1. The Greeks

2. GREEK CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE

3. GREEKS Ancient Greek ideas about art, architecture, drama, philosophy, and government greatly influenced Western Civilization. Among the most influential of Greek cultural achievements is the Parthenon in Athens, an outstanding example of classical architecture.

4. GREEKS Greek dramas set structural and thematic styles emulated by great Western playwrights such as William Shakespeare.

6. Athens dominated the Greek city- states in the 5th century B. C. Rival Sparta led the smaller Spartan Confederacy. The two sides fought in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 B. C.), and Athens lost, leaving it temporarily weakened.

7. MUSIC AND DANCE – POPULAR GREEK ACTIVITIES

8. Theater of Epidauros

10. The Greek Theater 5 th Century B. C. Golden Age of Greek Drama Dramatic festivals were popular People witnessed tragic and comic plays

11. Theater of Dionysus Dionysia was an annual festival in honor of the god Dionysus Theater of Dionysus was an open-air Theater with room for fifteen thousand spectators

12. Theater of Dionysus

13. carved out of a stone hillside looked like a semicircle with steeply rising tiers of seats

15. Theater of Dionysus At the bottom was the rounded orchestra or performance area where the chorus sang and danced

16. Theater of Dionysus Behind the orchestra was an open, almost bare, stage where actors spoke their lines from behind huge masks

17. Theater of Dionysus Male actors performed all the roles Actors switched masks to play a number of roles – both female and male