PPT-Greek

Mythology The Greeks and Their Beliefs The Greeks were a tough restless ambitious hardliving imaginative race The Greeks loved life They believed in living life to the . Maria Diaz Ripa. Nathalie Habashi. Meghan Leblanc. Chloé van Bussel. History: the Greek Crisis. A little bit of information about Greece. A quick timeline of important dates. The impact of WW2. The Greek Civil War. Crucial to grasp:. Greek and Roman architecture has been arguably the most influential architecture in the world’s history. . Try to describe what all of the following images have in common (try to be specific), and then have a guess at what/where they all are. . The world of (gentle) men. The symposium. Sacrifice at the altar. Athletic scenes. School. The world of (ladies) women. At the loom. Weddings. Funerary rituals. Fountain house . Religious procession. The Opening Ceremony. At the Olympics, which was always held in Olympia, a ceremony was held, in which a priestess would light a flaming torch to then be ran in laps around the city by athletes in a kind of relay before being taken to the arena to light the fire. That is why we do the torch relay and opening ceremony at the modern Olympics!. Myth. -traditional . story concerning some hero or event with or without a verifiable basis of . fact. -Deities . or demigods. .. -Explains . some . human or . natural event. . Ex. Why the sun rises.. Dionysus. God of wine, theatre, revelry, and fertility. Also known as Bacchus by Romans. Born from the thigh of Zeus (twice born). Instructed on winemaking . Greek theatre came out of the worship of Dionysus. Unit: Greek Theatre History. Questions Asked. Why are there only two types of Greek plays?. What was the most famous Greek play. ?. What was the last known play?. What was more popular, comedies or tragedies?. POLIS: THE CENTER OF GREEK LIFE. Organization of the City -State. Acropolis: . Usually at the top of the hill; Often was fortified. . Public Temples and buildings were often found on the Acropolis.. Architecture is designing and creating buildings. . DESIGNING. BUILDING. S. pecial structures in Greek architecture. Columns. -large upright posts that helped for support, safety and also decoration.. Music in ancient Greece was intimately linked to poetry and dance and was very present in the life of Greek society.. 1. . Introduction. :. Music was important in religious ceremonies, at private parties, education, war and work and even had a recognized . the origins of drama. The Origins Of Drama. Created to celebrate Dionysus, . the ancient Greek god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, and ritual madness and ecstasy. . He was also known as . Theatre Performances in Ancient Greece. Performed over several days as part of a religious festival honoring . Dionysus. Dionysus. (Roman Name: Bacchus) : god of wine, fertility, and the harvest. City . CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY. Classical . antiquity.  (also . called the . classical era, classical period or classical age) is a broad term for . the long . period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient . The art of ancient Greece is the origin of the art of the western world. It was in Greece that artists first developed the idea of art as . a naturalistic . imitation of reality, and in Greece that artists first established the principles of harmony and beauty in art. Greek art .