Golden Age of Greece Global 9R

Classical Art Greeks valued: –Order –Balance –Proportion These became the “standards” for what they called classical art

Supreme Court Building – Washington, DC

Athena Goddess of wisdom and protector of Athens Greek sculptors tried to capture the grace of the idealized human body

Greek Drama First Greek plays evolved out of religious festivals (Ones held in Athens for Dionysus – Goddess of fertility and wine) Performed in outdoor theatres carved out of sides of hills Actors wore elaborate costumes and stylized masks

Theatre at Delphi

Greek Tragedy Stories that told of human suffering and usually ended in disaster Purpose of tragedy – excite emotions of pity and fear

Greek Playwrights AeschylusSophoclesEuripides The Oresteia: Based on the family of Agamemnon, commander of the Greeks at Troy Antigone: Deals with when an individual’s moral duty conflicts with the laws of the state Medea: Sympathetic portrayals of women in his plays

Greek Comedy Many Greek comedies were satires or works that poked fun at a subject Playwrights often made fun of customs, politics, respected people or ideas of the time

Greek Playwrights Aristophanes Lysistrata: Portrayed the women of Athens forcing their husbands to end the Peloponnesian War

Greek Philosophers This was a time of questioning and uncertainty Determined to seek the truth, no matter where the search led them Greeks called these people……. Philosophers: lovers of wisdom

Philosophers of Ancient Greece Socrates ( B.C.) Encouraged Students to Examine their beliefs Plato ( B.C.) Student of Socrates Wrote the Republic Aristotle ( B.C.) Questioned nature of the world and of human belief, thought and knowledge