| Description |
96 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Usborne illustrated world history |
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Usborne illustrated world history.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
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Originally published: London : Usborne, 2003. |
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Previous eds. titled: The Greeks. |
| Contents |
First Greeks -- Minoan palaces -- Minoan religion -- End of the Minoans -- Mycenaeans -- Mycenaean cities -- Trojan War -- End of the age -- Dark Ages -- Archaic Period -- Greeks and the Mediterranean world -- Social structure and government -- Sparta -- Farming and food -- Greek house -- Clothes and fashion -- Pottery -- Markets, money and trade -- Travel by land and sea -- The army -- The navy -- Persian wars -- City of Athens -- Architecture -- Sculpture -- Metalworkers and miners -- Role of women -- Childhood and education -- Music and poetry -- Parties -- Plays and players -- Athletics and sports -- Democracy in Athens -- Golden Age and the Peloponnesian War -- Gods and goddesses -- Temples, worship and festivals -- Oracles and mystery cults -- Death and the underworld -- Rise of Macedonia -- Alexander the Great -- Hellenistic world -- Learning -- Medicine -- Appendix and index: Map of ancient Greece -- Greek myths -- Who was who in ancient Greece -- Date chart -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Summary |
Coins, democracy and the Olympics--Ancient Greek civilizations have had an amazing impact on the modern world. Discover what everyday life was like in Ancient Greece in this fascinating historical chronicle and reference book. |
| Subject |
Greece -- Civilization -- Juvenile literature.
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Greece -- Civilization -- Electronic information resources.
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World history -- Electronic information resources.
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| Added Author |
Millard, Anne.
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Chisholm, Jane (Photographer)
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Jackson, Ian, 1960-
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| Added Title |
Internet-linked Greeks |
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Greeks |
| ISBN |
0794504280 |
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9780794504281 |
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158086631X |
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9781580866316 |
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9780794517458 |
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0794517455 |
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