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The Greeks

Outlines the history of Ancient Greece to the time of Alexander the Great and examines the detail of everyday life.

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Main Author: Peach, Susan
Other Authors: Millard, Anne, Jackson, Ian, 1960- (Illustrator), Chisholm, Jane
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Tulsa, Okla. : EDC, c1990.
Edition:American ed.
Series:Usborne illustrated world history
Subjects:
Greece > Civilization > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Table of Contents:
  • The first Greeks
  • The Minoan palaces
  • Minoan religion
  • The end of the Minoans
  • The Mycenaeans
  • Mycenaean cities
  • The Trojan War
  • The end of the age
  • The Dark Ages
  • The Archaic Period
  • The Greeks and their neighbours
  • Social structure and government
  • Sparta
  • Farming and food
  • A Greek house
  • Clothes and jewellery
  • Pottery
  • Markets, money and trade
  • Travel by land and sea
  • The army
  • The navy
  • The Persian Wars
  • The city of Athens
  • Architecture
  • Sculpture
  • Metalworkers and miners
  • The role of women
  • Childhood and education
  • Music and poetry
  • Parties and games
  • The theatre
  • Athletics and sport
  • Democracy in Athens
  • The Golden Age and the Peloponnesian War
  • Gods and goddesses
  • Temples, worship and festivals
  • Oracles and mystery cults
  • Death and the Underworld
  • The rise of Macedonia
  • Alexander the Great
  • The Hellenistic World
  • Learning
  • Medicine.

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