Ancient Origins of the Constitution

Most of the public buildings and monuments in Washington D.C., and state capitals are built in the classical style. This architectural tradition symbolized our nation’s indebtedness to the world of ancient Greece and Rome, especially in their ideas of government.

(Pg.13 We the People)

Egyptian Pyramids

What is the symbolism in the pyramid? Connections?

Los Angeles City Hall and Other Government Buildings and reverse of the Great Seal of the United States.

Egyptian Obelisk The Washington Memorial

What is the symbolism in the obelisk? Connections?

The Washington Sculpture

What is the symbolism in the George Washington Sculpture? Connections?

The Sun God Helios AND The Colossus of Rhodes

The Statue of Liberty

What is the symbolism in the Statue of Liberty? Connections?

The Roman Pantheon

The Pantheon literally means “all the gods” it is a temple to all of the gods. Connections?

The Jefferson Memorial

The Greek Acropolis and Parthenon The Lincoln Memorial

What is the symbolism in the Lincoln Memorial? Connections?

The Roman Fasces The Lincoln Memorial

What is the symbolism in the Lincoln Statue? Connections?

Greek and Roman Clothing

What is the symbolism in clothing? Connections?

The Capitol Columbia – The Statue of Freedom

What is the symbolism in the Statue of Freedom? Connections?

The Supreme Court Building

What is the symbolism in Supreme Court? Connections?

Supreme Court Cont.

What symbolism is on the outside? Connections?

http://oyez.com/tour/exterior/FirstStreet

Supreme Court Pediments

What are the pediments? Connections?

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/westpediment.pdf

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/eastpediment.pdf

Supreme Court Cont.

What symbolism is on the doors to the court? Connections?

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/bronzedoors.pdf

Supreme Court Friezes

What are the Friezes? Connections?

http://oyez.com/tour/courtroom/North_Frieze_movie

http://oyez.com/tour/courtroom/South_Frieze

Obverse of the Great Seal of the United

States

What is the symbolism in the seal? Connections?

Forgotten Founders

How much do you think the Native Americansinfluenced the Constitution? Savages or Founders?

Iroquois League or Confederacy

What evidence is there of Iroquois League or Confederacy influence? Connections?

Iroquois League or Confederacy

What evidence is there of Iroquois League or Confederacy influence? Connections?

What evidence is there of Iroquois League or Confederacy influence? Connections?

Iroquois League or Confederacy

What evidence is there of Iroquois League or Confederacy influence? Connections?

Iroquois League or Confederacy

Benjamin Franklin’s Albany Plan

“Join, or Die,” 1754 by Benjamin Franklin

Iroquois League or Confederacy

What are the similarities between the US Constitution and the Gayanashagowa or Kaianerekowa or Great Law of Peace?

http://www.iroquoisdemocracy.pdx.edu/

Women’s Suffrage? The right to vote and other women’s rights