Ancient Greeks World Cultures 7

Ancient Greeks Many people from different countries met and co-existed in the Greek Islands Some of these people were from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and even Africa We have many things today because of the ancient Greeks – even our alphabet! TV, underwear, computers, and the list goes on and on and on and on and on!

The Universal Ideal of Beauty The ancient Greeks believed there was a reason for things to be beautiful. These reasons included: Logic Order Reason Look these 3 words up in a dictionary and explain the “artistic” definition of each one!

The Universal Ideal of Beauty Do the following pictures show whether or not the Greeks adhered to their ideals of beauty?

The Parthenon in Athens

Scaled Model of the Parthenon

Parthenon in TN

42 ft tall Athena

Replicas of other artwork found in/on the Parthenon

Greek Columns There are 3 main columns associated with the Greeks. Doric columns – these have a flat base at the top. They are the “plain” columns Ionic columns – these have a “scroll” pattern at the top. They are somewhat decorative. Corinthian columns – these have “leaf” designs at the top. They are very decorative!

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Greek Columns Go through these pictures and identify which columns are on the buildings.

American Architecture

KY Capital Building

Lincoln Memorial

Greek Alphabet

Alpha

Beta

Gamma

Delta

Epsilon

Zeta

Eta

Theta

Iota

Kappa

Lambda

Mu

Nu

Xi

Omicron

Pi

Rho

Sigma

Tau

Upsilon

Phi

Chi

Psi

Omega