5th+hour+Ancient+Greece

 Greeks were polytheistic. They believed in more than one god. The Greeks believed in a family of gods. The most powerful god or Olympian was Zeus. He controlled all. But other believed in the fact that earth revolved around natural laws, that they way you acted was because of how nature had effected you that way. They discovered unchanging ethical values. The Socrates was questioning the fellow citizens about their values and beliefs. after Alexander the great’s death, a new culture emerged. It was called the Hellenistic. A mix of Greek, Persian, Egyptian and Indian influences. This would flourish for centuries. = = =**//__Government __//**=
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The city state believed in the “polis” or the city or majority of the city helped decide things. Although Greece had a lot of different governments over its time, they started an aristocracy. Which ment that a certain group of people, (The nobles) decided most things and didn’t give anyone else much say. Greece also had a form of government called legislature, with 30 members in an assembly. The Spartans had a completely different form of government too; they had two kings and a council to decide most things. They believed man should participate in the government no matter what. Also in 338 B.C, when Athens and Thebes finally joined forces against Philip, they suffered a crushing defeat at the battle of Chaeronea. =====

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Cities had two parts, the top part which was on higher ground then the normal city was for god and goddess statues. The average man could not live there. The average man and his family lived on the flatland.  Alexander the great planned to invade Persia. He won the first battle on the Granicus River, and then he moved from victory to victory marching through Asia then into Palestine and south Egypt.
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 The poor man who didn’t have jobs was told to build buildings, by doing this the man would contribute to society and help the economy.  Also the rulers of Alexandria built the great museum as a center of learning. It had laboratories, lecture halls, a zoo. It also had a library that had thousands of scrolls.  The architects and sculptors also rebuilt the acropolis. They had new temples rise. The Athens became the cultural center of Greek because of the amazing Art they had.. The people built programs and public festivals to entertain the people.
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 27px;"> Greece had many jobs, but most people were skilled sailors or merchants. Many people sailed the seas to trade. Greece had things other counties wanted and likewise other counties had things Greece wanted. Others who worked on the land were farmers, metal workers, and artisans, although the poor or average man worked for the government, building large buildings.
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