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The Story of the Greeks•Grade 4•grammar Stage

The Founding of Many Important Cities

After the flood, Cecrops founded Athens and taught people to farm, make olive oil and wine, weave wool, and harness oxen. Cadmus, a Phoenician, founded Thebes and brought the alphabet to Greece. Danaus founded a new Argos and established religious festivals. Perseus, a descendant of Danaus, built Mycenae with its massive walls, gateways, and tombs. The Pelasgians gradually joined these colonies and formed small states with their own kings.

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Identifies Cecrops as founder of Athens (originally Cecropia)

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Cause & Consequence

Explains why city was renamed Athens: to honor the goddess Athene

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Significance

Identifies the alphabet as one of the most important gifts to Greece

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