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.