Ancient Greece developed between 2800 BC to 300 BC and was comprised of two main civilizations - the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. The Minoans had a society with ruling and common classes and women had significant roles and rights. The Mycenaeans had lesser nobility and large lower classes. Ancient Greek culture made major contributions to literature, drama, sculpture, architecture and philosophy. Their clothing consisted mainly of tunics, cloaks and himations made from wool and linen. Women wore diplaxes and men and women wore sandals. Hairstyles and accessories varied by period and gender.

1. ANCIENT GREECE
(2800BC—300BC)
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Geography

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• The first people to occupied Greece was
Minoan
• 2 Strands of Greek Archaic Culture:
Dorian & Ionian
• The Greece developed the individual
achievement
• They believed that a failure to do honor to any
part of nature could lead to destruction

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• Great ancient Greek civilization
•Literature
•Drama
•Sculpture
•Architecture
•philosophy

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• Literature:
o Created text: Phoenician letters
o Homeric: The irreplaceable status in the history of
Western literature and the greatest historical epic
have not only made great contributions to the
literature, but have provided many valuable things
in history, geography, archeology and folklore

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• Literature:
o Homeric: The irreplaceable
status in the history of Western
literature and the greatest
historical epic have not only
made great contributions to the
literature, but have provided
many valuable things in history,
geography, archeology

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• 2 main civilizations
– Minoan Civilization
– Mycenae Civilization

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• Minoan Civilization:
– 2 classes of society:
ruling class & common people
– Women were equal to men: participated in public
festival (sports, athletics)
– Major figure in the religion: Mother Goddess

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• Mycenae Civilization:
– Lesser Nobility
– Large group of lower class (Craftsmen, peasants,
shepherds)

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• Olympic games :
– 776 BC: 1st Olympic games
– 古希 走入 盛期腊 兴
–Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες

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• For men and women:
– Chiton:
• Set with different variations

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• For men and women:
–Himation:
• A rectangular fabric, large enough to
wrap the body
• Various methods of draping himation
• Mostly over a chiton

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• For men and women:
–Perizoma
• A term for loincloth for athletes

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• For men and women:
– Diplax
• A small rectangular fabric, worn by women
• Worn over chiton
• Draped like Himation

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• For men and women:
– Chlamydon
• A complicated form of women diplax
• The fabric was pleated into a fabric band

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• For men and women:
– Cloaks & Capes
• Chlamys:
– Rectangular cloak
– Made of leather or wool
– Pinned over the left shoulder

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• linen:
– Mostly imported from Middle East & Egypt
• Silk
– Made from fabrics from China
– They combined silk fiber with linen fiber
• Cotton
– Couldn’t be grown in Greece because of the
climate

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• Most of the garment made of wool and linen
• Fabric coloring: from plants, minerals, and
shellfish
• Pleating fabrics was developed
• Greek costume was draped

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54. Jewelry & Accessory
• Head dressing:
– Men:
• fitted caps – worn with chlamys & in the summer
• Phrygian bonnets: brimless caps with a high padded
peak that fell forward
• Pilos (men & women): a narrow-brimmed/brimless hat
with pointed crown
– Women:
• Fillets, ribbons, scarves, caps, veils, pilos.

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• Footwear:
– Sandals: for men and women
– Fitted shoes: ankle high/mid calf high;
worn by men
• Jewelry (for women)
– Necklaces, pins, earrings rings, brooches
& fibule

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74. Hair style & Make up
• Hair:
– Men
• Archaic period:
– long or medium length
– Had beards
• Classical period:
– Young men: short hair & no beards
– Older men: longer hair & beards

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• Hair:
– Women
• Archaic period:
– long and curly, with small curls arranged around the
face
• Classical period:
– Pulled into a knot or chignon at the back of the head

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78. Assignment
• Review vocabulary
• Find 5 pictures of ancient period
garment, and 5 pictures of our day
fashion designer’s work which
influenced by ancient period garment
that you found