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Ancient Greece: 

Ancient Greece What made it such a good place to start a civilisation?

Reasons why: 

Reasons why Good weather Fertile soils Plenty of water in the winter Building materials easy to get People

PowerPoint Presentation: 

A Map of Ancient Crete Crete The Minoans started a city state here at Cnossus

How did they live?: 

How did they live?

Click on the address below and it will take you to some information about farming and food today in Greece : 

Click on the a ddress below and it will take you to some information about farming and food today in Greece http://restaurantsgouvescrete.com/history_greek_foods_agriculture_in_gouves_crete_28_.htm

So what happened on Crete 3,000 years ago?: 

So what happened on Crete 3,000 years ago? The Minoans (ancient Cretans) suddenly stopped being a superpower. They no longer ruled a large number of islands Romantics thought that the Minoans were really the lost country of Atlantis

So what did happen to the Minoans?: 

So what did happen to the Minoans? If everything was so good there had to be special reasons why they died out First of all they actually used up lots of the good land and needed more food, this led to wars and that was one of the ways the Greeks stopped being the worlds first superpower Secondly, some natural disasters happened.

Natural Disasters: 

Natural Disasters http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13555014 And http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12739417 And this is what it can do http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12725646

So what happened in Crete 3,000 years ago: 

So what happened in Crete 3,000 years ago This is where the volcano erupted This distance was 80 kilometres

Disaster: 

Disaster First of all came a volcanic eruption on the island of Santorini Then the volcano exploded because of an earthquake and threw masses of ash in the air which covered over lots of the farmland on Crete Then the volcano collapsed and made an enormous Tsunami wave which swept the coast of Crete and killed thousands.

The Result : 

The Result Lots of people died in the Tsunami The ash killed the soil for some years so no food could grow easily Water was poisoned by the ash There was no one to come and help with food or water or machines to search for people (they hadn’t been invented yet) Seventy years later other G reek city states came and took over the island

Extra resources: 

Extra resources http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2008/jan/23/earthquakes The causes of earthquakes in diagrams and some animations

How to make a Greek House: 

How to make a Greek House How to Build a Model of an Ancient Greek House X Max Quigley Max Quigley started writing professionally in 2007. He has worked on publications such as "The Liberty," "Chrome," "DIT News," "The Kippure ," " Ausblick ," "Backpacker Magazine" and ciNews , holding such roles as section editor, copy editor, reporter and layout designer. Quigley has a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and German from Dublin Institute of Technology. By Max Quigley, eHow Contributorupdated January 26, 2011 Print this article Related Searches: Greek Art History Greek Menu You can make your own model of a typical Greek dwelling with whitewashed walls. Flag this photo Ancient Greek houses were usually designed in a similar fashion. They had whitewashed walls, clay roof tiles and pillars. Making such a model can be time-consuming, yet rewarding. With a few basic tools and the proper equipment, and even the novice model-maker will be able to construct one of these ancient dwellings. Difficulty:Moderate Instructions Things You'll Need Balsa sheet wood Wooden sticks Wood carving set Power jigsaw Wood glue Paint, brushes and and primer Suggest Edits 1Design the house on paper. Draw out every feature you want the house to have. Most ancient Greek houses were white with red-tiled roofs. They had pillars outside with the edge of the roof resting on them. Take these points into account and incorporate them in whatever design you choose. 2Cut the individual components out of wood. Sketch each component onto a sheet of balsa wood and use a power jigsaw to cut out the shape. Balsa wood is the best wood for making models because it is lightweight, yet surprisingly strong. For the pillars you won't be able to use sheet wood, so find thick wooden sticks and cut them to the appropriate length. 3Carve the wooden pieces with all the details you want in them. Carve the windows, pillar details and the shape of the tiles. For the roof, simply carve the shape of tiles into one large piece of balsa sheet wood. There is no need to cut out each tile. 4Paint the pieces. Most ancient Greek houses were white. Use two or three layers of paint so the finish doesn't look cloudy. Use a primer on the roof first and then paint it a terracotta color . Apply two or three layers of color on the roof. 5Assemble the pieces using wood glue. Assemble the largest parts of the house first, such as the walls and roof. Then move on to finer details, such as the pillars or any small features you may wish to add. Don't use too much glue as wood glue is tough, and excess glue may smudge and ruin the appearance of the model. Read more: How to Build a Model of an Ancient Greek House | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7855487_build-model-ancient-greek-house.html#ixzz1dNrz1zuh