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about the architecture and art of the Ancient Greeks how people lived in Ancient Greece how ideas from Ancient Greece have influenced the world.
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Minoan Palace of Knossos in Crete
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Ancient Greece was not a single country; it was a collection of over 1,000 self-governing city states, which varied greatly in size. Most of them spoke the same language and worshipped the same gods, but wars sometimes broke out between them. Two of the most powerful city states were Athens and Sparta.
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The earliest known civilisation in Greece was a group of people called the Minoans, who migrated from the Middle East and Turkey around 3000 BC. They settled on the island of Crete and constructed many complex buildings. After the Minoans came a group called the Mycenaeans. They were good traders and soldiers, but their civilisation collapsed after many wars. Around 800 BC, Ancient Greek civilisation began to rebuild.
Athens Athens was a centre of learning, art, science and philosophy. It was also the birthplace of democracy, a political system that is still in use today. The port of Piraeus in Athens was the most important trading centre in the Mediterranean, making many Athenians very wealthy. They used their wealth to construct grand buildings featuring valuable materials such as marble and gold.
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Typical street scene in Ancient Athens
Strand: Early peoples and ancient societies Strand: Greeks Key skills: Empathy, time and chronology, change and continuity, using evidence, synthesis and communication
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