ancient Greek art during the period of 600-480 BCE statues called Kore‚ which is the female version‚ and a male version called Kouros. One purpose they served which was not as common was they would be placed at the grave of the person who passed away. They would often have a paragraph saying what and
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Greek Literature GREEK LITERATURE. The great British philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once commented that all philosophy is but a footnote to Plato . A similar point can be made regarding Greek literature as a whole. Over a period of more than ten centuries‚ the ancient Greeks created a literature of such brilliance that it has rarely been equaled and never surpassed. In poetry‚ tragedy‚ comedy‚ and history‚ Greek writers created masterpieces that have inspired‚ influenced
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the Pan-Hellenic Games. These included: – The Games at Olympia (Olympic Games) – The Games at Delphi (Pythian Games) – The Games at Isthmia (Isthmian Games) – The Games at Nemea (Nemean Games) These Games were special because they brought the Greek world together at a time when Greece was not a single state‚ but rather a series of city-states (politically and economically independent communities). From Greece and their colonies (in Italy‚ North Africa and Asia Minor)‚ people travelled to take
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Greeks compared to the Maya Looking around too all the different ethnicities that can be found in this world‚ two of those most interesting cultures would have to be the Greeks and the Maya. The ancient Greek and Mayan civilizations have many similar characteristics but they also have many differences. The Mayan’s are an indigenous Mesoamerican culture found in present day South America. As where the Greeks are an ethnicity group native to Greece. The history of the Greece can be traced back
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CheckPoint: Greek and Roman Architecture Greek and Roman architecture is very impressive not only in their times but also in our times today. We have used many of their techniques to build arches and columns though out the world today. From their designs we have used them all over the world to build churches‚ buildings‚ as well as other areas. The Greeks architecture seems to use columns in almost all of their temples. Shapes of the columns were a very important factor in their time. They
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Myths Shaping Greek Identity Greek myths helped the people who composed and listened to them shape their identity through a variety of ways. During the Archaic period‚ writing began again. During this period of history‚ there were a variety of communities and each Greek community developed into a city-state or polis. Each polis had classes or social ranks which were the aristocracy‚ the poor‚ and the middle. They also didn’t have kings which lead to politics. During this period‚ women did not have
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Protests & Rebellions: Movements Creating Change. Intro: Many rebellions happen all around the world yearly‚ and the reasoning behind most of those rebellions are often related with people opposing to the decisions that an authority has made. As a result‚ this was also one of the main reasons why the Tunisian Revolution began. Also‚ rebellions are often used as a tool to preserve precious cultural values when an ethnicity or race feels that someone will take over what they possess; and this was
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The Greek god Apollo was the god of light‚ order‚ reason‚ prophecy‚ arts and muses. He brings life-giving heat and light to Earth. He was the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis. He is represented as a young and handsome man‚ sometimes in a chariot‚ given to him by his father‚ Zeus. In that chariot‚ he brings the sun back and fourth across the sky once a day. ●●● APOLLO____ The Greek god Apollo was a precocious baby‚ like his sister. He was only four days old
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Over a period of time‚ Greek art has developed many new art forms and ideas. Although they were heavily influenced by Egypt and Mesopotamia‚ their unique innovations have made the foundation of the Western art. Despite the changes from the Geometric and Orientalizing period to the Hellenistic period‚ you can see one consistent characteristic. The Ancient Greeks continue to worship their gods and goddesses by building them temples‚ sanctuaries‚ and sculptures. There are 12 Greek gods and goddesses of
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The image of the human body from Archaic Greece to the Renaissance to drastically changed over this time frame. For the Archaic Greece time‚ all the sculptures are all smiling. They also believed the perfect person was someone that was fit‚ handsome and intelligent. During the Greek period‚ their focus was getting the perfect/ideal person. For the men‚ they would focus on making them look strong and fit. Although they were doing this‚ they had also altered the body‚ with making the legs half the
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