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Claire Swanston
Comparative Civilizations 12
Ms. Wethered
17 April, 2014
Ancient Greece Annotated Works Cited
Research Questions:
1. How did the Greeks worship their gods?
2. What was the role of women in ancient Greece?
3. What did the people of ancient Greece do for recreation?
4. How were the Greeks conquered by the Romans?
5. How was the government of ancient Greece run, and how did it evolve?
"Ancient Greek Everyday Life." Ancient Greece. University Press Inc., n.d. Web. 13 Apr.
2014.This source provides a minimum amount of information about the role women
played in Greek society. One short paragraph outlines how women rarely had public
lives or duties, and generally stayed at home spinning, weaving, and caring for their
children. This site is not particularly reliable, as not external sources are cited, and
no authors named.
Bleiberg, Edward I., ed. "Worshipping the Gods: Sacrifices and Temples." Arts and
Humanities Through the Eras. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 320-23.World History in
Context. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.This source was extremely useful in answering the
question of "how did the ancient Greeks worship their gods?" This source went into
great detail about the sacrifices, temples and festivals associated with the ancient
Greek religion and culture. The source is from a reliable database and
encyclopaedia, and sites other sources of information. There is well developed
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information in the use of cult statues, festivals, temples, and sacrifices in ancient
Greek religion.
Cartwright, Mark. "Greek Government." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History
Encyclopedia Limited, 17 Mar. 2013. Web. 16 Apr. 2014.This article is organized
and informational, providing information on all the different types of governments
in ancient Greece, from democracy to tyranny. The article seems unbiased and cites
the materials used as sources of information. This article describes the monarchy
and oligarchies that were once present in Greece as well, in addition to describing
the duties and election of Greek governmental officials.
Grant, Michael, ed. "Greek Administration." Civilization of the Mediterranean: Greece
and Rome. New York: Scribner's, 1988. World History in Context. Web. 15 Apr.
2014. This source from the World History in Context database is a reliable source,
with cited sources of information. This source gives a thorough description of
ancient Greek government and administration from the creation of the polis until
the Hellenistic Era when the Greek kingdom was divided between three of
Alexander the Great's commanders. This source does not provide any information
on very early Greek government, but it explains not only the political administration
of later Greece, but also the financial and military administration procedures of the
time period.
Grant, Michael, ed. "Women in Greece." Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean:
Greece and Rome. New York: Scribner's, 1988. World History in Context. Web. 15
Apr. 2014.This source includes a detailed record of the role and lives of women in
ancient Greece. The source is reliable, with many cited external sources and studies
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to support the information. This source details the role of women within and outside
the household, as well as an in depth analysis of the portrayal of women in various
forms of Greek art. The many theories on the Greek conception of women are
particularly interesting.
Kebric, Robert B., ed. "Greece, History of." The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Ancient
Greece. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2007. 158-63. World History in Context. Web. 15 Apr.
2014.This article follows the history of Greece from the Bronze Age to the
Hellenistic Age. The section on the Hellenistic age summarizes the struggle
between the Greeks and the Romans, before the Greeks were conquered. It
describes the in-fighting among the Greek states, and the important battles, such as
the burning of Corinth. The author/editor has not cited any sources so the
information may come from unreliable sources.
Kirby, John T., ed. "Leisure, Recreation, and Daily Life: Overview." World Eras.
Classical Greek Civilization, 800-323 B.C.E. ed. Vol. 6. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001.
211. World History in Context. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.This article provides some basic
information on the recreational activities of the ancient Greeks. The information is
not very detailed, but it provides some basic knowledge of festivals, board games
like pessoi, sporting events, and symposia, which were ancient Greek drinking
parties. While the information comes from a well known and reliable encyclopaedia,
there are no citations for the information in this article, and therefore one cannot be
sure if it is truly accurate.
Krentz, Peter. "Greece, Ancient." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2014. Web. 8 Apr.
2014. This source includes information on many aspects of Ancient Greek life
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which was a lot of unnecessary information for my research into religion. However,
the source included a short summary on religion, describing household and city
deities, the consulting of oracles, and the images Greeks had of their gods. There is
not enough information to fully answer my question of “how did the ancient Greeks
worship their gods?” but there is sufficient information to provide the reader with
some background knowledge of ancient Greek religious practices.
Nice, Alex T. "Rome, Ancient." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2014. Web. 17 Apr.
2014. This article gives a very brief overview on many different aspects of ancient
Rome without going into much detail. It explains how the conquering of Greece
began with capturing the outlying Greek provinces, and escalated to the burning of
Corinth until Greece was essentially under Roman rule in 146 B.C.E. The article
seems very unbiased, but the author does not cite any source material. Much of the
information in this article was also unnecessary for my topic.
Wallechinsky, David. "Olympic Games." World Book Advanced. World Book,
2014. Web. 16 Apr. 2014. This source provides unnecessary information about the
current and modern Olympic Games, but it also has a substantial section concerning
the Olympic Games in ancient Greece. The Olympic Games were the most
important sporting event in Ancient Greece, and much of men’s recreational time
was spent training for the Olympics in the gymnasiums. There were many different
sports such as running races, wrestling, boxing, and combination events like the
pankration No information in this article is sourced.