Section 2

In this section you will continue your study of Ancient Greece. You will learn that:

• The Greek city-states—while independent— often banded together to defend themselves against a common, foreign enemy.

• Sparta and Athens later fought each other in the Peloponnesian War.

• Sparta eventually conquered Athens in this conflict.

• Health and strength were very important to the ancient Greeks.

• The Olympic Games were invented by the ancient Greeks.

• Greece was once led by a brilliant conqueror named Alexander the Great.

• Much of the Canadian way of life is derived from Ancient Greece.

 

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