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Ancient Greece – Geography, Literature, Architecture, and Art

Ancient Greece – Geography, Literature, Architecture, and Art . 500-323 B.C.E. Geography. peninsula. Greece. Aegean Sea. Greece is a – a body of land nearly surrounded by water. It is about the size of Louisiana.

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Ancient Greece – Geography, Literature, Architecture, and Art

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  1. Ancient Greece – Geography, Literature, Architecture, and Art 500-323 B.C.E.

  2. Geography peninsula Greece Aegean Sea • Greece is a – a body of land nearly surrounded by water. • It is about the size of Louisiana. • It’s very close to the Persian empire (includes Turkey) and Rome. Egypt Mediterranean Sea

  3. rugged Geography • Greece is - has a rough surface. • Greek communities developed independently because of the , so they were diverse. • They each other a lot. mountains fought

  4. Technology - Navy • Greek coastal cities were located between the and the sea. • They developed a great for trading and fighting. ocean navy

  5. The Greeks based their alphabet on the Phoencian alphabet. We used the alphabet to develop our alphabet. ΛΔ∑Г L D S G Greek Technology - Alphabet

  6. Literature • The Greeks invented - written work performed by actors. • Two kinds of dramas were and drama tragedy comedy

  7. Literature – Tragedy and Comedy tragedy • A was a serious drama. • A was a humorous drama. comedy

  8. Drama Today • We use drama today: Plays Movies Television

  9. Tragedy Aeschylus (525 - 456 B.C.) The Persians (472)The Supplicants (c. 468)Seven Against Thebes (467)The Oresteia (458)Sophocles (496 - 406 B.C.) Ajax (450-440?)Antigone (441?)Oedipus Rex (430-425?)Electra (418-410?)Philoctetes(409)Oedipus at Colonus (406)Euripedes(c. 480 - 407) Alcestis (438)Medea (431)Hippolytus (428)The Children of Heracles (427?)Andromache (426?)Cyclops (423?)Heracles (422?)Electra (413?)Helen (412)The Phoenician Women (409?)Orestes (408)The Bacchae (405?)Comedy Aristophanes (c. 448 - c. 380 B.C.) The Acharnians (425)The Knights (424)The Clouds (423)The Wasps (422)Peace (421)The Birds (414)Lysistrata (411)The Frogs (405)Plutus(388) _____1.How many playwrights are included in this timeline? a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 _____2.How many Comedy playwrights are listed? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 _____3.The goddess Electra was the topic of how many plays? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 _____4.How many years did Sophocles wait between writing Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus? a. 19 years b. 9 years c. 10 years _____5. Which work by Sophocles took the longest to write? a. Oedipus Rex b. Electra c. Ajax _____6. Who completed Electra first? a. Sophocles b. Euripedes c. Aristophones _____7. Why are the years in the timeline in reverse order? a. Because it is upside down b. Because they are BC years c. Because it is in alphabetical order _____8. Which play was completed first? a. Plutus b. Ajax c. The Persians _____9. Which play was completed last? a. Plutus b. Ajax c. The Persians _____10. The Birds, The Wasps and The Clouds are all tragedies. a. True b. False Greek Drama TimelineUse the timeline to answer the questions below

  10. Architecture - Column • Greeks invented • A row of columns is called a columns colonnade

  11. Column Colonnade

  12. We use Greek architecture today. TheLincolnMemorial

  13. Now you have seen the types of architecture in ancient Greece. • Our job now is to build a TEMPLE! Build a Temple

  14. Greek sculptors searched for the ideal in their work. They wanted a PERFECT form. • They created different kinds of art including small figurines and life-size statues, but also relief sculptures which were on the sides of buildings, and also tombstones. NOW…..Your job is to create Ancient Greek Art. We will create a Greek masterpiece! Using clay, create a small figurine. Art

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