Ancient Greece :: Ancient Greece Greek History

Ancient GreeceThis paper tells you about the easy Age of Greece, which is from 500 to 350 BC. It tells about what Greeks did, who they worshipped, and other important things.The thing the Greeks be best known for, is their gods, and stories about them. The stories explained how things became. For instance, one story said that ahead the earth was make, there was a fight between a god, and a giant. The god killed the giant, and the parts of the giant became the earth. His teeth became the rocks, and his hair became the grass. His hands and feet became mountains, and his toes and fingers became trees. just about of the gods were Zeus, who was the ruler of all the gods, Hera was his wife, and Hermes was his messenger. Artemis was the goddess of the moon, and Apollo was the god of the sun. Poseidon was the god of the sea, Loki, the god of mischief, and, Dionysus, the god of wine. The Greeks, made sacrifices to the gods, so that the gods would honor them, and help them in times of troub le. They sacrificed animals, and other things that were circumscribed to them.The Greeks built tabernacles, where they worshipped the gods. Each city had several temples, because each temple was utilize to worship one god. In each temple, there was a statue of a god that they worshipped. They had an extra big temple, and statue for the god that guarded their city. The Greeks had practically of heroes, who were like role models for their children. Hercules was the strongest man ever, and destroyed many deuces with his strength. Perseus had killed a monster called the Medusa. If someone looked at it, they would immediately turn to stone. Oddysseus beat the Trojans in the Trojan war, and on his way home, with his cunning, tricked, and killed many monsters. The Greeks are also known for their creativity, and experience in arts, such as making sculptures, music, and paintings. They made statues out of clay, gold, silver, and bronze. For instruments, they used harps and flutes.The G reeks had houses like us. All the houses had a kitchen, an eating nook, and a bedroom. The richer families had rugs, and decorations, such as vases, paintings, and tapestries. They also had a homage in the middle of the house, and in the courtyard was a well.