The Cambridge Companion to Archaic Greece (Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World)
Archaic greece 1a
Transcript of Archaic greece 1a
Archaic Greece
By Sergio, Ignacio, Álvaro, Pablo F. and Margarita.
Landscape
By Ignacio
Landscape:
- Mountainous
- A lot of valleys
- A lot of trees (olives, elms…)
Dates
776 BC 499 BC
750 BC - 550 BC Colonisations
Agriculture
● It was very important
● It was used for animals
● Cereals (wheat, barley…)
Farmers
- Support their animals
- It was used for agriculture
- Animals (sheep, horses…)
Culture
By Sergio
GODS AND RELIGION
- Greek people were Polytheistic.
- Mount Olympus
Pythagoras:(569 BC - 475 BC)
Plato:(427 BC - 347 BC)
Aristotle:(384 BC -322 BC)
Theatre and language
ARCHITECTURE:
- Columns
- Materials
- Archaic period
- It was based in:
· Harmony
· Proportion
Art DORIC IONIC
Art 2
Sculpture:- They represent ideal beauty
and movement
-Decorations
➢ Archaic period:
- Naked young men
- Young woman wearing dresses
Economy
By Margarita
Economy in Greece
We are going to see 4 different categories:
➢Livestock farming
➢Agriculture
➢Crafts/metallurgy
➢Trade/money
Livestock farming
Livestock
farming
Curious data:
● Four or five acres of land.
● They produced a lot of food and goods
from the animals.
Milk
Meat
Meat
Milk
Wool - Milk
Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture was difficult, because of:
● Mediterranean climate
● The peculiarity of the landscape
Oil Wine
Bread Beer
Crafts and metallurgy
Ceramic:
❖ Religious/artistic purposes
❖ Domestic purposes
❖ Commercial purposes
Metallurgy:
❏ Silver (Laurion, Sifnos) and gold (Sifnos, Tasos)
❏ Peaks and hammers (equipment)
❏ Slaves (miners)
Trade and money
Trade
Money
★ Maritime trade
- Wine, ceramics and olive oil.
★ Retail grade
- Fish, olive oil, vegetables, perfume and jewelry.
★ Athenian coin (in Athens)
★ Taxes: public works and indirect taxes
★ Coins:
1. Gold and silver
2. Pure silver
By Pablo Furones
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL
ORGANIZATION
Polis = city states
Political organization
- In Archaic Greece
there was an oligarchy
(an absolute monarchy)
where a person (the king)
had all the power.
Social groups
- King
- Nobles
- Soldiers and priests
- Peasants and traders
- Slaves
Political and social conflicts
-The kings disappeared,
they were replaced by
magistrates.
- Democracy was formed
citizens could choose their
politics.
Others
By Álvaro
Greek houses
- They were divided in
two parts:
- The rooms of the owners of
the house (upper floor).
- The rooms of the slaves
(down floor).
Diet
The basic ingredients of the Greek diet were:Semolina - figs - bread - fish - fruit cheese - eggs - vegetables - olives
The main drinks were:Wine and water
Clothes
Men commonly wore a linen tunic and women wore
a peplos. Slaves wore a different tunic of different
colours and also, they wore sandals.