Ancient Greece
Published on Jun 03, 2016
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Ancient Greece
By: Brady Whalen
First, I'm going to talk about food in Ancient Greece
Ancient Greeks had to eat foods that could easily be obtained in their rocky terrain
When Greeks sat down to eat dinner, their drinks of choice were either water or very watered down wine.
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However, if they drank milk or non-watered down wine, that was considered an act of barbarism
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In Greece, their main form of protein they ate was fish. This was because beef was extremely expensive and pork was reserved for religious sacrifices.
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In Ancient Greece, the Greeks were unaware of sugar, so their main method of sweetening food was with honey.
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Even though Greeks were very advanced, they hadn't yet created utensils for eating. Therefore, they used bread as both a spoon and a napkin.
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Because religion was such a big part of Greek life, temples dedicated to the gods were typically some of the most formidable structures.
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When the Greeks built columns, they built them in three different styles, or orders as they called them.
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The Doric order was the plainest and least ornate of the three orders. Doric columns were used on the extremely famous and historic Parthenon.
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A slightly more intricate design, the Ionic order was the second order. It features a scroll-like design on top and is featured prominently on the Erechtheum.
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Thirdly, there was the Corinthian order. The grandest of the three, the Corinthian order was used quite sparingly. It has a leaf-like design and is featured on the Temple of Zeus at Athens.
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When it came to regular art, pottery was the most common form of art a Greek artist would make.
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Many Greek artists would create small statues made of terracotta. These statues would be sacrificed to gods, given as presents, and even buried with corpses.
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Established artists throughout Greece often created sizable statues to display in public places throughout Greece.
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Early sculptures were usually clunky and awkward looking, but by the 4th century the sculptures became extremely human-like, almost becoming freaky at times.
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Finally, I'm going to talk about democracy, a type of government that was created in Ancient Greece.
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Athens, a Greek city-state, is where many historians say that democracy was created and used for the first time. Democracy is the type of government that we, the USA, use today.
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The word democracy stems from the Greek word “dēmos”, which means the entire citizen body. In a democracy, the entire population gets to have a say in politics.
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However, in Greece, only a select group of people were able to vote. Only free males over the age of 18 were allowed to vote.
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In Athens, there was a secret group of around a 100 of the wealthiest and most influential citizens that would meet secretly, discussing how they could influence regular citizens. These meetings were not told to the public.
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The assembly to vote in Athens took place at least once a month. The took place on the Pnyx hill, an area that could hold up to 6,000 occupants.
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