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    Ancient Greece Introduction introduces a tour of Greece highlighting its influence on modern society. The tour will include stops in Athens, the birthplace of democracy, and Sparta, which focused on war. Greece shaped Western civilization through its temples, philosophers like Plato and Aristotle, and the development of democracy, poetry, art, and literature. The tour guide hopes visitors learn how Ancient Greek culture still impacts the world today.

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    AncientGreeceIntroduction

    WelcometoGreece!GreeceistheplacethatShapedtodayssociety!Here
    youmayseemaypillarsthatbelongtotemples,oryoumaysee
    poets,philosophers,andpriest.wewillwalkthroughAthens,the
    birthplacefordemocracy,onthistour.Wewillalsogothrough
    Sparta,wherewarwastheirmainpoint!Oh,alsodidyouKnow
    thatGreecewassurroundedbytheocean.Onthistourihopeyou
    learnalotaboutAncientgreeceandhowithelpedshapetoday

    Onourfirststopweseethepillarsandtemples,asIsaidbefore,Youwillseethem
    quiteoften.Here'soneinathens,thetempleofAthena,insideisahumongousgolden
    statueofAthena,thegodofwisdom.HereinGreece,webelievedthatmanygodsrule
    overandmadecertainthingshappen,likeanearthquake.Buttherewereothersthat
    thoughtthattherewasascientificreasonforthings,thesepeoplearecalled
    philosophers.Theywerealwaysthinkingaboutknowledgeandstuff,somephilosophers
    werePlato,Aristotle,andSocrat.Nextin
    Spartayouwillseesmallvillagesand
    weaponseverywhere.thisisbecausethe
    spartangovernmentasfocusedonwar.In
    bothSpartaandAthenstherewerepoets.
    Theycreatedmanypoemsandpiecesof

    literature.Alongwithliterature,therewaslotsofart.
    Greekpotswasusedeverydayformultipleuses.
    Theywereadmiredfortheirdetail,justlikethe
    statueswere.

    ThatwasourtripthroughGreece!Ihopeyouenjoyeditandlearnedthatbecause
    ofthemstartingademocracyinAthens,today
    intheU.S.isthewayitis.Also,Ihopedyou
    learnedthatGreekcultures,art,andliterature
    stillthrivetoday!Thanksagainforjoiningmein
    mytouracrossGreece.

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