make up Greece assignment

In Greece, the acropolis was the highest point in all of Athens. On the acropolis, the Greeks built what is called the Parthenon. The Parthenon is the most important temple to Athena, the Goddess of wisdom and battle strategy in Ancient Greek mythology. What made this temple of Athena so special was the beautiful architecture used to build it as well as there was a very tall statue of the goddess inside as well. Greek’s geography is comprised of mountainous terrain, about 1,400 islands, and poor natural resources. Due to the many islands controlled by the Greeks, this resulted in many people becoming skilled sailors, especially military and merchants. Rewinding to before the Greeks came around, there were war-like tribes called barbarians. Back then, this term referred to people who were non-Greek. However, today, the term has come to mean someone who is inferior or less humane than a particular standard. These barbarian were nomadic tribes that often centered on combat. In fact, the barbarian tribes would go around pillaging other villages by burning them to the ground. However, they did not do this just to destroy stuff, they did this in order to gather loot from their victims. Another fact about these barbaric tribes is that they really did not really have an actual system of government. Instead, the tribes were led by warriors, warlords, or a little later, chieftains. The last important detail of the barbarians is that they built awesome stone structures known as megaliths. The most famous example of one of these megaliths is Stonehenge. One thing that you may not have known is that the Greeks are actually the first barbarians to live in the Aegean area. If you look closely, the Greeks do display many of the traits of the barbaric tribes. For example, one of the Greeks’ favorite hobbies were to conquer other lands. Also, due to the mountainous terrain, they often lived in small, independent communities, which can be thought of as “tribes.”