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The Ancient Greeks (People of the Ancient World) Paperback – March 1, 2005

by Allison Lassieur (Author)

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Explores life in ancient Greece through its people. Learn about philosophers, such as Aristotle, and poets, such as Homer, and many others. Read about some of the discoveries and writings that led to our present-day understanding of this fascinating civilization.--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

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Age Range: 11 and up
Series: People of the Ancient World
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Children's Press(CT) (March 1, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0531167399
ISBN-13: 978-0531167397
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.9 x 0.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,160,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #472 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > Europe
- #573 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > Ancient

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Look at the Ancient Greeks from an occupational perspective

By Lawrance Bernabo HALL OF FAMEVINE VOICE on January 26, 2006

Format: Paperback

The People of the Ancient World series takes a different approach to the study of ancient civilizations in that this look at "The Ancient Greeks" is arranged by sociological strata rather than following the standard chronological approach. The historical chronology of Greek culture is laid out by Allison Lassieur in the introduction to this volume, so that it is clear to young readers how Mycenaean culture gave way to a Dark Age from which Archaic Greece emerged and that after the city-states battled Persia for Control of their land the Greek ascendancy was realized during the Classical Age and the Hellenistic Greece that followed the death of Alexander the Great. But the book itself starts at the top of Greek society with the people of the government and ends up with the slaves and workers, with Lassieur creating a portrait of life in Ancient Greece through a look at its inhabitants.

This approach suits the ancient Greeks given that in ancient Athens there were four economic classes: the wealth aristocrats (pentakosiomedimnoi), knights (hippada telounts), farmers (zeugiatai) and poorest Athenians (thetes). But Lassieur follows more of an occupational approach looking at the people of the government, scientists, athletes, philosophers and thinkers, priests and priestesses, poets and playwrights, artists and architects, warriors, and slaves and workers. That first chapter on the people of the government covers not only the evolution of government in Greece, but also the wide range of governments that existed (i.e., a comparison of Athenian democracy with Sparta's military city-state).

Consequently, other history books will give you more of a sense of what happened when, but this look at "The Ancient Greeks" will do a better job of telling young students who did what.Read more ›

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By Glen on May 4, 2012

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Bought this book for a fifth grader to uses in a report on ancient Greece. The book was very useful, much better than the three books we got from the public library.

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Informative book

By Larry Joe Morgan on December 1, 2013

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Informative and interesting book...I have not read every word as I specifically was looking for certain information. But what I have read was good information.