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	The Greek soldiers were known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoplite '''Hoplites'''] and their main strategy was to form lines with their shields known as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx '''Phalanx'''] and march forward as single unit. At sea, the Greek warships were ~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trireme~~ '''Triremes''']. These were powerful galleys with three tiers of oars,sails and a battering ram at their front.		The Greek soldiers were known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoplite '''Hoplites'''] and their main strategy was to form lines with their shields known as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx '''Phalanx'''] and march forward as single unit. At sea, the Greek warships were '''[[Trireme Model\|Triremes]]'''. These were powerful galleys with three tiers of oars,sails and a battering ram at their front.


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	A topic on '''Ancient Greece''' could involve work on a variety of short focussed tasks or design make activities. Some are likely to involve models and might include:		A topic on '''Ancient Greece''' could involve work on a variety of short focussed tasks or design make activities. Some are likely to involve models and might include:
	* Modelling [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_temple '''Greek Temples'''] and other buildings to understand [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_architecture '''Greek Architecture'''];		* Modelling [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_temple '''Greek Temples'''] and other buildings to understand [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_architecture '''Greek Architecture'''];
	* ~~Model [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trireme~~ '''Trireme'''];		* '''[[Trireme Model\|Model Trireme]]''';
	* Model [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_of_Alexandria '''Lighthouse of Alexandria'''];		* Model [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_of_Alexandria '''Lighthouse of Alexandria'''];
	* Using [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid '''Platonic solids'''] as the start of the design and make task;		* Using [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid '''Platonic solids'''] as the start of the design and make task;

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	The unique style of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_architecture '''Greek Architecture'''] has been copied many times and is still an influence in architecture today. The '''Greeks''' saw that the universe was ordered and sought to reflect this in their own creations. The proportions of their buildings were based around relationships they found in nature which we know as the '''[[Golden Section\|Golden Mean]]'''. Once designed, actual shapes of building were adapted to ensure they appeared correct by ~~emplyying~~ various optical illusions ''(e.g. columns were a slightly larger diameter at the top than the bottom and slightly swelled around their middle such that they appear straight in '''[[:Category:Perspective\|Perspective]]''')''.		The unique style of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_architecture '''Greek Architecture'''] has been copied many times and is still an influence in architecture today. The '''Greeks''' saw that the universe was ordered and sought to reflect this in their own creations. The proportions of their buildings were based around relationships they found in nature which we know as the '''[[Golden Section\|Golden Mean]]'''. Once designed, actual shapes of building were adapted to ensure they appeared correct by employing various optical illusions ''(e.g. columns were a slightly larger diameter at the top than the bottom and slightly swelled around their middle such that they appear straight in '''[[:Category:Perspective\|Perspective]]''')''.

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	Originally, the area of Greece was made up of several smaller states always in conflict with each other. Eventually they came together to fight off the greater threat posed by invading Persians until, led by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great '''Alexander the Great'''], Greece defeated the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire#See_also Persian Empire]. The Greek soldiers were known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoplite '''Hoplites'''] and their main strategy was to form lines with their shields known as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx '''Phalanx'''] and march forward as single unit. At sea, the Greek warships were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trireme '''Triremes''']. These were powerful galleys with three tiers of oars,sails and a battering ram at their front.		Originally, the area of Greece was made up of several smaller states always in conflict with each other. Eventually they came together to fight off the greater threat posed by invading Persians until, led by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great '''Alexander the Great'''], Greece defeated the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire#See_also Persian Empire].


			The Greek soldiers were known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoplite '''Hoplites'''] and their main strategy was to form lines with their shields known as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx '''Phalanx'''] and march forward as single unit. At sea, the Greek warships were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trireme '''Triremes''']. These were powerful galleys with three tiers of oars,sails and a battering ram at their front.

