Greek Culture
... According to tradition the first OLYMPICS took place in 776 BC. They became a central aspect of Greek culture and in many ways were the most important factor uniting the Greeks, except for their language and mythology. ...
... According to tradition the first OLYMPICS took place in 776 BC. They became a central aspect of Greek culture and in many ways were the most important factor uniting the Greeks, except for their language and mythology. ...
The Greco-Persian Wars
... The Greeks positioned their ships in the narrow straits near the island of Salamis. The narrow waterways made it _____________________ for the numerous Persian ships to maneuver. ...
... The Greeks positioned their ships in the narrow straits near the island of Salamis. The narrow waterways made it _____________________ for the numerous Persian ships to maneuver. ...
Name - Boyertown Area School District
... 3. Describe a Greek tragedy. Stories about suffering that dealt with the past and were relationships between the people and the gods. 4. Describe a Greek comedy. A play in which a happy ending was usually told in the present and made fun of politicians. ...
... 3. Describe a Greek tragedy. Stories about suffering that dealt with the past and were relationships between the people and the gods. 4. Describe a Greek comedy. A play in which a happy ending was usually told in the present and made fun of politicians. ...
Greece Chapter 4 Sect 1
... Alexander was trained to be a great warrior and _________________. He often risked his own life in _______________, which inspired his armies. Alexander always kept a copy of The Iliad with him as he traveled. While a child, Alexander’s ________________ instilled his love of all things Greek. As he ...
... Alexander was trained to be a great warrior and _________________. He often risked his own life in _______________, which inspired his armies. Alexander always kept a copy of The Iliad with him as he traveled. While a child, Alexander’s ________________ instilled his love of all things Greek. As he ...
The League of Corinth (Corinthian League)
... Thebes: Leaders executed, pro-Macedonian oligarchy established, prisoners sold into slavery, independent treaties abolished ...
... Thebes: Leaders executed, pro-Macedonian oligarchy established, prisoners sold into slavery, independent treaties abolished ...
Unit 4 - Ancient Greece: Civilization Spreads West
... Alexander’s tutor was the philosopher Aristotle, and his father was Philip of Macedon, who succeeded in conquering all of Greece in 338 BC, ending the independence of the Greek city-states. After his father died, Alexander took control of Greece at the age of 20, but Alexander wanted more. Alexander ...
... Alexander’s tutor was the philosopher Aristotle, and his father was Philip of Macedon, who succeeded in conquering all of Greece in 338 BC, ending the independence of the Greek city-states. After his father died, Alexander took control of Greece at the age of 20, but Alexander wanted more. Alexander ...
G-7_Byzantine art
... What can you say about the art of mosaic, which was widely used for decoration in the Christian churches? Did the first Christians invent this technique? Analyze the style of the mosaic Christ as the Good Shepherd. From whom was the art of mosaic adopted? Define the artistic style of the Period of R ...
... What can you say about the art of mosaic, which was widely used for decoration in the Christian churches? Did the first Christians invent this technique? Analyze the style of the mosaic Christ as the Good Shepherd. From whom was the art of mosaic adopted? Define the artistic style of the Period of R ...
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... What can you say about the art of mosaic, which was widely used for decoration in the Christian churches? Did the first Christians invent this technique? Analyze the style of the mosaic Christ as the Good Shepherd. From whom was the art of mosaic adopted? Define the artistic style of the Period of R ...
... What can you say about the art of mosaic, which was widely used for decoration in the Christian churches? Did the first Christians invent this technique? Analyze the style of the mosaic Christ as the Good Shepherd. From whom was the art of mosaic adopted? Define the artistic style of the Period of R ...
Ancient Greece
... basically a brick water pipe. The first aqueduct was Assyrian, but most ancient societies had them. ...
... basically a brick water pipe. The first aqueduct was Assyrian, but most ancient societies had them. ...
Persians and Greeks PowerPoint
... • The greatest city of this time was Alexandria in Northern Egypt • Because of its massive library • Significant advances in mathematics, medicine, an astronomy • The Ptolemaics did not bother to learn Egyptians, except Cleopatra ...
... • The greatest city of this time was Alexandria in Northern Egypt • Because of its massive library • Significant advances in mathematics, medicine, an astronomy • The Ptolemaics did not bother to learn Egyptians, except Cleopatra ...
Classical Greece (Agrarian)
... Paul, Rachel Stone, Kathryn Vance, Brittlyn Warren, Alexa Waters ...
... Paul, Rachel Stone, Kathryn Vance, Brittlyn Warren, Alexa Waters ...
Classical Greek Culture Learning Station Information Sheets
... went to a gloomy underworld ruled by the god Hades (god of the underworld). Because the Greeks wanted the gods to look favorably upon their activities, rituals, (ceremonies or rites) were extremely important. Greek religious rituals involved prayers combined with gifts to the gods. Festivals also ho ...
... went to a gloomy underworld ruled by the god Hades (god of the underworld). Because the Greeks wanted the gods to look favorably upon their activities, rituals, (ceremonies or rites) were extremely important. Greek religious rituals involved prayers combined with gifts to the gods. Festivals also ho ...
Chapter 8 The Ancient Greeks
... “school of Greece” but also its most powerful city-state. • After the Peloponnesian War there were still many great thinkers and teachers and teachers in Athens. ...
... “school of Greece” but also its most powerful city-state. • After the Peloponnesian War there were still many great thinkers and teachers and teachers in Athens. ...
The Iron Age Greece
... Greece history is broken down in to four basic time periods: Archaic Greece Classical Greece Hellenistic Greece Roman Greece ...
... Greece history is broken down in to four basic time periods: Archaic Greece Classical Greece Hellenistic Greece Roman Greece ...
