Ancient Greece By Amy and Sophie

The Olympic Games The Olympic games began over 2,700 years ago in south west Greece

Food The Ancient Greeks had a healthy diet. The Ancient Greeks grew olives, grapes and wheat they also kept goats for milk.

House Men and women lived in different parts of the house. Women had the back and upstairs part.   Most houses in Ancient Greek towns were built from stone or clay. The roofs were covered with tiles, or reeds.

Clothes Women also wore clothing which was made from big square piece of linen or wool. They used pins in various places to hold it together. Unlike the men's, the dresses always went down to the ankles.

The Greeks had four national sports festivals, where athletes from different city states competed against one another. The most important of the sports contests was the Olympic Games. These were played at Olympia, every four years, in honour of Zeus. On the first day of the Olympics, sacrifices of grain, wine, and lambs were made to Zeus.