Classical Greece

Classical Greece

Religion

Polytheistic Greek religion encompassed a myriad of gods, each representing ,abstract ideas such as justice and wisdom The most important gods, though, were the Olympian gods led by Zeus

The Greeks were known for their sophisticated sculpture and architecture.

Architecture

Ancient Greek architecture developed into three distinct orders: the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders.

Contributions

Democracy, the Alphabet, the Library, the olympics, science and mathematics, architecture and

mythology

Location

Ancient Greece consisted mainly of a mountainous peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean sea.

It also included about 2,000 islands in the Aegean an Ionian seas