The document summarizes various aspects of life in Ancient Greece during the Golden Age of Athens, including their polytheistic religion and temples like the Parthenon dedicated to gods like Athena and Poseidon. It describes the city-state form of government and mentions democracy being established. Funeral rites including prothesis, ekphora and burial are outlined. The role of women is also briefly touched on, with duties including child-rearing and household tasks, as well as mentioning the story of Antigone defying expectations.

1. The Golden Age of Athens
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2. Religion
• Polytheism: the belief in many different gods and goddesses

3. Temples: large and beautiful buildings were Greeks went to pray
and sacrifice animals.
Parthenon: One of the most famous and complete temples from
Ancient Greece, dedicated to Athena, the Goddess of wisdom and
war

5. Aphrodite: goddess of love and beauty

6. Athena: goddess of wisdom and war

7. Poseidon: god of the sea

8. Hades: god of the underworld (seen here
abducting Persephone, Queen of the Underworld

9. Government
City-State, or polis: a very small country, about the size of a
city, ruled by its own independent government

10. Types of Government:
Monarchy: Rule by a royal
family (power passed down
by birth)
Oligarchy: Rule by a small
group of powerful citizens
Tyranny: Rule by a tyrant or
dictator
Democracy: Government
by the people or their
elected officials

11. Funeral Rites
In Ancient Greece, the wealthier you were, the more elaborate
your final resting place.

12. Prothesis - laying out of the body
Funeral Rites: Part 1

13. Funeral Rites: Part 2
Ekphora - Funeral procession

14. Funeral Rites: Part 3
Burial of the body (Here, Antigone visits her dead
brother, Polyneices, wanting to bury him)

15. Role of Women
Duties of a woman in Ancient Greece:
1) Bear children
2) Keep a household (cook, clean)

16. Role of Women and Antigone
What? You say I should be
quiet, demure, and
obedient to men? Oh no
you didn’t!