1. It’s Greek to Me 5th Grade Art ΜΕΡΥ ΜΠΑΑΜ Mary Baum TWU EDUC 5131
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Mary Baum
TWU
EDUC 5131
Spring 2011

2. It’s Greek to Me What does this mean?
“It’s Greek to me” is a phrase claiming that an expression can not be understood, either because it is complex or an error.

3. It’s Greek to Me
It may be used with respect to expressions with a lot of jargon, or language of the disciplines of math, or science.

4. It’s Greek to Me
It makes reference to the Greek language and the Greek alphabet.
Why do you think that is?

5. Greek or Roman, Which Came First?
Greek: Parthenon
Roman: Coliseum

6. Was it the Roman Coliseum?
The Coliseum was a place where a lot of people could sit and watch entertainment.

7. Was it the Roman Coliseum?
It was built of concrete and marble and limestone.

8. Was it the Roman Coliseum?
The entertainment was mostly people killing animals, or people killing each other. It was almost exactly like a football stadium today.

9. Modern “Coliseums” Real Imagined

10. Was it the Greek Parthenon?
The Parthenon was a temple to Athena built on top of the highest hill in Athens, the Acropolis (Acropolis means High City).

11. Was it the Greek Parthenon?
The architects of the Parthenon set out to make it the best temple ever. Most Greek temples had six columns across the front – the Parthenon has eight.

12. Was it the Greek Parthenon?
Inside the temple, the architect carved a huge statue of Athena made out of gold and ivory. Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill.

13. Modern “Parthenon” http://www.mountainviewcoins.com/Lincoln_Cents.php

14. So, Greek or Roman, Which Came First?
Greek: Parthenon
Roman: Coliseum

15. Greek Came First Roman Empire 27 BC – AD 1453
In art Romans were influenced by the Greeks who were absorbed into their empire.
Classical Greece BC
It was the great age of developing ideas in art, science, politics and more.

16. Greek Art
Very few Greek painted pictures have survived the 2500 years since they were painted. So most of what we know about Greek art comes from the pictures they painted on fancy pottery.

17. Greek Art
Pottery, even if it gets broken, can be put back together, and a good deal of it has even survived whole, mostly in Etruscan tombs.

18. Greek Art
But by around 450 BC, just eighty years after the invention of red-figure painting, hardly any vases were still being produced. We don't really know why this happened.

19. Greek Art
Maybe the Athenians were rich enough that they didn't need to sell their pottery to other people. Also, the Etruscans, who had bought a lot of this pottery, were no longer doing very well by 450 BC, and maybe they couldn't afford to buy Athenian pottery anymore.

20. What’s Your Story?
Both kinds of Greek Pots have pictures that tell a story. What story will you put on your clay pot?

21. How to Make a Pot by Hand
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23. Resources
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