Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Shelter


In Ancient Greece, families houses were made of clay tiles, mud brick and wood flooring. In the middle of the house there was a courtyard. Most houses had more than one family living in them. The clay tiles were used on the roof and the walls were made of mud brick. Women had their own room which was on the top floor of the two floors in the houses where they did the cooking, the cleaning and the sewing. The men area was on the bottom floor, with a dining room, a living room and their bedrooms. There was a room in the back of the house were both men and women could go. Beds were made of wood with a thick blanket on the top as a cushion. They used a thin sheet as a blanket. People sat on sheep skin chairs with cloth over them. The table was made of wood and was meant for 4 people. In the center of the house their was a courtyard.

Temples were used to please gods and to honour them. They had large columns that are made of marble with detailed carvings at the top. The columns were made of marble so the columns would last longer. In the temple there were statues and paintings of the god that they were being worshiped in that temple.

Monday, March 23, 2009

The Olympics


The first Olympics started as short races. Later, longer races were made as well as javelin, discus throwing, boxing, wrestling and chariot races were added last. You were only allowed to compete in the Olympics if you were 18 and able to fight. The purpose of the Olympics was to honour the gods and to cause peace throughout Greece. If you were in Greece at the time of the Olympics, you were not allowed to wage war. The Olympics were held once every four years. The first Olympics were held in 776 B.C.E. The Olympics was a five day event. The competitors competed for an Olive leaf wreath from a sacred olive tree and for honour in their town or city.They also earned free meals and statues made in there name.Some city's said you didn't pay taxes for the rest of your life.the men in the Olympics competed naked so the women would not come because women were not aloud to go to the Olympics.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Clothing in Ancient Greek


Men's Clothing and Armor

Men wore tunics called chiton. Over the chitons they wore a wool cloth called a himation. Men wore linin shorts. The men wore armor to war that weighed up to 130 pounds. The men had an argitive shield made of wood. They had a leather apron on the lower part of their body. The upper body armor is called a curteous and was made from stiffened linen or bronze. Only rich people could actually buy bronze. They also wore armor on their legs called greaves, which were also made of bronze. The men also had helmets made of bronze and they had a crest made of horsehair. The bronze helmet weighed 10 pounds well the argitive shield weighed 20 pounds. The sandels weighed 5 pounds. The greeves weighed 10 pounds. The bronze curteous weighed 85 pounds. the stiffen linin curteous weighed 75 pounds. all together that weighed up to 115 pounds to 130 pounds.