travel booklet for ancient greece

8/20/2019 Travel Booklet for Ancient Greece

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Ancient

Greece

The Complete Guide to


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The Arts

The Parthenon:

The Parthenon was a temple to Athena built on the Acropolis, and the

sculptures built inside is considered the height of Ancient Greek art. The

Parthenon is a symbol of Ancient Greece and is a must see for anyone

visiting.

Minoan Art:

Minoan Art dates back to 1900 B.C, and is one of the earliest examples of

greek art. Minoan paintings are painted in the egyptian profile, but unlike

other mediterranean cultures, Minoans painted on wet plaster. This allowed


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for brighter color, but paintings had to be completed before the plaster

dried. This resulted in more fluid paintings, unique to Minoan art.

Map

Geography:

Greece is very mountainous. So much so that 80% of Greece has hills or

mountains. Greece also has around 6,000 islands. Greece has a mediterranean

climate, meaning gentle winters and hot summers.

Athenian Empire:

The Athenian Empire, or Delian League was a league of around 150 greek

cities founded in 478 B.C. It was formed to defend against Persia. It was

led by Athens, but due to their oppressive and controlling leadership the

Peloponnesian War broke out, which led to the led of the league.

Athens:


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Athens was the leading power in Greece after 480 B.C. The city of Athens

was the center of greek culture, philosophy, arts and education until the

Macedonian conquest of Athens in 340 B.C.

Time Periods

Mycenaean Greece:

The Mycenaean time period occurred at around 1600 B.C. The Mycenaeans had a

highly militarized society, and they conquered Greece all the way to Crete,

thereby ending the dominance of Minoan culture. Society was controlled by a

warrior aristocracy.

The Dark Ages:

From 1200 B.C to 1000 B.C Mycenaean Greece was ravaged by unknown forces.Following the collapse of the Mycenaeans came the collapse of Greek

culture. The the Mycenaean language was forgotten, monuments were not built

and art became much more simplistic. Many towns and cities were abandoned.

Greece eventually recovered, and by the 8th century a new Greek language

was invented which brought the Dark Ages to a close.


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Mythology

Orpheus:

Orpheus was a musician from Greek mythology who could charm anything and

anyone with his beautiful jams. He even charmed Hades to bring his wife

back from the dead, but it didn’t really work out.

Electra:

Electra was a character from the greek tragedy “Electra” by Sophocles. In

the tragedy, her father Agamemnon was murdered by her mother after he

arrived home from the Trojan War. Then, Electra and her brother Oresteskilled her mother and her step-father in revenge.


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People

Alexander the Great:

Alexander the Great was a legendary Greek General. He was born in 356 B.C,

and at the age of 20, assembled armies which under his leadership conquered

all the way to India. He defeated the Persians and founded Greek cities allthrough Mesopotamia and Egypt. At the age of 32 he was poisoned and died.

Homer:

Homer was a famous greek poet who was born between 850 and ll02 B.C. He is

called “The Teacher of all Greece” by Plato. His most famous works include

the Iliad and the Odyssey.


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Wars

Ionian Revolt:

The Ionian Revolt was a revolt of the Greek cities in Asia Minor. In lasted

from 499 B.C to 493 B.C. The cities were trying to gain independence from

the tyrannical rule of the Persian lt.

Empire. They were successful until 494 B.C, when the Persians recovered

from their defeats and crushed the revolt. The Ionian Revolt would lead to

the first Persian invasion of Greece as the Persians wanted to punish

Athens and other Greek states for supporting the revolt.

Peloponnesian War:

The Peloponnesian War was a war between the Athenian Empire and Sparta with

their allies in the Peloponnesian League. The power of Athens threatened

Sparta, and the heavy-handed rule that Athens held over the Delian League

aggravated them. Relations between Sparta and Athens became very hostile.

War began in 431 B.C. After a brutal and horrific conflict, Sparta and her

allies were victorious. Athens was reduced to a shadow of its former self

and the golden age of Greece came to a close.


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Culture & Society

Ancient Greek Language:

Greek language has changed drastically throughout the years. The ancient

Mycenaeans had their own dialect, found on the script Linear B. After the

dark ages of Greece, Ionic became the main dialect in Greece. The rise in

power of Athens in the 5th century B.C caused the Athenian dialect; Attic

to become the main language spoken in Greece. When Alexander the Great

conquered his Empire, he created a new dialect of Greek which was a

combination of many different dialects. This new dialect was called Koine

Greek, and it became the common language of all Greeks.


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Ancient Greek Clothing

Ancient Greeks usually wore uncut white cloth, fastened with elaborate

buttons and fasteners. There day to day outfits included an undergarment

and a cloak. The undergarments, called chiton and peplos. They were pieces

of cloth worn over the shoulders that came down to the ankles or the knees

and were held at the waist by a belt. The Himation was a cloak worn over

the undergarments. It served as protection from cold weather. Most Greeks

wore sandals, slippers or boots.

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