Corinth

Josefina Echeverria, Ashley Calle, Nick Forsyth, Dylan Ceslak

Period 19/24/13

Breakfast: Bread dipped in wine Lunch: Bread dipped in wine, olives, figs,

cheese, and dried fish Dinner: Vegetables, fruit, fish, and honey

cakes (main meal of the day) Fish= main source of protein Beef was rarely eaten Wine was main drink

Stable Food Sources

Farmers Merchants Priests Military Fisherman Women worked in house Businessmen Olympic athletes

Social Structure

24 letters in alphabet Linear B script Came from north smitic script in 8th century

B.C.E. Written from right to left Eventually it went from left to right

Writing

Bronze swords for battle Chariots for battle Spears Helmets and shields Telescope invented by Galileo Wood, plaster, and clay for houses

Technology

Ruled by descendants of Sisyphus named

Doeidas and Hyanthidas Known for main place of worship for Apollo,

the Greek god of music and also Zeus, the king of the Gods.

Religion

Zeus Apollo

Located on the western part of the isthmus Located right on cost = good trade Hot and dry in summer Cool and rainy in the winter Hills and mountains surround Acropolis, and agora

Geography

Famous for its magnificent acropolis and

temples Acrocorinth was the most famous acropolis Corinthian styled columns- named after

columns found on Corinthian temples

Architecture

Pottery- most common Pottery included painted animals Very detailed, and mostly jugs

The Arts

Recognized as trade and cultural polis,

busting with sailors and trading. Known for Corinthian columns- fancier than

Doric

Legacy

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