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EDITORIAL

Hello we are a students of IE VERGES, we from

Catalonia, and we have a greek magazine.

The name of the magazine is GREAT GREECE. It is a funny and very good magazine. We talk

about Hercules, Greek gods, Sparta, Athens, the Olimpic Games... In this magazine that tells us

the things of the past. At the end of the magazine there are some entretainments, a wordsearch, differences and a laberynth. In GREAT GRECE there are many photos and drawings.

It is a cultural, educative, and entretaining magazine.

This magazine costs 1’50€, is cheap!!!

AUTHORS AND WEBGRAPHY

Editor:Arnau Alabau

Reporter: Pau Torramilans 1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/pr

imaryhistory/ancient_greeks/sparta/

2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/the_olympic_games/

3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/athens/

Historian: Arnau Llavià 1. http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%

C3%A8rcules 2. http://www.hercules.com/ 3. http://www.mallorcaweb.net/mas

m/Her.htm

Entretainments: Biel Font i

Janus Portabella

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CONTENTS

Contents....................................................................................................................................page 2

Athens.......................................................................................................................................page 3-4

Sparta........................................................................................................................................page 5

The Olympic Games.................................................................................................................page 6-7

Hercules....................................................................................................................................page 8

Entertainment..........................................................................................................................page 9-10-11

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NEWS

This is the news section.

Athens was the largest city in Greece, between the

many mountains.

Athens became rich because Attica also had valuable sources of silver, lead and marble. Athens

also had the biggest navy in Greece.

ATHENS WHY ATHENS WAS GREAT

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ATHENS THE BEAUTIFUL

Athens was a beautiful and busy city.

People came to the city from all over Greece,

and from other countries. The city's most famous building was the temple called the

Parthenon. Inside the Parthenon stood a statue of the city's protector-goddess Athena.

LIFE IN ATHENS

Athens had yearly festivals for athletics, drama

and religious occasions.

Their jobs were mostly ceremonial, to do with festivals and family matters.

It was a time for fun, wine-drinking, parties and plays.

A rich man might have to serve as captain of a warship for a year.

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SPARTA

One king might stay at home, while the other was

away fighting battles. Fighting battles was what

the Spartans did best.

The Spartans spent so much time training for battle. The helots worked on the Spartans' farms. They grew the food for the Spartan soldiers and their families.

Land of two kings

While Athens was trying democracy as a form of government, its rival Sparta had two kings.

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The Games were part of a religious festival. The

Games were held in honour of Zeus, king of the

gods, and were staged every four years at Olympia.

People from all over the Greek world came to watch

and take part.

THE OLYMPIC GAMES The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in

Olympia, in southwest Greece.

The Olyimpic Circles

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Events at the games

At the first day Olympic Games, the only event was a

short sprint from one end of the stadium to the other. Gradually more events were added to make four days of competitions. They included wrestling, boxing, long jump,

throwing the javelin and discus, and chariot racing. In the

pentathlon, there were five events: running, wrestling, javelin, discus and long jump.

The winners might marry rich women, enjoy free meals, invitations to parties, and the best seats in the theatre.

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Who is Hercules? Hercules is the son of Zeus, the king of gods,

his mother is Alcmena, a mortal woman. The

goddess Hera, the stepmother of Hercules, is

now the wife from Zeus.

Hercules was a great hero famous for great

physical strength.

The life of Hercules

One day, he and his twin were just eight

months old when Hera sent two giant snakes into the children's chamber.

Iphicles cried from fear, but his brother grabbed a snake in each hand and

strangled them this means that Hercules is very brave and strong.

As a young boy, Hercules became aware of his extraordinary strength and

his temper…

Hercules when he discovered his

strength Like most Greek youths, he took music lessons.

One day Linus, his music master, was teaching Hercules to play the lyre.

Hercules became frustrated, flew into a rage, and banged the lyre down on

Linus's head. The blow killed Linus instantly.

Hercules was shocked. He had not meant to kill his teacher.

He just did not know his own strength.

HISTORIAN

HERCULES

HISTORIAN

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Word Search. Find 12 words

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ENTERTAINMENT

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Find out the 9 differences

ENTERTAINMENT

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Complete the maze

ENTERTAINMENT

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Paint Greece

ENTERTAINMENT

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