Art and Architecture of Athens:
Key players, Theophil Freiherr, Ictinus, Price of Bavaria.
Theophil and Ictinus tried to get people in Athens in order to make Athen more popular.
Key Buildings- Temples: Parthenon – temple of Perthenons, was built in the 5th century BC.
Erechtheum- middle classical period of Greek, built on the Acropolis of Athens between 421 and 405 BC.
Open Air Theatres (amphitheaters) open public market or agora, around the argora were often buildings fronted with an open wall of columns.
Athenian (ancient Greece): Big influence on art and architecture-sculpture.
Pottery- Bowls for mixing wine and water.
Jugs and cups of drink water.
Corinth and Athenians dominated. Pottery was exported all over Greece. Pottery painting became a form of art
Black, red, yellow, and white were main pottery colors.
Architecture: painting was a big role. Played as a visual Painting were always very colorful. Sculptures were always painted and were bright. Buildings – Ionic, Parthenon, Erechtheion were all huge pillar building with gods.
Money: decadrachma- 43.25g, tetradrachma-17.20g, drachma-4.30g, obol .72g
Hellenistic: art and architecture spread into India. Excavation of Ai-Khanoum in eastern Afghanistan. Greco-Buddhist art represented a syncretism between Greek art and the visual expression of Buddhism. During this period sculptures became more and more naturalistic.
Success or Fail: money- they increased their money and built more theaters and more paintings. Popularity increased b/c of the theaters. Theaters were main attractions.
- What were bowls made out of?
- What were the main colors used?
Geography
Mountains made it hard to fight the Athenians, hot and dry summers made it hard on the soldiers.
Land- Greece is made up almost entirely of mnts. With a few lowlands. This made farming hard and to travel and communicate. The mnts. Divided the cities.
Sea: Athenians were located in a sea region called Attica. They became traders and had strong naval fleet. The Athenians learned new cultures and spread theirs and ideas.
Climate: hot, dry summers- January 4 degrees. Not much rain, hard to farm.
Natural Resources: olive trees, grapes, lignite, petroleum, iron ore, Bauxite, lead, zin, nickel, magnesite. Marble, salt, hydropower potential, 23% of usable land, rest barren and mountains. Trade and farming: mnts. Hard to farm, few crops. Farmed mostly olives.
Mining: Extensive silver mines at Laurium. Used bronze, tin, copper for tools and weapons.
Jobs: most farmers worked alone, planting season whole family helped. Raised pigs, grew wheat and brely, tended to olive groves and vineyards.
Merchants traded surplus goods for slaves, grain, metals and timber. Manufacture workers specialized in making potter, armor, clothing, etc.
- What was the averahe temp in January.
- What are three natural Resources.
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