Grapes of Greece Ancient Greece was a developed civilization that brought much knowledge to the globe. Greece’s geography is an amazing place filled with islands and peninsulas. Greece is neighbors to the blue Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Ionian Sea. Mountains in Greece are really common, like Mount Olympus, Mount Ida, and Mount Smolikas. Mount Olympus is the tallest mountain in Greece and plays an important role in Greek mythology. Greece first appeared in the Palaeolithic era, or around 11000 - 3000 BC. They have brought religion, achievements, politics, economy, and social structure. So without any hesitation, let’s get into the grapes of Greece! Next, Greece’s mythology was really interesting and rich with culture. Greek …show more content…
The lesson of this story is to never let your curiosity get to you. Mount Olympus plays an important role in Greek mythology, it is home to most of the gods including Zeus, Hera, Artemis, Demeter, and Aphrodite. In present day Greece, it is estimated that 98% of the population believes in the Christian faith. Greek ceremonies and rituals were mainly performed at altars, which were outside or standing by themselves somewhere. These were typically devoted to one or a few gods, and supported a statue of the particular god. Greece’s mythology was also affected by it’s astrology, which is one of the achievements of Greece. Another amazing feature is Greece’s achievements. Greece made a ton of advancements in literature, philosophy, and creating the Olympic games. Before you read about their achievements, let me explain what city state is the most known for their achievements, which is Athens. Athens is a Greek city state which was really advanced for their time period, this city state was focused on knowledge and philosophy mostly. So, let’s talk about literature, Homer was an author who wrote the Iliad and The Odyssey. The Iliad was about a war …show more content…
Socrates is best known for creating the socratic method. The Socratic method was a way of covering topics, it worked as basically the teacher would ask a question and the students would respond with another question and the conversation would keep going. The Olympic Games is a contest held to please the gods. This event happens once in 4 years and is really special to Greeks, so important in fact they stop any ongoing war during this time, so everyone can safely participate in the Olympic games. Greece has also dealt with a bunch of politics. Some great leaders to come out of Greece are Alexander the Great. This leader was feared by many Empires, he managed to conquer land that stretched from Macedonia to Egypt and from Greece to India. Alexander the Great never lost a battle and was told that he was assassinated by poison. Greece's type of government is a democracy, the first ever democracy in the world! Greece’s economy is based on grapes so they can make wine to export to the world. Greece’s currency was a silver coin called a drachma. Another interesting part of politics is war. Leonidas fought the Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae. This battle was told as a heroic story, since 300 Spartans fought against