Athens Golden Age!. Overview Between 480 BCE and 430 BCE. A result of rebuilding after the...
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Overview
Between 480 BCE and 430 BCE.
A result of rebuilding after the _______Wars.
Inspired by the leader ________
City Life-The Good, Bad, and Ugly
Most people lived in small and compact living areas.
______Families- short houses made of mud bricks
______families- large houses with a center courtyard
Streets were dirty from trash
Houses had few windows and not properly ventilated for smoke from oil lamps
Gathering places were large and regal.
Large government buildings were the pride of the Athens
Built on the _________-the hill above the city
The _________, built to honor the goddess Athena, is the most well-known
ReligionBigger the building for a god/goddess = greater importance!
Believed in many gods/goddesses
Apart of everyday life
Olympian Gods were the most important (12 of them)
Created ________ to convey their importance
Taught _______ from these myths to have people follow specific ways of life
12 Olympian Gods/Goddesses
Zeus-ruler of gods
Hera-goddess of marriage
Poseidon-god of the sea
Hestia-goddess of the hearth (family fire)
Demeter-god of agriculture
Ares-god of war
Athena-goddess of wisdom and war
Apollo-god of the sun, poetry, and music
Artemis-goddess of the moon and the hunt
Hephaestus-god of fire and metalworkers
Aphrodite-goddess of love and beauty
Hermes-messenger of the gods and god of travel
Architecture
Temple built as dwellings for gods/goddesses
Used 3 types of columns-_____, _____, and __________
_____- slim, simple, tapered off at the top
_____-slim with spiral fixture at the top
__________- like the Ionic but with a fancier top (with carved leaves)
Inside the temples contained sculptures and a main room for the god/goddess
Most temples were based on the same design
Why is the Athenian architecture so special?
SculptureSculptors set up shop near the site were the sculpture would be at-Why?
Sculptor ________ started- ________ sculptors finished
Collaborated with __________-attached metal to sculptures
Known for creating life-like sculpture
First started with Egyptian based sculptures
How would they have known this?
Then evolved into more sophisticated figures
Why change things up?
Famous sculptors were known for being true __________ with gods when creating their liking
Fine ArtsGoing to the theater was a regular part of Athenian life
No ______ acted, only _____-why?
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Plays were done competitively
Winning actors would receive an olive leaf crown, figs, and wine
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Philosophy
Men gathered at the ______ to discuss the world around them
Discussions over nature, ideas, and how things worked
Socrates asked his followers…
What is the good life for a man?
What is truth?
How do you know?
Socrates ________ eventually caught up to him and landed him in jail for not honoring the gods properly and leading young men into error and disloyalty-why would this be a big deal back in Ancient Athens?
After committing suicide by hemlock in jail, Socrate’s disciple, _____, and his disciple, _______ continued such questioning and thinking.
Is it ok to question the world around us today?
Sports
Athenians and other Greeks loved sports!
The _________ Games included horse and chariot races, footraces, boxing, and wrestling, among other things
One event called the _________ led to one person either surrendering, losing consciousness, or even dying by combat
In the _______ Games, every 4 years, Greeks called truces from all wars to safely play the games
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CuisineThe majority ofAthenians had a simple diet-Why?-Think about where they live…
Bread, barley, wheat, olives, figs, raisins, apples, grapes, honey, various types of veggies like leeks
For proteins, fish, various other types of seafood (like eel!), lamb, beef, various cheeses.