500-323 B.C.E. * Ancient Greece – Geography, Literature, Architecture, and Art
Dec 18, 2015
*Geography*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.
peninsula
Greece
Aegean
Sea
Mediterranean
Sea Egypt
*Geography*Greece is -
has a rough surface.
*Greek communities developed independently because of the
, so they were diverse.
*They each other a lot.
rugged
mountains
fought
*Technology - Navy*Greek coastal cities were located between the and the sea.
*They developed a great for trading and fighting.
ocean
navy
*Technology - AlphabetThe Greeks based
their alphabet on the Phoencian alphabet.
We used the alphabet to develop our alphabet.
Λ Δ ∑ Г
L D S GGreek
*Literature
*The Greeks invented - written work performed by actors.
*Two kinds of dramas were and
drama
tragedycomedy
Greek Drama TimelineUse the timeline to answer the questions
below
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
*Build a Temple
*Now you have seen the types of architecture in ancient Greece.
*Our job now is to build a TEMPLE!
*Art*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.