Gods/Goddesses
Ruler of the gods.
Who is Zeus?
Famous example of greek architecture.
The Parthenon.
drama has two forms...
what are comedy and tragedy?
greek art glorified what?
what are human beings?
philosophy is...
what is the study of basic truths and ideas about the universe?
How was Athena born?
She sprung from Zeus' head?
Greek architects created?
temples, theaters, meeting places, and wealthy homes?
who were the main actors in greek dramas?
who are men?
greek statues represented what?
what is the greek ideal of beauty? (faces and figures, intelligence, pride, grace, and courage)
a question and answer style of teaching is called?
what is the socratic method?
Why do the greeks use myths?
Explain things they could not understand?
what is a famous architectural feature in greek buildings?
what is a column?
often plays would include what?
through art greeks tried to...
Plato wrote...
what is the republic?
What is one way the greeks honored the gods?
they held the olympics? and they held religious festivals?
the parthenon is what style pf temple?
what is a colonnade?
Sophocles wrote?
what is Oedipus Rex?
most of what we know about greek art comes from?
what is pottery?
what philosopher encouraged his students to examine their beliefs by asking them a series of questions?
who is Socrates?
How do we know so much about the gods/goddesses?
a lot of what we know has been passed down by word of mouth or celebrated in song, fable, poetry, and art.
what are the three types of architectural systems found in ancient Greece?
what are doric, corinthian, ionic?
what is a comedy? (need detailed definition!)
who was the creator of the Parthenon?
who is Phidias?
what are the two assumptions of philosophers?
what is 1) the universe is put together orderly, and 2) they assumed people could understand the natural laws?