ATHENS
THE GATEWAY TO WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
Made by:
Sima El Barbir
Samir Ali
Ethan Brown
Tatiana Arias
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Family Law
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Geography and Origins of Athens
Athens was located on the peninsula and landmass “Attica”. Greece is located around the Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, Sea of Marmara, and the Black Sea. Athens is surrounded and has 3 rivers running through the land; Eridanos, Ilissos, and Kephisos. Athens is also 4 miles away from the Saronic Gulf, the major gulf uniting most Ancient Greek city - states. Because of Greece’s rugged coastline, people use boats and ships for inner city travel. But, sometimes strong winds can cause ships to prevent from sailing. Greece has two main geographical sections; the peninsula and the islands. The peninsula, including the Peloponnese, and many more. Thasos, Lemnos, Sporades, and Euboea were (and still are!) only some of the islands of Greece! Greek climate was and still is very good for harvesting. The Greek harvested and made, cereals from wheat, grain, etc, vines, olive trees that made olive oil, a very famous thing all around Greece. Olive trees were “started from” Athena, whose name inspired the word “Athens”. Legend says, there was a contest being held to determine what Athen’s name will be. Poseidon went first and struck the ground with his mighty trident and a salt water spring appeared. Then, Athena dropped a seed on earth, and an olive tree grew. The Athenians found the olive tree more valuable and named the city-state in honor of her. People also harvested pears, almonds, figs, and apples that were thrown at people to show their affection from one person to another. People also harvested wine made out of different types of grapes. Before Athens was formerly known as “Athens” it was known as Cecrops. This was made in honor of the first formal ruler at the time “Cecrops,” who named the land after himself. After the Athenian gods saw the beauty of the land, they set out for a contest among the gods to name the land again, and of course (as said before) Athena won and the land was named after her. Evidence of human inhabitation of Athens dates back to 5000 BCE, and some scientists believe it could've been older, maybe inhabited as far back as 7000 BCE.