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 * __ Athens vs. Sparta __**
 * By Gabby Voltarel **

Sparta is different from Athens in a couple ways. Sparta’s government enslaved Helots. Helots were treated badly and were forced to farm the land for Sparta. However, Athens created the first democratic government. It was mostly run by rich men, but they experimented with giving some power to the poor people. Young Sparta boys were not educated by reading, writing, math or music. By age 7, they were being trained to become soldiers and warriors. In Athens, boys could get a good education and pursue any of the arts or sciences. Athens boys could serve in the army, but only if they wanted to.

Women in Sparta had a similar life to women in Athens. They lived at home and learned to run houses, spin, and weave. Both Sparta and Athens’ government had an assembly whose members were elected by the people. Sparta and Athens both shared the same language. They also shared the same religion.



This is a picture of a Spartan warrior. This is the acropolis for overlooking Athens.

Bibliography: [|www.historyforkids.org] [|www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/spartaculture] ; [|www.mnsu.edu/museum/prehistory/aegean/culture/athens]

The Twelve Gods of Olympus by: Julia Nacker

Greeks worshiped their gods by building a temple for the certain god that they worshiped. They also carved little statues of the god they worshiped and put them in the temples that were once built to honor a god. [|www.wikianswers.com] The Greeks believed in gods because they believed that the gods brought wealth to their family and not bad luck. For example if there was a famine they worshiped Presidion to bring water to their crops. And they would also praise to a certain god for protection over their family or city. [|www.wikianswers.com]. They would also give the ripest apple or the juiciest grape to the gods.

The two gods I picked were Poseidon and Zeus. Poseidon god of sea and Zeus god of all gods and the sky. Zeus’s weapon was the thunder bolt the strongest weapon in the universe. Poseidon has a staff were it a big staff then splits into three lines and then three pointy things at the top.It is called the trident. When Zeus was little his father Chromos ate all his sisters and brothers. Then when Zeus got older he tricked his dad into throwing up his brothers and sisters. Later on the gods fought the titans and won the world was now theirs. Zeus=sky, Poseidon=sea, Hades= underworld. Zeus was named god of all gods for tricking his dad. []



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Zeus is god of all gods and god of the sky Poseidon god of sea and earthquakes

The Twelve Gods of Olympus By: Julia Nacker http:historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/architecture/greekarch.htm [] []

The Trojan War by: Brenna Passarelli

The Trojan War lasted for over nine years. Troy was against other neighboring regions. So, the Greeks were sent out to defeat them and then face the Trojans in war. The war started since Paris (a Trojan prince) abducted Menelaus `s ( a Greek leader) wife Helen to Troy with him and got married. Menelaus was outraged that Paris took Helen with him to Troy so Menelaus brought his army to Troy to fight the Trojans and if Paris killed Menelaus he got Helen but if Menelaus killed Paris then he gets Helen. Soon after Paris and Menelaus are fighting Paris finally kills Menelaus so then Paris gets Helen and they don`t have to worry about Menelaus killing them.

The Greeks offered the Trojans a peace offering called the Trojan Horse. The builders who built The Trojan Horse left the inside hollow so the Greeks could hide in the inside the horse. When the Greeks offered the horse to the Trojans Paris said to burn it. But the other Trojans didn`t listen to him and they took it inside the walls of Troy. It was the perfect trick. At night when the people of Troy were sleeping the Greeks that were hiding in the Trojan Horse got out and set everything on fire. The most powerful Greek was Achilles. He was thought to have fought the best. Achilles and Hetor ( Paris`s brother) fought each other and soon Hector couldn`t take it anymore and Achilles killed him. The Trojans asked to have 12 days to have a proper burial for Hector. After the 12 days the Greeks and the Trojans fought. During the buring of Troy Paris finally killed Achilles with an arrow in the arm and the leg. After the war and the buring of Troy the Greeks won and the last remaining people of Troy went to a different area and left Troy burn to the ground.

http://www.crystalinks.com/trojanwar.html  This is a picture of when the Greeks took the peace offering (The Trojan Horse) inside the walls and celebrated.

This picture represents the burning of Troy and all the people scattering trying to get out of Troy. http://www.stanford.edu/~plomio/history.html

The Trojan War by: Brenna Passarelli http://www.crystalinks.com/trojanwar.html www. http://www.stanford.edu/~plomio/history.html www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/articleindex/t/thetrojanwar.aspx