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Ancient Greek Pottery & Agriculture

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ANCIENT GREEK POTTERY & ARCHITECTURE

PRESENTATION BY ALYSSA
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POTTERY

PROTOGEOMETRICAL PERIOD (C. 1050 - 900 BC)

MAINLY CIRCLES, TRIANGLES, WAVY LINES AND ARCS.

POTTERY 1000-700 B.C.

DURING THE DARK AGES, THE POTTERY DONE WAS MORE GEOMETRICAL.

POTTERY 720-550 B.C.

AROUND THIS TIME, ATHENIANS STARTED INTERACTING WITH OTHER CULTURES.
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POTTERY 550-300 B.C.

DURING THIS PERIOD, ATHENIAN POTTERY FLOURISHED WITH PICTURES OF THE GODS.
Photo by Xuan Che

ARCHAIC VASE PAINTERS (500 TO 480 B.C.)

BROUGHT MORE NATURALISM TO POTTERY WITH IMAGES OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.

REDFIGURE PAINTING (480 TO 425 BC)

MORE BLANK BACKGROUND WAS ADDED TO FOCUS ON THE IMAGE PORTRAYED.
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300 B.C. (HELLENISTIC PERIOD)

POTTERY BECAME MORE SIMPLE WITH PATTERNS AND LESS BLACK AND RED.
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HANDMADE POTTERY

POTTERY IN THIS TIME IS SHAPED BY ONE PERSON, AND PASSED TO ANOTHER FOR DECOR.
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HEATED AND COOLED

POTTERY WAS BAKED AND HARDENED IN A KILN. WOOD AND CHARCOAL WAS BURNED FOR FUEL.
Photo by Ken Lund

UPSIDE DOWN POTTERY

WHILE COOLING, POTTERY WAS FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN, CAREFUL NOT TO DAMAGE THE ART.
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SKYPHOS STYLES

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KYLIX STYLES

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KANTHAROS STYLES

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ANCIENT FLASKS

FLASKS LIKE THESE WERE USED TO HOLD PERFUMES, OILS, AND OINTMENTS.
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TRADING

POTTERY WAS OFTEN TRADED FOR MORE VALUABLE ITEMS.

AGRICULTURE

ANCIENT CLIMATES

HOT & DRY FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER. OFTEN RAINY AND CAN GET EXTREMELY COLD IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Photo by Horia Varlan

ANCIENT FARMING

GREEKS GREW MOSTLG WHEAT AND BARLEY TO LIVE OFF.
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ANCIENT HARVESTING

THE CITIZENS HAD OLIVE TREES FOR OLIVE TREES AND GREW GRAPES.
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VEGETABLE GARDENS

CABBAGE, ONION, GARLIC, LENTILS, CHICK PEA, AND BEANS.
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HERB GARDENS

SAGE, MINT, THYME, SAVORY, AND OREGANO.
Photo by KateMonkey

ORCHARDS & OILSEED

FIG, ALMOND, APPLE, AND PEAR TREES. OILSEED PLANTS LIKE LINSEED, SESAME, AND POPPY WERE ALSO GROWN.
Photo by Muffet

ANCIENT ANIMALS

MYCENAEANS RAISED MANY CATTLE. GOATS AND SHEEP QUICKLY BECAME THE MOST COMMON LIVESTOCK.
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ANIMAL RESOURCES

MEAT, WOOL, AND MILK (USUALLY IN THE FORM OF CHEESE), PORK, POULTRY, CHICKEN, AND GEESE.

HORSES

HORSES WERE A LUXURY ANIMAL, SIGNIFYING ARISTOCRACY.
Photo by Jyrki Salmi

COWS

COWS WERE ALSO SOMETIMES RAISED, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT AS COMMON AS OTHER FARM ANIMALS.
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WOOD

WOOD WAS A VERY BIG DEAL. HOMES AND WAGONS WERE MADE OF WOOD.

BEES

BEEKEEPING PROVIDED HONEY, THE ONLY SOURCE OF SUGAR KNOWN TO THE GREEKS.

BRONZE

BRONZE WAS USED FOR FARM TOOLS AND WEAPONRY.

ARCHITECTURAL STYLES

MAINLY VERTICAL PILLERS AND HORIZONTAL BEAMS.

DORIC STYLE

SLIMMER TOWRADS THE TOP AND WIDER AT THE BOTTOM
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CORINTHIAN STYLE

CORINTHIAN STYLES HAD DECORATIVE PATTERENS AT THE TOP

IONIC STYLE

IONIC STYLED COLUMNS CURLED ON THE SIDE TO MAKE IT LOOK UNIQUE

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