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1,200 BCE – 395 CE
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On a plain
Eastern Peleponneses
On two hills: Aspis and Larissa
80 m and 289 m high
Climate was hot and dry in the summer, and cold and wet in
the winter
Location on
the
Pelopennesus
peninsula
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Oranges
Lemons
Olives
Wheat
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Monarchy (under a king/queen/emperor’s rule)
Strengths of a Monarchy: Efficiency, No governmental
breakouts within the monarchy
Weaknesses of a Monarchy: no one to back up decisions,
only one call, no deliberation
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The goddess they worship is Hera
They worshipped her in shrines and temples
Goddess Hera
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Tombs
Odeum (theatre)
Sanctuary
Walls/foundation of the Agora
Thermae (roman baths)
Fortresses
Pottery
Roman sculptures
Mosaic floors
Terra cotta figurines
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#1: Gods and Goddesses
#2: the rich and wealthy
#3: citizens
#4: non-citizens
#5: free slaves
#6: slaves
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Women
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Upper class: stayed at home to manage the house or visited friends during the day.
Lower class: if they weren’t slaves, they either watched the kids or cleaned the house.
Middle class: sometimes helped husbands work, but mostly stayed home to watch the
kids and clean the house.
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Men
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Lower class: were mostly slaves who obtained their freedom, and they did the jobs that
most people did not want to do.
Upper class: were into government, war, literature, and philosophy.
Middle class: most were foreign. They were merchants, contractors, manufacturers,
artists, craftsman, managers, and tradesman.
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Panhellinic games (entertainment)
Drama and musical performances held in the Odeum
Theatre
Roman sculpture
Polykleitos was sometimes considered the best sculptor he
was the pupil of the famous ageladas
Geometrics
poetry
pottery
Spoke and wrote Greek
 • Tools used for writing: reed pens/brushes,
hammer and chisel
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Reed brush
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technology
Terra Cotta figurines
Armour
Double grip shields
Greek theatres
Aqueducts and baths
Pottery
Mosaics
invented coinage
Legend
Argos sent men to the Trojan war, which was in Argos. The place was of
celebration, and very dear to goddess Hera
Inachus was the first king, and after the flood of Deukalion, he
supposedly led all of the people safely down from the mountains
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