Friday, September 14

Architecture-

  • Agora- marketplace for social, commercial and religious events

Temple of Zeus-

  • Ancient Greek Temple in Olympia dedicated to the chief of the god
  • built between 472 and 456 BC
  • Fully developed classical reek Temple

Segesta Temple

  • Political temple for the Elymian people

Delphi Treasury-

  • Built to protect valuables such as gold and silver

Parthenon-

  • Temple dedicated to Athena
  • Made of penelic marble
  • one of the most monumental representative symbols of the culture

Athena-

  • The Parthenon was the temple of Athena and stayed intact until 1687
  • There were two statues of Athena, one inside and one outside
  • Both statues of Athena are gone

Acroplolis-

  • Highest point of the town
  • A home to kings, temples, shrines

Arch of Hadrian-

  • Monumental gateway across an ancient road in the center of Athens leading to complex of buildings

Temple of Athena Nike-

  • Made to worship the Greek Goddess of Athens

Greek PArliment-

  • Palace for Kings Otto and George I
  • Also served as parliament and senate

Ancient Agora-

  • Marketplace for social commercial and religious events

Theatre of Dionysus-

  • Where songs and dances were performed to honor Dionysus

Panathenaic Stadium-

  • Where males competed in events simialr to track and field

Library of Hadrian-

  • Consisted of lecture halls, studies and a library

Art-

  • ONE OF THE things that survived from the Golden Age
  • Provides insght into the culture that flourished in Crete
  • Not much art survived
  • Abilities shown in sculptures, pottery and jewlery

THeater-

  • Great theater art in golden age
  • Arion created chorus singing became part of plays
  • One actor played multple roles
  • 3 typers- commical, tragedigies and satyr

Architecture-

  • 3 designs
  • Doric is plain and sturdy
  • Ionic is thinner and more decorated
  • Corinthian is fancy

 

Greek Military

League-

  • Founded by Athenians
  • Means meeting place of the league
  • The league was sort of confederacy dividing greece into five districts
  • It was military organized
  • War started as a result of the league
  • The first member attempted to succedd
  • after put down, they had to tear down their walls, give up fleet and lose votes

Grecian Warriors-

  • Ancient Greece roles in the war were to protect our countyr
  • fought for personal glory
  • soldier farmers tended to their farms before battle
  • death in battle was best way to die
  • outside of being warriors they lived normal lives
  • suppose to fight whenever called to fight

Armor-

  • Bronze- grieves and cuirass, shield and full armor

Key PLayeres

  • Themistoles leaders of the Greeks Dursian Wars
  • The fleet was made of 300 ships, 200 of which were Athenian
  • Themistics wanted to stay at Salamis he began a fight by sending a servant to Xerxes
  • Darius said his son was assosicated with the Persian War
  • Leonidus was a 5th century king
  • Phormio- most important Athenion commander during the Pekponnesian war
  • all players- Archidanus II, Themistocles, King Darius, King Leonidus, Xerxes, Demosthenes, Brasides, Phoromis and Percles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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