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Going greek! 1-2
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did most Greek women get their clothing? | Most women created their own clothing while bought imported fabric and clothing. They wove fabric using a loom and then sewed clothing for themselves and family members |
| What article of clothing did both women and men wear? | A chiton (ky-ton) was wore by both sexes. For women - A chiton was also called pelos |
| What was the primary difference between their summer and winter clothes? | in cooler times, women used wool as a fabric and muslin when warmer |
| What article of clothing did women wear over the chiton? | Himation - as a cloak or shawl |
| What did some women wear to show they were part of a higher social group? | Women wore elaborate jewelry made from metal or semi-precious stones: earrings, bracelets, necklaces, brooches, rings. Women also wore sandals and curled their hair or wore it up. |
| How and why did men wear the chiton differently than women? | men might drape the fabric of their chiton under their right arm to free that warm to allow greater mobility; it also might be shorter than a woman's. Men wore a CHLAMYS (clay-mis) as a cloak. |
| What did Greek men wear when they went to war? | leather breastplates with metal sewn on cloth; crested helmets made of leather/bronze; spears, swords, shine guards (greaves) |
| What was the main footwear? | sandals or barefeet |
| Why did men originally wear full beards, and what changed that style? | Alexander the Great popularized clean-shaven face |
| How did men style their hair or What did men wear on their heads? | Men wore wore long hair with brightly colored headbands and a crown of wreaths, flowers or leaves on special occasions |
| Where do historians believe Hellenic history began? | Archeologists found an advanced civilization living on Crete |
| What was the center of the Cretan Empire | The Center of the Cretan empire was the Palace of Knossus |
| How did we learn about Minoan Civilization? | In the early 1900's Sir Arthur Evans, a British archeologist, discovered eh ruins of the palace. |
| How did the Minoan Civilization get it's name? | The Minoan civilization got its name after the King Minos, the famous king in the myth of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur |
| What engineering feat did the Minoans develop at the palace of Knossus? | The archeological dig revealed a Knossus palace with four stories, 1500 rooms with workshop and storage areas and a modern plumbing system as good or BETTER than those found in Europe until the 19th century |
| Give at lease two reasons historians believe may have caused the end of the Minoan Civilization? | The Minoan Era lasted over 1000 years, however it ended by a volcanic explosion, an earthquake , a foreign invasion, or a combination of these. |
| How did its location help Crete to become a major sea power? | Crete's location helped it to become a major sea power because as an island located in the eastern Mediterranean, it was equidistant from the mainland of Greece, Egypt, and Asia Minor |
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