Ancient Greece

Question 1

Prominent Periods of Ancient Greece

Answer 1

Archaic Greece
Golden Age/ Classical Period
Hellenistic Period

Question 2

Women in Greece went from:

Answer 2

Kore > Nymphe > Gyne

Question 3

Greek young woman

Answer 3

KORE

Question 4

bride

Answer 4

NYMPHE

Question 5

give birth to first child

Answer 5

GYNE

Question 6

poet of “Ode to Aphrodite”

Answer 6

SAPPHO

Question 7

• first midwife in history
• studied medicine (disguised as a man)
• help women in childbirth

Answer 7

Agnodice of Athens

Question 8

Ancient Greece Clothing

Answer 8

Tunic (PEPLOS and CHITON)
Cloak (called HIMATION)

Question 9

• large rectangular
• HEAVY fabric folded along the upper edge
  = APOPTYGMA would reach the waist

Answer 9

PEPLOS

Question 10

overfold on the PEPLOS

Answer 10

APOPTYGMA

Question 11

Greek TUNIC
- LIGHTER fabric, usually imported linen
- long rectangle
- sewn at the sides and at the shoulders

Answer 11

CHITON

Question 12

where the PEPLOS or CHITON were long enought to be pulled over the belt and create a POUCH challed:

Answer 12

KOLPOS

Question 13

• short CHITON fastened on the left shoulder
• worn for exercise, horse-riding, or hard labor

Answer 13

EXOMIS

Question 14

CLOAK worn by men and women in Greece made of heavy fabric

Answer 14

HIMATION

Question 15

Shawls/Cloaks in Ancient Greece

Answer 15

1. EPIBLEMA (for women)
2. CHLAMYS (for men)

Question 16

shawl worn by greek women over the peplos or chiton

Answer 16

EPIBLEMA

Question 17

short cloak worn by greek men when riding

Answer 17

CHLAMYS

Question 18

• Greek women’s staple wardrobe
• large rectangular cloak wrapped around the body
• fastened with FIBULAE on the shoulder

forms a flap at the back like a cape

Answer 18

DORIC PEPLOS

Question 19

fastens the doric peplos on the shoulders

Answer 19

FIBULAE

Question 20

CHITON Evolution

Answer 20

1. DORIC CHITON
2. IONIC CHITON
3. HELLENISTIC CHITON

Question 21

• similar to the Doric peplos
• the fold to the back of it hangs longer

worn by both men and women

Answer 21

DORIC CHITON

Question 22

what differentiates the doric peplos from the doric chiton?

Answer 22

the Doric Chiton’s back hangs longer

Question 23

replaced Doric Chiton

• made from much lighter linen fabric,
• allowed for more pleating
• created more fuller, more flowing garments.

Answer 23

IONIC CHITON

Question 24

• refinement of the Doric Chiton
• narrower
• belted just beneath the breasts
• made of lighter weight (wool cloth, linen, or silk)

Answer 24

HELLENISTIC CHITON

Question 25

CHITON Kinds

Answer 25

1. EXOMIS 2. MONOCHITON 3. CHITON PODERES 4. CHITON SYRTOS

Question 26

Chiton worn without himation

Answer 26

MONOCHITON

Question 27

Chiton that reached the heels

Answer 27

CHITON PODERES

Question 28

even longer Chiton that dragged to the ground

Answer 28

CHITON SYRTOS or ELKEKHITONES

Question 29

FABRICS in Ancient Greece

Answer 29

1. WOOL 2. LINEN 3. SILKS 4. LEATHER

Question 30

Commonly used FABRICS in Ancient Greece

Answer 30

WOOL and LINEN

Question 31

FABRIC in Ancient Greece used by soldiers

Answer 31

LEATHER

Question 32

was the most famous knot of the time, considered to be magical, and seen in amulets, belts, bracelets, and rings

Answer 32

HERCULES KNOT

Question 33

Prostitutes in Ancient Greece

Answer 33

HETAIRES

Question 34

makeup in ancient greece

Answer 34

more natural exaggerated dark eyes and bright lips were only for prostitutes (hetaires)

Question 35

sculptures of women in archaic period

Answer 35

KORE

Question 36

early depiction of women’s hair in ancient greece

Answer 36

hair in many thin braids (as seen in kore sculptures)

Question 37

ancient Greece footwear

Answer 37

1. PEDILLA 2. KREPIS 3. CNEMIS 4. GREAVE

Question 38

Greek name for the sole made of wood or thick leather which was tied onto the foot with thongs or ribbon laces - made to one shape and fitted both feet - better quality ones were eventually made from leather or felt, and were cut to fit each foot. - became fashionable among the wealthy, and cork was used as a midsole to give added height

Answer 38

PEDILLA

Question 39

FOOTWEAR in Ancient Greece - Robust toe-less shoes laced or strapped to the front - mostly worn by soldiers, made of heavy leather with ankle strapping

Answer 39

KREPIS

Question 40

leather leggings that protected a soldier’s legs often worn with a sandal called GREAVE

Answer 40

CNEMIS

Question 41

sandal often worn with CNEMIS

Answer 41

GREAVE