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Ancient Greece Flashcards

1
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Prominent Periods of Ancient Greece

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Archaic Greece
Golden Age/ Classical Period
Hellenistic Period

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2
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Women in Greece went from:

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Kore > Nymphe > Gyne

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3
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Greek young woman

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KORE

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4
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bride

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NYMPHE

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5
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give birth to first child

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GYNE

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6
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poet of “Ode to Aphrodite”

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SAPPHO

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7
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  • first midwife in history
  • studied medicine (disguised as a man)
  • help women in childbirth
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Agnodice of Athens

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Ancient Greece Clothing

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Tunic (PEPLOS and CHITON)
Cloak (called HIMATION)

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  • large rectangular
  • HEAVY fabric folded along the upper edge
    = APOPTYGMA would reach the waist
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PEPLOS

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10
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overfold on the PEPLOS

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APOPTYGMA

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Greek TUNIC
- LIGHTER fabric, usually imported linen
- long rectangle
- sewn at the sides and at the shoulders

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CHITON

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12
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where the PEPLOS or CHITON were long enought to be pulled over the belt and create a POUCH challed:

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KOLPOS

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  • short CHITON fastened on the left shoulder
  • worn for exercise, horse-riding, or hard labor
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EXOMIS

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14
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CLOAK worn by men and women in Greece made of heavy fabric

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HIMATION

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15
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Shawls/Cloaks in Ancient Greece

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  1. EPIBLEMA (for women)
  2. CHLAMYS (for men)
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16
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shawl worn by greek women over the peplos or chiton

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EPIBLEMA

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17
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short cloak worn by greek men when riding

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CHLAMYS

18
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  • Greek women’s staple wardrobe
  • large rectangular cloak wrapped around the body
  • fastened with FIBULAE on the shoulder

forms a flap at the back like a cape

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DORIC PEPLOS

19
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fastens the doric peplos on the shoulders

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FIBULAE

20
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CHITON Evolution

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  1. DORIC CHITON
  2. IONIC CHITON
  3. HELLENISTIC CHITON
21
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  • similar to the Doric peplos
  • the fold to the back of it hangs longer

worn by both men and women

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DORIC CHITON

22
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what differentiates the doric peplos from the doric chiton?

A

the Doric Chiton’s back hangs longer

23
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replaced Doric Chiton

  • made from much lighter linen fabric,
  • allowed for more pleating
  • created more fuller, more flowing garments.
A

IONIC CHITON

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  • refinement of the Doric Chiton
  • narrower
  • belted just beneath the breasts
  • made of lighter weight (wool cloth, linen, or silk)
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HELLENISTIC CHITON

25
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CHITON Kinds

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  1. EXOMIS
  2. MONOCHITON
  3. CHITON PODERES
  4. CHITON SYRTOS
26
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Chiton worn without himation

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MONOCHITON

27
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Chiton that reached the heels

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CHITON PODERES

28
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even longer Chiton that dragged to the ground

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CHITON SYRTOS or ELKEKHITONES

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FABRICS in Ancient Greece

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  1. WOOL
  2. LINEN
  3. SILKS
  4. LEATHER
30
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Commonly used FABRICS in Ancient Greece

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WOOL and LINEN

31
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FABRIC in Ancient Greece used by soldiers

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LEATHER

32
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was the most famous knot of the time,
considered to be magical, and seen in amulets, belts, bracelets, and rings

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HERCULES KNOT

33
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Prostitutes in Ancient Greece

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HETAIRES

34
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makeup in ancient greece

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more natural

exaggerated dark eyes and bright lips were only for prostitutes (hetaires)

35
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sculptures of women in archaic period

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KORE

36
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early depiction of women’s hair in ancient greece

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hair in many thin braids
(as seen in kore sculptures)

37
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ancient Greece footwear

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  1. PEDILLA
  2. KREPIS
  3. CNEMIS
  4. GREAVE
38
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Greek name for the sole made of wood or thick leather which was tied onto the foot with thongs or ribbon laces

  • made to one shape and fitted both feet
  • better quality ones were eventually made from leather or felt, and were cut to fit each foot.
  • became fashionable among the wealthy, and cork was used as a midsole to give added height
A

PEDILLA

39
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FOOTWEAR in Ancient Greece
- Robust toe-less shoes laced or strapped to
the front
- mostly worn by soldiers, made of heavy leather with ankle strapping

A

KREPIS

40
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leather leggings that protected a soldier’s legs

often worn with a sandal called GREAVE

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CNEMIS

41
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sandal often worn with CNEMIS

A

GREAVE

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