Bibliography: • Academic.reed.edu (n.d.) Parthenon. [online] Available at: http://academic.reed.edu/ humanities/110tech/parthenon.html [Accessed: 22 April 2013]. • Ancientresource.com (2003) Ancient Resource: Athens Greece Coins for Sale-Athena and the Athenian Owl. [online] Available at: http://www
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other architecture‚ made to honor the gods and beautify the polis (city-state). Their famous architectural styles were the heavy Doric columns and the slender scrolled Ionian columns. The Parthenon‚ the Greek temple for the goddess Athena‚ is a impeccable example of symmetry and proportion. The sides of the Parthenon give an optical illusion of perfect balance on all sides. Their desire for balance in art and architecture represents the balance of the world; order and moderation are expressed in the
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DBQ: ANCIENT GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS The Ancient Greek contribution ranged by the 1900-133 BC‚ however its influence on the Western Literate Society lasts to this day. As the Greeks expanded their empire‚ they spread their ideas to other countries‚ while also borrowing from other cultures. During this period of time‚ the Greeks made many significant and long-lasting contribution to our modern culture in Philosophy‚ Art‚ Democracy‚ Drama‚ Math‚ and Science. These givings of important ideas
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Olivia Flynn TA: Katherine Pillman Architectural History 118 1) Both the Acropolis in Athens‚ Greece‚ and the Ise Shrine in Japan are sacred sites dedicated to a goddess. The Parthenon‚ and the entire Acropolis complex‚ was a site dedicated to Athena‚ the patron goddess of Athens. The Parthenon housed a grand ivory and gold statue of Athena. It was magnificent and demonstrated how it contributed to the way the people of Athens were meant to worship the goddess. 5 The people were meant
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works for only Athens‚ such as the Parthenon during the Golden Age. This oppressive treatment planted the seeds of the decline. The Mauryan Empire‚ far less oppressive‚ was able to copy the Persian bureaucratic
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There have been no major reports of any piece from a collection being stolen‚ or missing. This is mainly due to the museum having a reputation that can almost equal that of the Parthenon‚ mainly because they have a collection straight from the Parthenon. Within Athens‚ museum security troubles are not as often occurring as they may in Paris or the United States. When they do occur‚ it has been recorded to have happened in either the Byzantine museum of Athens
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Polyclitus was called by the ancients the guide or model in sculpting. The Spear Bearer was believed to follow the true proportions of the human body perfectly. The greatest name in Greek sculpture is that of Phidias. The sculptures that decorate the Parthenon were planned and done by him. His great masterpieces were the huge gold and ivory statue of Athena which stood in this temple‚ and the one of Zeus in the temple at Olympia. These earlier forms influenced many Greek sculptures‚ such as the ’Aphrodite’
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Greek art is considered to be a staple in art history just based on the advances they made in art. The greeks had great work in the fields architecture‚ making statues‚ and pottery. The most notable Greek building is the Parthenon‚ which was specifically temple architecture. The Parthenon was a worship temple built in
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The Greeks had a very similar way of practicing their religion. Like the Greeks the Aztecs were a polytheistic religion. Many of these gods and goddesses were used as an explanation. People in the ancient world didn’t know how to explain what was going on in their surroundings so they used these gods and goddesses to explain these things. These gods and goddesses were given offerings from time to time‚ so they can be pleased. People mostly did this so they can have something in return. For example
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round‚ domed temple. The main temple of a Roman city was the capitolium. The Pantheon‚ the famous temple in Rome‚ was a sample for some of the modern day cathedrals and churches. The Classical Period Temples became much larger and more elaborate. Parthenon‚ one of the most famous structures ever‚ was created during that period. The Greeks held many religious festivals in honour of their gods. The purpose of festivals was to please the gods and convince them to grant the people’s wishes. Such as
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