A City of Contrasts & Religion
Temple at Delphi was dedicated to which god?
the god Apollo
Temple located on the acropolis which is dedicated to Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
An iconic statue located inside the Parthenon.
What is the statue of Athena?
Name the famous theater located in Athens.
What is the Theater of Dionysus?
What does "philosophy" mean according to our History textbook?
"the love of wisdom"
The hill above the city (Athens)
Acropolis
Why did the Greeks build temples?
They built temples as beautiful dwelling places for the gods and goddesses.
Greek statues were influenced by this culture.
What is Egyptian culture?
Dionysus was the god of what?
Theater and wine.
Name the 3 philosophers/Greek thinkers
Who are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
Twelve gods and goddess and where they live.
Three types of columns present in Athenian architecture.
What are Doric, Ionic, Corinthian columns?
Materials used for the creation of Greek statues.
(4 materials total)
What is clay, marble, bronze, wax, and bright colors?
Name 2 reasons why Greek actors wore masks.
1. Men played all the characters, both male and female. Masks might have been used to show gender.
2. Masks also showed the audience whether a character was happy or sad.
How did Socrates died?
He died by drinking hemlock, the juice of a poisonous plant.
Colorful stories about the gods told by Greeks
Greek temples show the importance of what?
Balance and order in the Greeks' idea of beauty.
Most famous sculptor in Athens.
Name one piece of art he created.
Who is Phidias? He designed the figures that line the top of the Parthenon, and designed statue of Athena in the Parthenon.
Describe 3 attributes of a Greek theater.
1. Theaters were open-aired.
2. Theaters were often built on the side of a hill.
3. Theaters were shaped like a bowl so that everyone can hear what was said.
4. Seats rose in a semicircle around a stage at the bottom of the bowl.
5. Scenery was painted on a canvas and hung behind the actors to show setting.
What types of questions did Socrates ask others?
Socrates forced others to think about their beliefs. He asked questions such as:
What is the good life for man? What is truth?
Why is Athens considered a city of contrasts?
People lived in small, uncomfortable houses, in smelly neighborhoods while the city's public spaces/buildings were large and stately.
Band of sculptures at the top of the Parthenon
What is a frieze?
The Greeks claimed that Phidias was the one person who...
...had seen the true image of the gods and revealed it to humans.
Writer and actors were crowned with olive leaves and given prizes such as figs and wine.
Why was Socrates scrutinized for his constant questioning?
His enemies accused him of not honoring the gods and leading people into error and disloyalty.