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The Golden Age of
Greece
Creativity and Art in Greece (video)
Classical Greece
Golden Age
the height of a civilization’s intellectual
accomplishment and economic productivity
Golden Age of Athens
• Pericles—leader
Athens (461-429
BCE)
•3
of
Goals
 Strengthen
Athenian democracy
 Hold and strengthen
the empire
 Glorify Athens
Glorifying Athens
• Wealth
was used to
beautify Athens.
• The
Parthenon –
built to honor
Athena, goddess
of wisdom & protector of
Athens
• Sculptures-
“serenity” &
“grace.” Classical art
Perfection and Balance
in
Philosophy
Philosophy
Greek philosophers, or "lovers of
wisdom," used observation and reason to
study the world around them.

Perfection and Balance
in
Architecture
Architecture
Parthenon—
Dedicated to Athena
Buildings dedicated to gods and goddesses
part of
Parthenon frieze
• Created
columns to
support their buildings
Perfection and
Balance
in
Art
Pre-Classical
Greek
statue
idealism
state of
perfection
Ideal, Not Real
Perfection and Balance
in
History
Herodotus
• Father
of History
• objectivity
–
eliminating bias or
favoritism
• reported
on GrecoPersian Wars
• Gather
multiple
sources and write a
narrative
Perfection and Balance
in
Theatre
• drama
[based on
popular myth]
 ie. Hercules (goal to
become a god –
perfection)
 ie. Oedipus (sleeps
with mother and
disturbs perfect
bloodline)
• tragedy
• comedy
voice amplification and anonymity
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