50 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT Ancient Greece Written and Illustrated by Sean O’Neill Red Chair Press
Chapter 1 GOVERNMENT & WARFARE Ancient Greece may bring to mind legendary gods and heroes battling mythical monsters but it was actually a thriving and complex society Ancient Greece refers to various civilizations that inhabited the Greek peninsula and islands from 2000 B C E to 30 B C E The height of Greek culture was in the fifth century B C E Although the Greeks frequently warred with both their neighbors and each other they are responsible for developing sophisticated systems of government and social order many of which are still in use today That's my Town Mecedonia Athens Persia Sparta Crete 4
GOVERNMENT & WARFARE 1 The civilization of Ancient Greece includes several different periods including Minoan Mycenaean Classical and Hellenistic 2 Ancient Greece was made up of as many as 2,000 city-states The most powerful were Athens and Sparta 3 The city of Athens is named after the goddess Athena 4 Athenian citizens had to do jury duty 6,000 citizens had to serve each year and a single jury could have as many as 500 jurors Dang jury duty again 5
