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18 Points (Activity Two) Birth Place of Western Civilization Greece people created the first democratic government They created the first Olympic Games They made an important contribution to architecture, art, science, and mathematics City States There were many city states scattered across Greece: Troy, Thebes, Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, Sparta, Rhodes Each City State was unique. Each had its own system of government, laws, and military Since the different City States had similar customs, art, religion, etc., historians combined them into a single great civilization Religion The Greek religion was very well organized Religion was taught mainly through Greek Myth that was passed down from one generation to the next The Greek believed the Olympian Gods were one big family Democracy Athens was the birthplace of Democracy “Democracy” is a Greek word which means “Government by the People” Pericles was the founder of Democracy in Athens Olympic Games Olympic Games was first held in Ancient Olympia (776 BC) The Olympic Games were held in the name of Zeus, the father of gods The Olympic Games were held every 4 years in midsummer and lasted for about a month Theatre Plays were held in open-aired theatres In the middle of each theatre was an altar to the god Dionysus Actors wore masks with exaggerated expressions - Daranie Phouthirath