Chapter 4 PP
... spread the empire to Egypt, through the Middle East and into parts of India. He died at age 33, but not before mixing Greek culture with Egyptian, Indian and Persian cultures. This came to be known as Hellenistic culture. “Hellenistic” means Greek-like. Trade and knowledge flourished under the Helle ...
... spread the empire to Egypt, through the Middle East and into parts of India. He died at age 33, but not before mixing Greek culture with Egyptian, Indian and Persian cultures. This came to be known as Hellenistic culture. “Hellenistic” means Greek-like. Trade and knowledge flourished under the Helle ...
Ancient Greece Eras
... the mainland of Greece. The Mycenaean fought against one another. This, coupled with an earthquake and invasion from the north, resulted in a collapse of the civilization by 1100 B.C. Greeks in a Dark Age (c. 1100 BC – 750 BC) After the fall of the Mycenaean there was a time when little is recorded ...
... the mainland of Greece. The Mycenaean fought against one another. This, coupled with an earthquake and invasion from the north, resulted in a collapse of the civilization by 1100 B.C. Greeks in a Dark Age (c. 1100 BC – 750 BC) After the fall of the Mycenaean there was a time when little is recorded ...
Classical Antiquity review
... ► Corinthian columns ► It is decorative and graceful ► Only a small portion remains today ...
... ► Corinthian columns ► It is decorative and graceful ► Only a small portion remains today ...
The Greek Experience - tms-ancient
... 2. The Ptolemies in Egypt made no effort to spread Greek culture and built only one city. 3. From the second century B.C.E. on, Greeks and Egyptians began to intermarry. 4. The Seleucid kings established cities throughout western Asia Minor. 5. The presence of many Greeks in Seleucid cities helped s ...
... 2. The Ptolemies in Egypt made no effort to spread Greek culture and built only one city. 3. From the second century B.C.E. on, Greeks and Egyptians began to intermarry. 4. The Seleucid kings established cities throughout western Asia Minor. 5. The presence of many Greeks in Seleucid cities helped s ...
World History - Doral Academy Preparatory
... Governing the City-States Between 750 B.C. and 500 B.C., the Greeks evolved different forms of government. At first, the ruler was a king. A government in which a king or queen exercises central power is called a monarchy. Slowly, power shifted to a class of noble landowners. At first, the nobles de ...
... Governing the City-States Between 750 B.C. and 500 B.C., the Greeks evolved different forms of government. At first, the ruler was a king. A government in which a king or queen exercises central power is called a monarchy. Slowly, power shifted to a class of noble landowners. At first, the nobles de ...
Breakdown of the Persian Wars
... They vowed to fight the Persians and free the Greek lands still under Persian rule. The members also agreed to pay tribute to Athens in the form of money or ships. In return, Athens promised to protect the city-states with its powerful navy. 467 B.C. – The Battle of Eurymedon River: the league freed ...
... They vowed to fight the Persians and free the Greek lands still under Persian rule. The members also agreed to pay tribute to Athens in the form of money or ships. In return, Athens promised to protect the city-states with its powerful navy. 467 B.C. – The Battle of Eurymedon River: the league freed ...
Mycenaeans
... Each of the more than 200 poleis thought of itself as a political and cultural unit, independent of every other. Yet each polis also thought of itself as part of that distinct and superior family of peoples calling themselves “Greek.” The polis established a frame of reference for public as well as ...
... Each of the more than 200 poleis thought of itself as a political and cultural unit, independent of every other. Yet each polis also thought of itself as part of that distinct and superior family of peoples calling themselves “Greek.” The polis established a frame of reference for public as well as ...
The Life of Sophocles
... 1. From what Greek word does the word “theatre” come from? What does this word mean? 2. Of all the plays performed in ancient Greece, how many have been found intact? 3. What god was the Athenian theatre focused on? What was he the god of? 4. List, in order, the three major parts of a Greek play. 5. ...
... 1. From what Greek word does the word “theatre” come from? What does this word mean? 2. Of all the plays performed in ancient Greece, how many have been found intact? 3. What god was the Athenian theatre focused on? What was he the god of? 4. List, in order, the three major parts of a Greek play. 5. ...
Chapter 8- Ancient Greeks
... 4.Many Greek city-states practiced a form of government called ___________, in which a council of aristocrats made laws that usually benefited the people with the most wealth. 5.Colonization brought the greatest change to a city-state’s _________________ because they grew rich from trade. 6.The form ...
... 4.Many Greek city-states practiced a form of government called ___________, in which a council of aristocrats made laws that usually benefited the people with the most wealth. 5.Colonization brought the greatest change to a city-state’s _________________ because they grew rich from trade. 6.The form ...
Greek literature - Athens City School District
... • Involved other city-states on each side • Sparta was victorious • Athens spiraled into decline from which it never recovered. ...
... • Involved other city-states on each side • Sparta was victorious • Athens spiraled into decline from which it never recovered. ...
Unit 7: Greece Overview Unit Indicators
... In this thirteen-day unit, students will focus on the key components of ancient Greek culture. This is the first time students have been taught about classical Greek civilization. Other than the basic tenets of democracy, the development and lasting contributions of classical Greek civilizations wil ...
... In this thirteen-day unit, students will focus on the key components of ancient Greek culture. This is the first time students have been taught about classical Greek civilization. Other than the basic tenets of democracy, the development and lasting contributions of classical Greek civilizations wil ...
Greek contributions to Islamic world
Greece played an important role in the transmission of classical knowledge to the Islamic world and to Renaissance Italy, and also in the transmission of medieval Arabic science to Renaissance Italy. Its rich historiographical tradition preserved ancient knowledge upon which art, architecture, literature and technological achievements were built.