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![Greek Architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/384.jpg?v=1720632786)
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Greek Architecture
Greek architecture is concerned with simplicity, proportion, perspective, and harmony in buildings. Greek architecture includes some of the finest and most distinctive buildings ever built. Examples of Greek architecture include temples...
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Ancient Greek Inventions
The ancient Greeks are often credited with building the foundations upon which all western cultures are built, and this impressive accolade stems from their innovative contributions to a wide range of human activities, from sports to medicine...
![Greek Dark Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3393.jpg?v=1701682563)
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Greek Dark Age
The Greek Dark Age (c. 1200 to c. 800 BCE, overlapping with the Iron Age, c. 1200-550 BCE) is the modern-day term for the period in Greek history following the Bronze Age Collapse when the Mycenaean Civilization fell and the Linear B writing...
![Ancient Greek Sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/1025.jpg?v=1713838626)
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Ancient Greek Sculpture
The sculpture of ancient Greece from 800 to 300 BCE took inspiration from Egyptian and Near Eastern monumental art, and evolved into a uniquely Greek vision of the art form. Greek artists captured the human form in a way never before seen...
![Arts & Culture in Medieval Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7783.jpg?v=1699379766)
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Arts & Culture in Medieval Japan
This activity has been designed to fit a 30-minute slot for your class and is suitable for both online and classroom teaching, as well as homeschooling. Students have to read three articles (also available in an audio format) on the...
![Ancient Greek Pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/1151.jpg?v=1713838383)
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Ancient Greek Pottery
Greek pottery has four main types: Geometric, Corinthian, Athenian Black-figure, and Athenian red-figure pottery. Pottery vessels were made for everyday use such as the two-handled amphora for storage, the single-stem kylix cup for drinking...
![Indo-Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/260.jpg?v=1625706903)
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Indo-Greek
The first Indo-Greek kingdom appeared circa 190 BCE may when the Greco-Bactrian king or (general for his father) Demetrios was busy in India, when his Indian possessions were divided between several kings, probably firstly in order to better...
![Greek Philosophy](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/272.jpg?v=1721750223)
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Greek Philosophy
Ancient Greek philosophy is a system of thought, first developed in the 6th century BCE, which was informed by a focus on the First Cause of observable phenomena. Prior to the development of this system by Thales of Miletus (l. c. 585 BCE...
![Ancient Greek Music](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/708.jpg?v=1713838446)
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Ancient Greek Music
Music (or mousike) was an integral part of life in the ancient Greek world, and the term covered not only music but also dance, lyrics, and the performance of poetry. A wide range of instruments was used to perform music which was played...
![Greek Fire](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7616.jpg?v=1719409444)
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Greek Fire
Greek Fire was an incendiary weapon first used in Byzantine warfare in 678 CE. The napalm of ancient warfare, the highly flammable liquid was made of secret ingredients and used both in catapulted incendiary bombs and sprayed under pressure...