Appleseeds articles from October 2008

Appleseeds archives from October 2008

Help wanted in ancient Greece.
October 1, 2008... If there were newspapers in ancient Greece, citizens might have chosen from jobs such as these... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just who were the Ancient Greeks? People have lived in what is now Greece for many thousands of years. But...

A trip to the Agora.
October 1, 2008... Mmm! What is that delicious smell? Could it be the aroma of freshly picked pomegranates? Now I'm noticing the strong, sharp scent of well-aged goat cheese. Follow your nose--and me!--to the ancient agora (AG-or-uh), where we'll find all...

Barbershop boy: the sun is rising as I walk to work.
October 1, 2008... Though I am young, I am proud to be apprenticed by Ctesibius, the greatest barber in Alexandria. He is an inventor, too. Many people come to admire his weighted mirror, which moves up and down for each customer. Our shop is under a...

Loafing around in ancient Greece.
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bread lovers were in luck in ancient Greece: Greeks ate bread with every meal. Although the ancient Greeks made about 72 kinds of bread, most people ate only a few types, which they made at home. It was heavy,...

All work and no play: a slave's life.
October 1, 2008... My master calls me Thratta, and I work in his house with nine other slaves. My father was a trader from Thrace, and I was born free. But when my father died, I was sold to pay off his I debts. I was shipped to the agora in Athens. There were...

School days.
October 1, 2008... If you grew up in ancient Athens, would you have gone to school? The answer depended on a couple of things... whether you were a girl or a boy... and whether your family was wealthy or poor. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If you were a girl,...

Playtime.
October 1, 2008... What did girls and boys do in ancient Greece when they weren't learning to weave or copy letters? They played, of course. A lot of the games they played would be familiar to you: tag, running races, hide and seek. Some of the toys they played...

Get paid for thinking?(philosophers)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Have you ever heard of Socrates (SOCK-rah-teez), Plato (PLAY-toh), or Aristotle (AIR-iss-tah-tle)? These three men lived more than 2,000 years ago in ancient Greece. They were all philosophers. What is a philosopher,...

The busy lives of Gods: the citizens of Greece weren't the only ones with busy live in ancient times. The Greek gods and goddesses had important jobs to do as well ...
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Zeus, the ruler of all the Greek gods, was responsible for the weather, as well as for keeping order and ensuring justice. Zeus had other important roles as well: He was the judge who settled disagreements between...

Gym class.
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Say you're a boy living in Athens 2,500 years ago, like me, Epidromos. If you've got a sister, as I do, you know that she gets to stay home all day, but you've got to go to school. Is that fair? Still, it is good...

Time capsule.(Ancient Greek civilization)
October 1, 2008... Who Did What? What jobs can you find mentioned in this article? More than 2,300 years ago, a Greek trading ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea. It was carrying 400 amphorae full of wine, about 9,000 almonds, and 29 heavy millstones for...

Octo, the archeological thief.(ANIMALS TALES)
October 1, 2008... The scientists who studied the Kyrenia had to deal with an eight-armed thief! They called him Octo. Yes, the thief was an octopus. Octo loved the lead rings used on the ship. When the scientists counted the rings they had found, there were some...

Do the match.(By the Numbers)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1 Scientists have ways of figuring out how old objects are. Using complex tests, they dated the wood used to build the Kyrenia. They believed the wood was about 2,397 years old. They tested the almonds too. They...

Home sweet home.
October 1, 2008... Just us people do today, must people in ancient Greece spent n lot of their time at home. So one great way to learn about the ancient Greeks is to study the places where people lived, Archaeologists and historians have done just that. In fact,...

Make a Greek vase.(Fun Stuff)
October 1, 2008... Did you use a cup or a plate today? How about a bowl? If you did, then you are like the ancient Greeks: They used cups, plates, and bowls, too. They also used pitchers, vases, and jars. Today, our everyday dishes are made of many different...

Let the games begin.
October 1, 2008... Oh hi, it's me again, Epidromos. I want to tell you n bit about these grimes me have that you call the Olympics. We don't have much time, so let's go... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The first games held at Olympia took place more than...

Take a mud bath!(GROSS FACTS)
October 1, 2008... If you aren't crazy about water or baths, you'd love living in ancient Greece! Greeks didn't use soap for washing themselves, and even though they had bathtubs, no one knows how often they used them. Instead, they would rub their bodies with...

Olympian numbers.(STAGGERING STATISTICS)
October 1, 2008... 8: the most gold medals ever awarded to one person during one Olympics 10: the age of the youngest person ever to compete in the Olympics (Athens, 1896) 20: the number of modern winter Olympic games held since 1896 26: the number...

Just like you.(ANIMAL TALES)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JUST LIKE YOU, kids in Ancient Greece had pets. Although they had kinds of turtles and rabbits for pets, the most popular pets were small dogs. But sorry... if you're a cat person, you would have been out of luck....