Athens Golden Age!

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?

Famous for masks ——>

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.

For tomorrow…

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