Ancient Greece Fact Cards

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One of the ways that historians have found
clues about what life was like in ancient
Greece is by looking at images on pottery
Greeks
from ancient Greek times. Painted pots and
vases were used a lot in ancient Greece.
Terracotta pots and vases showing scenes
from daily life in ancient Greece or scenes
Fact Cards from ancient Greek myths provide useful
information for finding out about the
ancient Greeks and what they believed.
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Ancient Greece was not a country. It was a civilisation made up of city states. City states Ancient Greek houses were made from stone, clay or wood. The floors of the houses had
included Athens, Sparta and Corinth. tiles which helped to keep them cool in the hotter months. Roofs were usually tiled with
terracotta tiles.
Macedonia
Pella In cases where houses had windows, these were small and high up. The houses didn’t
Thrace
Therma have glass in their windows but they would have had either curtains or wooden shutters.
Byzantium
Mt. Olympus Thasos
Epirus
Corcyra Thessaly llium
Larissa
Aegean Sea
Euboea Pyrrha Pergamum
Delphi Chalcis
Patras Thebes Chios
Corinth Athens
Sardis
Olympia Argos Samos Ephesus
Peloponnesus
Miletus
Megara
Sparta Naxos Harlicarnassus
Melos
Cythera
Map Showing Ancient Cydonia Rhodes
Mt. Ida
Greece around 750 BC
Crete Knossos
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Clothing in ancient Greek times was very

simple. It was usually made from one or
more pieces of fabric pinned or buttoned
around the body in different ways. Both
Around 508 BC, Athens introduced
men and women wore tunics.
democracy. Democracy is a system where
Some people who have seen ancient the citizens of a country are involved in the
Greek statues made of white marble think way a civilisation is run. Only males over
that the ancient Greeks only wore white the age of 18 who were citizens of Athens
clothing. In fact, the clothes they wore were were allowed to take part in democracy.
many different colours and often the fabrics
used for their clothing had patterns too.
The modern Olympics Games was inspired by the Olympic Games held by the
ancient Greeks.
The Games were held at Olympia, a sacred site (or sanctuary) dedicated to the worship
of the ancient Greek god, Zeus.
The first recorded ancient Greek Olympic Games was in 776 BC.
Sparta is well known for being feared and
respected in ancient Greek times for having
such a strong army but Sparta did not try
to take over other lands. They prioritised
building a strong army to defend Sparta
and to help other Greek city states defend
themselves when needed.
The ancient Greeks believed their gods/goddesses were extremely powerful but they had The Parthenon is a magnificent temple that was built in ancient Greek times. Amazingly,
faults just like humans do. it still stands today. The Parthenon was built, along with many other buildings, to sit on
a rocky hill called the Acropolis in Athens.
The ancient Greeks believed that the twelve most powerful gods and goddesses lived at
the top of a huge mountain called Mount Olympus. However, some very important gods Pericles, a famous Athenian statesman, oversaw the building of the Parthenon. It is
and goddesses, such as Hades (god of the dead and the underworld), did not live there. thought to have taken around nine years to build and a further six years to decorate.
Greek theatre became popular from around 472 BC. Theatres were outdoors and were
constructed on the side of hills. They were very large. Only men could act at the theatre
as women had fewer freedoms than men in ancient Greek times.
Alexander the Great of Macedonia is famous
for invading other lands and bringing
them all under the rule of one empire.
Alexander the Great’s father, King Philip II
of Macedonia, had already taken control
of the Greek city states and Alexander the
Great went on to expand the empire over a
very wide area, including taking over the
Persian Empire.
Alexander the Great ruled from 336 BC

until his death in 323 BC.
During the ancient Greek period, there

were many battles between the Greeks
and the Persian Empire. One very famous
battle was the Battle of Marathon. At
this battle, the Athenians were vastly
outnumbered by the Persians but the
Athenians still managed to win.
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Most settlements in Greece are near the sea. As there are lots of mountains in Greece, it
was difficult for the ancient Greeks to travel over the land. Therefore, the best way for
them to travel to trade with one another was by travelling across the seas. Ancient Greeks
traded with other city states and also with other countries. Products that were traded
included olives, grain, pottery, cheese and wine.
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