1. Year 7 Ancient History
Major Assignment
Weeks 6 – 9

2. Contents
1 title
2 contents
3 Athens – A day in the life
4 Athens – Government
5 Sparta – A day in the life
6 Sparta – Government
7 Alexander the Great – Personal information
8 Alexander the Great – Alexander’s empire
9 centaurs
10 the Parthenon
11 Bibliography
12 glossary

3. Athens- a day in the life
Greek houses normally had 2 stories. If an
Athenian man had married, the wife would
sleep in a separate room. Athenian children
slept in baskets until they were 7 years of
age. They played with balls, miniature
chariots, rattles, yo-yos, rocking horses,
dolls and animals made from clay. Most
children had pets like dogs or cats. They also
had ducks, quails, birds, goats, tortoises,
mice, weasels, and grasshoppers. Until the This is an ancient Athenian
boys turned 7 they were home schooled by toy horse.
their mothers. After they turned 7 their
fathers hired a private teacher for them.
Daily Life, Viewed 26thAugust, 2011, N.D
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_greece/daily_lif
e.htm

4. Athens- government
In the year 510 BC Athens
created democracy. A
democracy is a government
where anyone could vote to
create their own laws. Every
year 500 Athenians chosen to
take part in the government.
They were on the government
for 1 year and had to chose all This is a painting of a group of
the rules for that year. Anyone people coming to vote on the rules
was allowed to vote in ancient for the year.
Athens
Mrdonn N.D, Athens democracy, viewed 30th August 2011
http://greece.mrdonn.org/athensdemocracy.html

5. Sparta- a day in the life
The boys in Sparta were sent to military camps to be
trained how to fight. They wore no shoes and not
many clothes, slept on beds made of reed and had no
sheets or blankets. At age 20 they had to pass a
fitness test to be a soldier. If they didn’t pass they
would become a perioidos. A perioidos was not allowed
to vote and was not counted as a citizen. If they
passed they would become a soldier. Spartan soldiers This is a drawing of a
Spartan army at war with
were in the military until they reached the age of 60. the enemy.
Spartan soldiers were encouraged to be married
before the age of 30. they normally married ladies in
their teen years. Soldiers weren't allowed to see
their wives or go to their house until they had served
in the military for over 10 years. Spartan women
were only used for taking care of the soldier when he
wasn’t in battle.
Daily Life, Viewed 30thAugust, 2011, N.D
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_greece/daily_lif
e.htm

6. Sparta- government
Spartan government was very different to Athens
government. It was an oligarchy. Sparta normally had 2
kings from different families. They didn’t have total
power over the city. A group of 5 people called Ephors
could sentence a king to death whenever they wanted to.
Ephors had to be over the age of 30. they were elected
to serve for only 1 year. Men over the age of 60 called
senates made all the laws in ancient Sparta. There was
also a group of people called kryptia that were the kings
secret police.
Archidamos III
He was a king of Sparta
Between 360 and 338. he died
Near the town of Manduria.
Beechmontcrest N.D, viewed 30th August, 2011
http://www.beechmontcrest.com/spartan_government.htm

7. Alexander the great- personal information
Alexander the great was born on 20 July 356 BC. His
mother was olympias and his dad was king Phillip. His first
teacher was Leonidas. He taught alexander maths,
archery and horsemanship. Alexanders favourite teacher
was Lysimachus. Between 343 BC and 346 BC Aristotle
taught alexander. Aristotle taught alexander philosophy,
government, politics, poetry, drama, and science. In 336
BC king Phillip was murdered by a man called Pausanias.
Alexander became king after his father died.
Alexander the great
Notablebiographies 2011, viewed 30th August, 2011, ND
http://www.notablebiographies.com/A-An/Alexander-the-Great.html

8. Alexander the great-alexanders empire
After king Phillips death alexander became king. He inherited the castle and his
fathers huge army. He wanted to start reconquering Greece. Alexander the great
conquered many towns and cities. He conquered (in order) Granicus, Sardis, Miletus,
Gordium, Issus, Tyre, Samaria, Gaza, Siwah, Alexandria, Gaugamela, Arbela, Babylon,
Susa, Persepolis, Ecbatana and Damghan. In 334 B.C alexander declared war with
Persia. His goal was to defeat
King darius III, leader of the
Main Persian army. He defeated
Darius at Issus in north-eastern
Syria. Next he moved to Tyre.
He conquered Tyre and moved
His forces to Egypt. He
Defeated the entire eastern
Mediterranean coastline. This is
Where he named Alexandria,
After himself. He then moved to
Babylon. Babylon surrendered and
Alexander immediately took over
The town. After this he moved to
The capital of Persia, Persepolis.
Alexander won the battle. He
gained control of Persia by
defeating the capital.
library.thinkquest viewed 2nd September 2011 ND
http://library.thinkquest.org/20176/alexander.htm

9. centaur
The centaur was a mythical creature that had a head of a
human and a body of a horse. They were very aggressive
and destructive creatures. they lived in herds on Mt.
Pelion. When the god Zeus was angry he sent the centaurs
to punish the people that had annoyed him. Chiron was
known as the wisest centaur. Apollo and
Diana were his teachers. He went on
to each many gods children. He
Taught them knowledge about the
World and fighting skills. Aesculapius,
Jason, Hercules and Achilles were
some of his best Students. They also
became Some of the greatest
warriors in Ancient Greece.
Ydra viewed 14th October 2011 ND
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/h
ydra.html

10. The Parthenon
The Parthenon is a big building in Greece. It was
built 2500 years ago. The Parthenon was a temple
built for the goddess Athena. Inside the temple
there was a big statue of Athena. The hill it was
built on was called acropolis. The Parthenon was
not always a place to worship Athena. The statue
got destroyed and the Europeans turned it into a
Christian church. Later the Turkish people took
over Athens and they turned it into a mosque. In
1687 the Italians came to Athens. They decided
to blow up the Parthenon because that is where
the Turkish people kept their weapons and
gunpowder. They blew the top of the Parthenon
off but everything else survived. It still stands
today This is the Parthenon
today
Greece viewed 14th October 2011 ND
http://www.greece.org/parthenon/ma
rbles/children.htm

11. bibliography
http://www.beechmontcrest.com/spartan_government.htm
http://www.notablebiographies.com/A-An/Alexander-the-Great.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_greece/daily_life.
htm
http://greece.mrdonn.org/athensdemocracy.html
://www.greece.org/parthenon/marbles/children.htm
www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hydra.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/20176/alexander.htm
http://www.notablebiographies.com/A-An/Alexander-the-Great.html
http://www.thefreedictionary.com

12. glossary
Marque: A Muslim house of worship
inherited: to receive from your parents.
mythical: not real or imaginary.
oligarchy: A state governed by a few people.
chariots: An ancient two-wheeled vehicle that is pulled by
horses
horsemanship The skill of riding horses
http://www.thefreedictionary.com