It all starts with what they believed in. The number of Gods and Goddesses are unknown. They had twelve main Gods and Goddesses called the Olympian rulers. Zeus was the king of the Gods. He controlled the weather. He was worshiped greatly. He had a statue at Olympia. This statue was forty feet tall, making the seven wonders of the Ancient World list. Hera was the queen. She controlled the women and the life they had. Poseidon was a brother of Zeus. He controlled water and horses.

The buildings were beautiful. They had three main types of structure. Doric, was very sturdy and basic. Ionic, was a scroll design with a delicate striped pattern. Corinthian was very extreme. One of its features was the leaves sticking out of the top.

The clothes were simple. In Summer and Spring, people wore togas. These were thin pieces of silk, which would make the Greeks feel comfortable. In Winter and Autumn, people wore tunics. These were thick pieces of cotton. They never wore hats or belts. The only shoes they wore were sandals and they only wore these in the Winter and Autumn months. Otherwise they walked around bare footed.

Most Greeks were very poor. Some couldn’t afford to send their children to school. Did you know that only boys went to school? If a parent could not afford to send their son to school, the would work with their father.

They jobs were very bad. Blacksmiths made metal tools. They would shape the tools by melting them over a fire or furnace. This was one of the worst, poorest jobs in Greek times. One of the richer jobs included mathematicians. They worked in great palaces sorting population numbers.

Now that you know these facts, what do you think of the Greeks. Are you a friend or foe to them? Maybe, you’ll want to go to Greece and see the ruins, like I would one day.

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The Auckland Shag is a native New Zealand bird. This bird is also endangered, flightless and swims in the ocean.

Where can you find this bird?
The Auckland Shag is found in Auckland (mainly) Islands.

What does it look like?
This bird looks cute, it has two feet, two flippers and the colour is black, white or yellow. It also has small eyes that are black.

What those the Auckland Shag what eat?
The Auckland Shag eats various crustaceans & fishes. Crustaceans are small plants or animals that cannot be seen by an eye. Crustaceans live in the ocean, the sea or even water. Fishes that the Auckland Shag eats includes salmon, tuna and many more.

How those Auckland Shag breed?
It makes nests using grass, twigs and seaweed. The Auckland Shag lays eggs in November-February.

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