a Crabtree Book  $16.00

Ancients Greece is known for its Olympic games but children will learn far more about the everyday lives of the ancient Greeks through full color photographs of Greek architecture and art. The Greeks gave the world democracy, a mythology still studied today, and many great thinkers.
Topics include:
• The Trojan War and its ten year history
• Greek gods and goddesses
• The fighting culture of Sparta and the origins of the word spartan
• The legend of the Minotaur
• Ancient Greek family life

Table of Contents:

Glory of Greece
Greek Way of Life
Rise of the Polis
Farming and Trade
Daily Life in Greece
Gods of Olympus
Words and Wisdom
Cultural Life
Eureka!
Alpha to Omega

Index and Glossary included. Glossy paperback, 32p.  Ages 8-14.

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