All About Greece: Day 3

All About Greece: Day 3

Today, we'll dive into travel, Greek houses and gods & goddesses!

Traveling By Boats

Remember what we learned about the geography of Greece? The country is made up of a peninsula and tiny islands! That meant that Ancient Greeks traveled mostly by boat.

Open Ended

Why did Ancient Greeks travel by boats??

Ancient Greek Boats

• Greeks used a special boat called a trireme.

• It only traveled 6mph (as fast as a human can run).

• Greek sailors used heavy stones with a hole in the middle that was tied to a rope as an anchor.

• Boats were built from wood from trees like pine trees, fir trees, and cyprus trees.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a correct statement?

• Ancient Greek boats are called triceremes.

• Ancient Greeks used the same kind of anchors we use today.

• Sailors used heavy stones tied to ropes as anchors.

Traders

• Traders would sail along the shoreline to trade with other city-states and neighboring countries.

• In Ancient times, they did not have accurate maps so it was easy to get lost at sea.

• Because of this, traders stayed close to the shore.

• Before leaving port, sailors would often pray to Poseidon, god of the sea, praying for a safe journey.

Multiple Choice

Who did Ancient Greek sailors pray to before leaving port?

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Athena

Now we're going to learn all about Ancient Greek Houses!

Ancient Greek Houses

The Ancient Greeks lived in houses made from sun-dried mud brick. Roofs were made of baked clay tiles.

Houses were built around a center courtyard with the main rooms opening out to it.

Multiple Choice

Ancient Greek houses were made out of

• sand

• mud brick

• cement

• rock

More About Houses...

• Houses had wooden doors and shutters to keep out the heat.

• Small windows or vents were high up on the walls to keep out the sun and noise from the streets.

• The bedrooms were on the upper levels of the house.

• Most families didn't have very much furniture - only a wooden table and chests to store food.

Now....on to Greek Religion!

Religion in Ancient Greece

The Ancient Greeks were polytheistic, which means they believed in many gods.

Greeks built beautiful temples & statues to the gods. To them, a temple was a god's home on earth.

Open Ended

What does polytheistic mean??

Greek Temples

• Temples in Athens were built from expensive white marble & decorated with beautiful statues.

Greek Gods

Ancient Greeks believed that gods and goddesses looked like humans but had super powers. For example, gods did not grow old or die. Gods also had the power to help or hurt them. That is why, these Ancient people prayed daily and asked for help.

Greek Myths

Myths are stories about the gods and goddesses. Myths and other stories about heroes, gods, and animals were a huge part of life in Greece. Most myths taught an important life lesson or explained something in nature that was puzzling to them.

Zeus

• Zeus was the god of the sky.

• He was the ruler over all the other gods. It was believed he controlled the sky. Zeus created storms, lightning, rain, snow, and darkness in the sky.

• He was shown throwing a

  thunderbolt when he was unhappy with people on Earth who did wrong.

Poseidon

Poseidon is the god of the sea. He protected all sea life. He was the brother of Zeus. He used a trident as a weapon and could use it to

create earthquakes. According to their myths, he also created the first horse and was considered god of the horses.

Open Ended

Let's do some retrieval practice!

Give me ONE fact that you remember about either Zeus or Poseidon.

Apollo

• Apollo was the god of music. He was the son of Zeus. He would use a golden lyre or harp to play music.

• He was in charge of moving the Sun across the sky while riding on his golden

  chariot.

• He was known as the god of medicine and healing.

Dionysus

• Dionysus is the god of wine and merriment.

• He was the god of the grape

  harvest.

• He also had a role in the Greek theatre and entertainment.

Open Ended

What is one new fact you learned about Dionysus?

Hades

• Hades was the brother of Zeus and Poseidon.

• He turned dishonest

  and became the god of the underworld.

• He was the ruler over

  death and did not leave the underworld very often.

QUIZ TIME!!

Multiple Choice

Which god is the god of music??

• Dionysus

• Apollo

• Zeus

• Hades

Multiple Choice

Who is the god of wine and merriment??

• Hera

• Zeus

• Hades

• Dionysus

Multiple Choice

_______ uses a trident as a weapon.

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Posiden

• Posidon

Multiple Choice

What is Hades the god of?

• music

• darkness

• the underworld

• fire