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Ancient Greece / written by Anne Pearson.

by Pearson, Anne.

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DK Publishing, c2023.

Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.

DK eyewitness books.

Eyewitness books.

9780744081534 (hbk.)

074408153X (hbk.)

9780744081527 (pbk.)

0744081521 (pbk.)

Revised edition.

American edition.

72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.

At head of title: Eyewitness.

Includes index.

Greek world -- The Minoans -- The Mycenaeans -- To Troy and back -- Greek expansion -- City of Athens -- Politics in Athens -- Gods, goddesses, and myths -- Festivals and oracles -- Temples -- At home -- Women at work -- Growing up -- Fun and games -- Wining and dining -- A day at the theater -- Greek beauty -- Getting dressed -- The Greek games -- Wisdom and the arts -- Vases and vessels -- Farming and fishing -- Crafts, travel, and trade -- War -- Sparta -- Science and medicine -- Death and the afterlife -- Alexander the Great -- Did you know? -- Who's who -- Find out more.

Step back in time to an ancient world of mythical beasts, bow down to gods and goddesses, and take a trip to the first Olympics in this illustrated guide. Become an eyewitness to the glory of ancient Greece in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of what classical Greece was like. Children will be mesmerized by striking photography, maps, paintings, and lots of artefacts to help understand what life was like at this time. This illustrated guide lets kids aged 9+ experience the significance ancient Greece has had in transforming our world, in this detailed introduction to one of the world's founding nations. Learn why Greek pottery is so famous, discover how children played, and take a look at what people wore.

Dorling Kindersley, Inc.

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