Ancient Greece 1

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Men of Athens were known for being the greatest athletes and soldiers in all of Greece.

The public square where meetings took place in Greek city-states was called the agora.

When Draco ruled, he promoted the growth of Athenian industry by ordering fathers to teach their sons a skill and by allowing foreign-born artisans to become citizens.

Words such as police and politics derive from the Greek word polis meaning democracy.

Homer's Iliad and Odyssey were used in Greek schools to teach the values of pride in Greek heritage, the importance of husband wife relationships, loyalty between friends, and love of nature.

A characteristic of Greek religion was a belief in only one God.

Most Greek goods were transported by overseas cargo ships.

The prosperous period of time between the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian Wars is called the Golden Age of Athens.