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Name: ______________________________
Greece’s Golden Age Part 2
29.4 Architecture: The Acropolis (Draw a picture
of the 3 style columns and label them)
29.5 Sculpture: A Marble Workshop (Define the
following ideas)
Sculpture- the art of creating threedimensional figures from such materials as
wood, stone and clay.
Phidias- One of the most famous Athenian
sculptors who designed the figures that lined
the top of the Parthenon and the statue of
Athena inside.
What material was used for statues?
29.6 Drama: The Theater of Dionysus (List
features of Greek Plays)
Play Characteristics
1) Greek plays had music and dancing
2) A few main characters and a chorus
3) No women actors in ancient Greece
- Ivory
- Gold
- Bronze
- Clay
-Marble
- Wood
29.7 Philosophy: The Agora (Take notes below)
Philosophy- the search for wisdom or knowledge
(a way of thinking)
Socrates- A famous Greek Philosopher who
encouraged people to question the things they
thought they knew.
Have you even done a Socratic Seminar? If so,
explain what you did.
4) Characters wore masks
5) Theaters were semi circles carved into a hillside
Ex: Sit in a circle and have a group on the outside
and delve deeper into a discussion through
questioning.
6) Tragedy and Comedy Plays
Who did Socrates influence?
7) Theater of Dionysus in Athens could hold
thousands of people.
- Plat
29.8: The Panathenaic Games (Write a paragraph
summarizing the Panathenaic Games)
The Greeks held athletic events to honor the gods
and goddesses. In Athens, the athletic games
were known as the Panathenaic Games that
honored the goddess Athena. The games included
many events such as chariot races, wresting,
running and boxing. Men from the Greek citystates traveled far and wide to participate in this
physical competition against one another. The
winners were celebrated and crowned with a
wreath of laurel leaves and given pots filled with
olive oil. These games were a popular form of
entertainment in ancient times.
- Aristotle
Olympic Games: History of the Olympic Games
(List the date, events, and history of the Olympic
Games Below)
Ancient Olympic Games
Location: Olympia on Peloponnesus
Time Period 776 B.C.E. to 396 AD
Every Four Years
Physical competition
In honor of the God Zeus
Religious Festival
List of ancient Olympic Games
Boxing
Javelin
Equestrian events
Pancratium
Chariot racing
Discuss
Pentathlon
Jump
Running
Wrestling