The world's most fascinating cultures in history are examined in this series which covers everyday areas of life from medicine and education to festivals and entertainment. This volume looks at the Greeks.

 

This book is part of a book series called Usborne Illustrated World History .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 1990 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

Fiona Macdonald is the author of over 150 children's books, specializing in history. Dr Anne Millard is an archaeologist with a doctorate in Egyptology.

This book has the following chapters: The first Greeks; the Minoan palaces; Minoan religion; the end of the Minoans; the Mycenaeans; Mycenaean cities; the Trojan War; the end of the age; the dark ages; the archaic period; the Greeks and their neighbours; social structure and government; Sparta; farming and food; a Greek house; clothes and jewellery; pottery; markets, money and trade; travel by land and sea; the army; the navy; the Persian wars; the city of Athens; architecture; sculpture; metalworkers and miners; the role of women; childhood and education; music and poetry; parties and games; the theatre; athletics and sport; democracy in Athens; the golden age and the Peloponnesian War; gods and goddesses; temples, worship and festivals; oracles and mystery cults; death and the underworld; the rise of Macedonia; Alexander the Great; the Hellenistic world; learning; medicine; appendix.