1. What was the impact of Ancient Greece on our culture today? How can the diversity among the various Greek city-states be described?

2.  The Acropolis  Built for the local deity  Always on the top of a fortified hill  Temple  Built for housing gods & goddess  The Assembly  Built in an area large enough to hold the citizens when voting

3.  What was the Acropolis?  How was the Acropolis different from the Temple?  What was the Assembly?

4.  The Parthenon  Built in Athens out of white marble for Athena – goddess of wisdom, war & art  Began in 446 BC and finished in 437 BC  Temple is enclosed by 46 columns 34 ft. tall  Contains 2 rooms – each with 6 columns at their entrance  Main room is bordered with 21 more columns & had a golden statue of Athena  Smaller room was the treasury – money & city valuables were stored

5.  What was the significance of the Parthenon?  How was the Parthenon constructed?

8.  Using the information you just learned, identify and label the various buildings within a Polis.  Color each building you labeled a different color so that it can be easily identified.  Answer the question below the activity in at least 3 complete sentences.  Work on your vocabulary log when you have finished.

9. 3 Main Styles of Greek Architecture  Doric, Ionic, Corinthian  All different – but had details common to each  All 3 styles still used today in modern design

10.  How many styles were there in Greek Architecture?  Describe the styles.

11. Doric  The oldest and simplest form  Plain-looking columns with no base  Simple squares or circles at the top (capitals)  Columns are slightly tapered at the top  Columns are thicker than the other forms  Each column usually contains 20 grooves around it (channels) – they meet at the top

12.  Describe the Doric style?

13. Ionic  Thinner more elegant columns than Dorian  Capitals are decorated in scroll- like design (volute)  Volute directly above “egg & dart” molding (series of half ovals & arrowheads)  Columns have a base to separate them from the floor  More slender than Doric  Have thinner grooves – usually about 24

14.  Compare and contrast the Doric and Ionic forms?

15. Corinthian  Rarely used by Ancient Greeks  Very popular during Roman civilization  Columns and bases similar to Ionic (slender with more grooves than Dorian)  Columns have VERY fancy stonework on the capitals (flowers, leaves, & vines)

16.  How are Corinthian columns different from Dorian and Ionic forms?

18.  Analyze each image of a Greek column.  Identify whether its form is Dorian, Ionic or Corinthian.  When you have the answer write it on the space provided.  At the bottom of the paper answer the following question: How has Ancient Greek architecture influenced our world today?  Answer in complete sentences  Must be at least 3 sentences