 1400 islands) The Parthenon is a temple in the middle of the meant Ancient Greeks were a Acropolis in Athens. It was a temple to Athena, Key Fact: Where? The building used seafaring people. Trade The Parthenon the goddess of wisdom, and originally had a between the islands led to the Athens 22,000 tonnes of statue to her. It has now stood for nearly 2,500 marble! creation of ‘city-states’ (polis). years, a superb architectural achievement! Each city-state was ruled by a Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Where? powerful city, led by a ruler or Greece. It was believed in Ancient Greek times Key Fact: 50 miles (later) government. Greece is a Mount Olympus Mount Olympus that when things needed to be decided in the southwest of rises to 2,918m warm country, but winds from mystical world, the 12 main Gods would gather Thessaloniki the Mediterranean, and rains at Mount Olympus, and that many lived there. from the north, kept Knossos Palace is positioned in what was the Key Fact: temperatures livable and capital of Minoan Crete. It is the site of a The Knossos Palace Where? was rumoured to created fertile farming Knossos Palace beautiful and expansive palace, which is Northern Crete conditions. supposed to be the same location as the fabled originally hold labyrinth in which the minotaur dwells! 5000 rooms! Socrates was a famous philosopher, who When? Key Fact: taught others to question things. This led to his Socrates was Socrates died when Socrates downfall, as he questioned the Gods and was born around he drank poison in Ancient Greek Gods arrested for influencing the young. 470BC prison. Zeus Hades Plato, a philosopher, was a student of Socrates. Key Fact: After Socrates’ death, Plato founded the first When? Plato was one of the first Zeus was the king of the Greek gods, who lived Hades (brother of Zeus and Poseidon) was the Plato Plato was born to argue that women university, called the Academy. He believed a around 428BC should receive the same education as men. on the Mount Olympus. He was also the god of God of the Underworld. He was normally philosopher’s job was to seek the truth. the sky and the god of thunder. He was depicted as having a pitchfork and his three- Aristotle was a philosopher and scientist. At the When? Key Fact: married to the goddess Hera and his symbol headed dog, Cerberus. He rode a chariot pulled age of 17, he travelled to Athens to attend Aristotle was Aristotle Aristotle was the was the lightning bolt. Zeus was believed to be by black horses. The Underworld was where dead Plato’s university. He began to dissect animals born around private tutor of able to control the weather, creating huge storms. It was people went in Greek Mythology. Hades originally wasn’t Alexander the Great! to learn more about their anatomy. 384BC thought that he could change people into animals as happy about this, until Zeus reminded him that it meant Alexander the Great gained a strong and punishment. His two brothers were Hades and Poseidon. that all people would eventually be his subjects! Key Fact: Alexander the united Greece when he became King. He used When? He died aged only 32. Poseidon Hera Great his military genius to then win battle after 356-323BC He accomplished a lot in his short life! battle, conquering eastern Europe and Egypt. Poseidon (brother of Zeus and Hades) was the As the wife of Zeus, Hera was considered as the Ancient Greek homes were built around a How? Key Fact: God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. Along queen of Mount Olympus. She was most often courtyard, which was the centre of activity. Homes were Most houses had Greek Homes with his brothers, he was one of the three most considered to be the goddess of women, marriage Around the courtyard were the rooms of the made of sun- an ‘andron’ – a powerful gods. As god of the ocean, he was and childbirth. She was normally pictured wearing house, including work rooms and bedrooms. dried bricks. room just for men. especially important to sailors and fisherman. long flowing robes and a crown, and holding a When a child was born, a father could decide How? Key Fact: He was usually pictured with a trident, curly scepter. The women of ancient Greece prayed to Hera whether to keep or abandon the child. At age Sometimes, Children were Childhood hair, and a beard. It was thought that Poseidon could create during childbirth, and to aid them through their marriages. seven, the child could start school, learning children also considered adults sea storms to ruin ships, or clear weather to help them along. As wife of Zeus, she also had power over the skies. maths, reading, and writing. studied music. at only 13! Apollo Aphrodite The Ancient Greeks mostly ate bread dipped in How? Key Fact: wine, cheeses, fish, olives, and vegetables. Meat Foods/wines Many food festivals Food were traded Apollo was the Greek God of music, poetry, Aphrodite was the Greek God of love and beauty. was eaten on rare occasions, such as festivals. were for men only! between cities. light, prophecy and medicine. He was often She was famous for being the most beauiful of all of Watered down wine was the main drink.

pictured as a handsome athletic youth with the Goddesses. She was often shown as being a The Ancient Greeks wore a tunic called a How? Key Fact: ‘chitin’ – worn by both men and women. These Chitins were curly hair. Items associated with him are his bow beautiful young woman with an apple, scallop shell, The rich could generally made and arrow and his lyre. It was believed that he dove or swan. It was said that Aphrodite had a belt, which Clothes were fastened together at different places, and afford linen and out of a thin could see into the future, and heal people. As a punishment, made people fall in love with the wearer. Fighting couples a belt was also normally worn at the waist. silk chitins. wool material he could bring people illness and disease. would look to Aphrodite to help them fall in love again. Chitins came in many sizes and colours.

Ancient Greece Timeline

776 BC – The first 600 BC – The first Greek 570 BC – Pythagoras is born. 508 BC– Democracy begins in 432 BC – The Parthenon, the 400-300 BC – Socrates, 336 BC– Alexander the 146 BC – Rome conquers Olympic games take coins are used to buy and He made major breakthroughs Athens, giving greater power to most famous building in Plato and Aristotle live, Great is King and Greece, making it a part of the place in honour of Greece sell goods in science and maths the people Athens, is completed advancing learning completes many conquests Roman Empire.