Greek Art Greek art was concerned with balance

Greek Art • Greek art was concerned with balance, order and beauty. • Greek art and sculptures focused on life-like forms, but it was very idealistic (artists always showed perfect human bodies). • Painted vases and pottery are the only paintings to survive from Ancient Greece. They show us how daily life was carried out in Greece.

Greek Art • This Sculpture shows the “ideal” human form.

Art • What were the characteristics of the “ideal” human form, based on the popular Ancient Greek sculpture? • What are the other characteristics of Greek Art? • What are the only forms of Greek paintings still around?

Greek Architecture • The Greeks were some of the most talented Architects in the ancient world • Architects wanted clean lines and shapes in their buildings. They were some of the first people to effectively use columns in their building. • The most famous piece of architecture from Ancient Greece is the Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena The Parthenon

Greek influences of architecture on the United States The White House The U. S. Supreme Court

Greek Architecture -What generalization can you make about American architecture and Ancient Greek Architecture? - What are characteristics of Greek Architecture? - What are some examples of Greek architecture?

Greek Literature • Literature and writing was extremely important to the Ancient Greeks. • Most Greek writers were inspired by Homer. • The most important Greek literature was plays. Sophocles and Euripedes were important writers who created tragedies, or plays that told of human suffering. • Other Greek playwrights like Aristophanes wrote comedies, or plays that mocked people or customs

Greek Literature The most famous Greek tragedy is known as Oedipus Rex. This story tells of a man destined to kill his father and marry his mother (unbeknownst to him). In the end, Oedipus finds out the truth of his life and stabs his eyes out so he can no longer see suffering!!

Greek literature • What are tragedies? • What are comedies? • How is Oedipus a tragedy? • Who are two famous authors or play writes?

Greek History • A Greek man named Herodotus is given the name “Father of History” because he created a different way to write history. • Herodotus did not just write down names and dates, he gathered information from many sources to write a well-rounded account of an event • Herodotus taught us we cannot rely on myth and legend to write history and we also have to be careful of bias, or conflicting accounts

Greek History • Why was Herodotus important to the writing of history? • What if we never learned about research or bias?