a threat of war modern-day athens The sun blazes over the Greek city-state of Athens A boy dashes home from school He has heard rumors of war with another city-state called Sparta
group of hoplites The boy finds his mother in the courtyard making dinner He shares his worries about Sparta Its army is the fiercest in the land The boy’s father will have to serve as a hoplite Can Athens survive this war
Who Were the Ancient Greeks ancient greece in the classical period Greek territory adriatic sea ionian sea W N s E black sea Aegean sea Mediterranean Sea
Ancient Greece was a civilization from around 1200 BCE to 31 BCE At its largest it covered all of modern-day Greece and the western coast of Turkey It also included many islands in the Mediterranean Aegean and Ionian Seas Because of its location ancient Greeks were skilled sailors This boosted trade to help Greece grow The Greeks called themselves Hellenes The name came from a character in Greek mythology Ancient Greece reached its height of culture during its Classical Period During this time Greece may have numbered more than 2 million people periods of ancient greece greek dark ages around 1200 800 BCE Archaic Period around 800 480 BCE classical Period around 480 323 BCE Hellenistic Age 323 BCE 31 BCE
