1,200 bce – 395 ce. on a plain eastern peleponneses on two hills: aspis and larissa 80 m and...
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Geography On a plain Eastern Peleponneses On two hills: Aspis and Larissa 80 m and 289 m high Climate was hot and dry in the summer, and cold
and wet in the winter
Location on the Pelopennesus peninsula
Government Monarchy (under a king/queen/emperor’s rule) Strengths of a Monarchy: Efficiency, No
governmental breakouts within the monarchy Weaknesses of a Monarchy: no one to back up
decisions, only one call, no deliberation
Architecture Tombs Odeum (theatre) Sanctuary Walls/foundation of the Agora Thermae (roman baths) Fortresses Pottery Roman sculptures Mosaic floors Terra cotta figurines
Social Structure #1: Gods and Goddesses #2: the rich and wealthy #3: citizens #4: non-citizens #5: free slaves #6: slaves Women Upper class: stayed at home to manage the house or visited friends during the day. Lower class: if they weren’t slaves, they either watched the kids or cleaned the
house. Middle class: sometimes helped husbands work, but mostly stayed home to watch
the kids and clean the house. Men Lower class: were mostly slaves who obtained their freedom, and they did the jobs
that most people did not want to do. Upper class: were into government, war, literature, and philosophy. Middle class: most were foreign. They were merchants, contractors, manufacturers,
artists, craftsman, managers, and tradesman.
The Arts Panhellinic games (entertainment) Drama and musical performances held in the
Odeum Theatre Roman sculpture Polykleitos was sometimes considered the best
sculptor he was the pupil of the famous ageladas Geometrics poetry pottery
Writing • Spoke and wrote Greek • Tools used for writing: reed
pens/brushes, hammer and chisel
Reed brush
Technology/Legacy technology Terra Cotta figurines Armour Double grip shields Greek theatres Aqueducts and baths Pottery Mosaics invented coinage Legend Argos sent men to the Trojan war, which was in Argos. The place
was of celebration, and very dear to goddess Hera Inachus was the first king, and after the flood of Deukalion, he
supposedly led all of the people safely down from the mountains
Works Consulted • http://prezi.com/ckk0dxu8b8rg/argos/ • http://greece.mrdonn.org/argos.html • http://
www.ehow.com/info_8065254_greek-writing-tools.html
http://prezi.com/ltdrrtnaqu8w/argos-greece/