Ancient Greek Culture

ReligionThe ancient Greek people were Polytheistic

Religion

Gods looked like humans and had the same

emotions as humans but they had special powers

The ancient Greeks also had heroes that were

part human and part god

The tories about these gods and heroes are

mythology

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icon to addThere are three different

periods of Greek sculpture:

1. Archaic- rigid figures

2. Classical- the figures are

more realistic and had

movement

3. Hellenistic- the figures

are the most realistic. They

showed emotions

Greek Sculpture

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Greek Architecture

-Greek architects designed buildings and wanted

them to look like the ‘ideal beauty’

-Many of these buildings had columns and a double-

sloped roof

-The buildings were made of stone and marble