2. Religion was very important in the lives of ancient Greeks.

3. › Polytheistic, many Gods › They honored their Gods in everything they did:  Art & Architecture  Festivals & Theatre  Knowledge and Learning

4.  They built temples to honor Gods.  They built statues of their deities. Zeus Apollo Poseidon Apollo Athena Poseidon

5.  Festivals: › Olympics › Theatre › Processions (Parades)

6.  Science & Medicine › Staying healthy to please the Gods  Education › All wealthy boys went to school to educate their minds and bodies.  Philosophy › Socrates taught people to question ideas. Hippocrates

8.  1. Citizens  Men born in Sparta  2. Non-citizens  Greeks from other City-states  Could own businesses  3. Slaves

9.  Sparta › Non-citizens › Could own land & businesses › Did not go to school › Trained to be good in sports  Athens › Non-citizens › Could not own land or businesses › Did not go to school › Not allowed to play sports.

11. GGreeks borrowed their alphabet from the Phoenicians. MMost European languages, including English borrowed ideas from the Greek alphabet.