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[[File:Greek Galleys.jpg|300px|right|Greek Galleys]]
The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece '''Ancient Greek'''] empire covered a period between the end of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycenaean_Greece '''Mycenaean'''] civilization in 1100BC until the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Greece#Roman_Greece_.28146_BC.E2.80.93324_AD.29 Roman conquest] in 146BC. Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world and Greek culture remained a powerful influence in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire]. The Greeks called themselves [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeks 'Hellenes'] and their land was 'Hellas'. The name ‘Greeks’ was given to the people of Greece later by the Romans.

Originally, the area of Greece was made up of several smaller states always in conflict with each other. Eventually they came together to fight off the greater threat posed by invading Persians until, led by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great '''Alexander the Great'''], Greece defeated the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire#See_also Persian Empire]. The Greek soldiers were known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoplite '''Hoplites'''] and their main strategy was to form lines with their shields known as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx '''Phalanx'''] and march forward as single unit. At sea, the Greek warships were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trireme '''Triremes''']. These were powerful galleys with three tiers of oars,sails and a battering ram at their front.

[[File:Parthenon-2008 entzerrt.jpg|300px|right|Parthenon-2008 entzerrt]]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece '''Ancient Greece'''] is regarded as the birthplace of modern western civilisation. They were the first civilisation to leave a written history They founded democracy, developed the theatre and made great discoveries in science, mathematics, and technology - and they created the first [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Olympic_Games '''Olympic Games'''].

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece '''Ancient Greeks'''] believed in Gods and Goddesses including: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus '''Zeus''']; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon '''Poseidon''']; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena '''Athena''']; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo '''Apollo''']; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite '''Aphrodite''']; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus '''Dionysus'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades '''Hades''']. They built [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_temple '''Temples'''] to their Gods ''(e.g. the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon '''Parthenon'''] for the Goddess [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena '''Athena'''] which still stands today)''. These were quite basic structures surrounded by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_order '''Columns'''] above which was a sculptured [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon_Frieze '''Frieze'''] topped by a triangular shaped area called a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediment '''Pediment'''] containing more carvings.
[[File:ParthenonProportions.jpg|300px|right|Parthenon Golden Mean proportions|link=https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/508836457872767207/]]

The unique style of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_architecture '''Greek Architecture'''] has been copied many times and is still an influence in architecture today. The '''Greeks''' saw that the universe was ordered and sought to reflect this in their own creations. The proportions of their buildings were based around relationships they found in nature which we know as the '''[[Golden Section|Golden Mean]]'''. Once designed, actual shapes of building were adapted to ensure they appeared correct by emplyying various optical illusions ''(e.g. columns were a slightly larger diameter at the top than the bottom and slightly swelled around their middle such that they appear straight in '''[[:Category:Perspective|Perspective]]''')''.

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece '''Ancient Greeks'''] studied Mathematics as a means of understanding how the world and the universe works. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid '''Euclid'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoras '''Pythagoras'''] are known for their work on '''[[:Category:Geometry|Geometry]]''', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes '''Archimedes'''] made many discoveries in science and technology while [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle '''Aristotle'''] studied animals and plants in great detail. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato '''Plato'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates '''Socrates'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle '''Aristotle'''] laid the foundations of western science and philosophy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocrates '''Hippocrates'''] is regarded the father of modern medicine and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_Oath '''Hippocratic Oath'''] is still used today.

[[File:Platonic solids.jpg|300px|right|Platonic solids]]
A topic on '''Ancient Greece''' could involve work on a variety of short focussed tasks or design make activities. Some are likely to involve models and might include:
* Modelling [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_temple '''Greek Temples'''] and other buildings to understand [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_architecture '''Greek Architecture'''];
* Model [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trireme '''Trireme'''];
* Model [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_of_Alexandria '''Lighthouse of Alexandria'''];
* Using [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid '''Platonic solids'''] as the start of the design and make task;
* Learning about '''[[:Category:Perspective|Perspective]]''', '''[[:Category:Geometry|Geometry]]''' and the '''[[Golden Section]]''';
* Exploring Greek inventions such as: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes%27_screw '''Archimedian Screw'''], '''[[Windlass|Winch]]''', '''[[Class of Lever|Levers]]''' and other '''[[Basic Machines|Basic Machines]]'''.

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