Topic > A Look at Ancient Greece - 634

Ancient Greece"Maybe you think your grandfather is old? Maybe you have some antiques? But those are not old at all. Compared to the ancient Greeks. They lived thousands of years ago. Way back in time.-Paul PerroThere is a lot to learn about ancient Greece or how they hunted or maybe just went to Punt!There is a lot to learn about ancient Greece food, about religion, about clothing, about shelter, about artistic expression, about power and authority and much more The Olympics (which still take place today) were very important to the Greeks After running, jumping and swimming they were very hungry let's eat today They ate goat's cheese and fish and rocket and asparagus and bulbs They also ate cabbages and apples and figs and birds and chicken and much more The land was not fertile So they made the land fertile with irrigation meat was rarely consumed but was used as a religious sacrifice. The poor never ate meat except during religious holidays. Cows and pigs were burned for the gods and goddesses. Then they would distribute the meat to the people. Wine was the main drink. They rarely drank milk but used it to make cheese. They didn't have cutlery, so they used their hands. When they ate soup, they used bread. symposiums are a dinner reserved for men only. They allowed the boys and girls to entertain the guests. Breakfast and lunch were just a simple meal, but dinner was the main meal of the day. To clean their hands they used bread and dogs or... medium of paper..." Archaic and Hellenistic and the Classical period are three different artistic concepts. Archaic has stiff people with their arms at their side. The classical period made people relax, which was successful. Hellenism was a culturalist period Since Alexander the Great conquered most of Asia, they had the influence of making art on conquered Asia the most important art for the. Greeks. Unfortunately, only a few paintings have survived because they were destroyed. The Greeks were talented in painting. We know this thanks to the surviving ceramics. Parthenon which is both located in Athens. They are both one of the oldest and best buildings by the gods such as the Temple of Olympian Zeus or the Temple of Poseidon or the Temple of Apollo.