ANCIENT GREECE – HAPPY LEARNING

Watch the video, read and complete the blanks:

Ancient Greece begins in the year_______________ and ends in the year ________.

It was founded in South Eastern Europe, near the ___________ sea and the __________
sea.

This civilization was made up of a lot of cities called _____________. The most
powerful were ____________ and ____________.

Each polis __________ itself and was independent of the rest.

In Ancient Greece women, slaves and foreigners were not considered ____________,
only the men born in the polis were free citizens and only they could debate about
_________ and everything that was important to the city.

They did in the ___________, a plaza in the Polis. Decisions were made by
__________, and that is why it is said that ancient greeks were the __________ of
democracy: the system of _____________that we currently have in most
______________.

The greeks thought a lot and ____________ many things about their surroundings.
In fact, the greeks are famous for developing Philosophy: the art of ___________.

The most important phisolophers in history: ______________, __________________,

____________________ were greeks!.

Because of their political system and philosophers, it is said that the greeks created the
first _________________ civilization. For them, intelligence and _____________ were
very important, and that is why they dominated the Mediterranean for
_______________.

They love ________ and sports competition…. Did you know they create
_____________? Surely you see them on TV!

The ancient greeks were polytheist. They believed in many ____________.

Greek mythology is full of _______________ stories and _________. The most

powerful god was ________, lord of lightning. There were also _________, like
Hercules or Achilles.

As you have learnt, in ancient Greece important things were created that we
continue to use today… CAN YOU SAY WHICH ONES?