TONETTE & SARAH

TROJAN WAR

• Most important event in Greek Mythology
• Narrated though many works of Greek literature
• conflict between the kingdoms of Troy and Mycenaean Greece
• The Trojan war is widely believed to have lasted 10 years

GREEK CITYS

• Athens: biggest city in Greece, origins date back to 3000BC
• Sparta: one of the key city-states in Ancient Greece, in charge of the entire Greek army.
• Corinth: was a trade city, most famous for its architecture
• Megara: was known for its explorers, Megara was Corinth's neighbor
• Argos: most famous contribution to Greek society was its arts, produced many of Greece's great poets

THE WOODEN HORSE TRICK

• Greeks used to enter the city of Troy and win the war
• Greeks constructed a huge wooden horse, and hid a select force of men inside.
• The Greeks entered and destroyed the city of Troy, decisively ending the war

TRADE

• Trade was a fundamental aspect of the ancient Greek world and following territorial expansion
• increase in population movements, and innovations in transport, goods could be bought
• Sold, and exchanged.
• export of such classics as wine, olives, and pottery helped to spread Greek culture to
• spread Greek culture to the wider world.

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