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Greek civiliization began about 5000 years ago. At first there were many city-states, the best known being Athens and Sparta.
About 2500 years ago, many of the city-states united and Greece became the most powerful country in the Mediterranean area. Athens was its most important city.
The ancient Greeks built fine temples
and palaces. A feature of the temples was the many columns. Colourful
pictures were painted on the walls inside the temples
The sculptors of ancient Greece tries to show their figures in
action and this made their sculptures more lifelike than any sculptures
has ever been.
Our alphabet
came from the Greek alphabet. Even the word alphabet is made up
of the first letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha and beta.
Go here to read about the history
of Greece
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/
Go here for the BBC site of
Ancient Greece
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/main_menu.shtml
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[Online], Available: www.kidcyber.com.au
updated May 2003
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