1. Chapter 5: Ancient Greece
Lesson 1: Intro

2. Warm-up Ch.5 Greece
Respond to the following in a KWL chart like the one below:
Describe one aspect of Ancient Greece in the following areas:
Government
Political developments
Spiritual beliefs
Cultural Events
Obj: SWBAT compare and contrast Egyptian sculpture with Archaic Greek Sculpture
HW Due Today:
Read Pgs

3. Ancient Greece Context
Dates: 900 BCE-30 BCE
Locations: Mt. Olympus, Athens, Acropolis, Peloponnesos, Macedonia
Geography/Economical factors:
Surrounded by the Mediterranean sea
Trade with Mesopotamia and Egypt happened

4. Ancient Greek Context Government:
Developed city-states, called polis, each had their own form of government—some had king others had democracy.
Political Developments:
Women had little power or importance—remained seclude to their homes on-y came out for special occasions
Slavery was commonplace
The Greeks created democracy—government by the people
The Greeks were at war with Persia and fellow city states

5. Ancient Greek Context Spiritual Beliefs:
Polytheistic—Belief in many gods
Zeus = king of the gods
Hera= Wife and sister of Zeus
..and many others!
They believed that these gods lived on Mount Olympus, a real location in Greece
Gods were thought to have human form but immortal

6. Ancient Greek Context Obsession with perfection and idealization
Cultural events
Obsession with perfection and idealization
Study of philosophy is born—questioning life and existence
Balance of intellectual development and physical fitness
Education is important
Olympic games begin
“a sound mind, a sound body”

7. Announcements: Agenda: Test on Chapters 1-3, Ch. 5 on FRIDAY
(geometric, archaic sculpture and architecture pg ).
Due Thurs—4 Greek Cue Cards
Afterschool study sessions Wed & Thurs
Mrs. Q will have snacks!
Agenda:
Warm-up
Announcements and Reminders
Office Hours
Tuesday 3:00-4:00
Thursday 3:00-4:00

8. Exit Slip (Turn this in!)
Fill out the “Learned” part of your KWL chart without looking at your notes!
Discuss 2 predictions of the stylistic characteristics we may see in this chapter. Provide evidence from the Greek cultural context.
I predict we will see ____ in Greek art because they traded with Egypt which also had _______.
I predict that Greek art will show ____ because ________ had developed in their culture at the time.
Know
Want to know
Learned

9. Ancient Greece

10. Crash Course Video

12. GEOMETRIC PERIOD

13. Slide concept by William V
Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.

14. Attic Geometric Amphoras
Meander pattern
Flashcard
Attic Geometric
Amphoras
Dipylon Krater l

15. Geometric Period
Geometric krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, Athens, Greece, ca. 740 BCE
Medium:
Ceramic Pot (fired clay)
Size/Scale:
3’4 ½” high
Function:
Krater=wide mouthed bowl for mixing wine and water
Grave marker
Drain rainwater (?)
Open bottom to pour liquids (wine) into grave (?)

16. Geometric Period Subjects/figures/narrative:
1st band=Human figures Mourning a dead man
Women are tearing their hair out
2nd band=Warriors w/ chariots
Procession in honor of deceased man

17. Geometric Period Stylistic features: Abstract & angular motifs
Meander pattern
Stylistic features:
Abstract & angular motifs
Horizontal bands
Meander (band of ornamentation using geometric motifs)
Geometric figures—triangular torsos
Composite View--Legs and heads in profile
Horses-share common body with multiple heads and legs

18. Geometric Period Significance:
Size=Showed skill of the artist, wealth & status of deceased person
Figures=Turning point in Greek art—humans figures reemerged
Narrative=revived storytelling in art

19. ARCHAIC PERIOD

20. Slide concept by William V
Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.

21. Kroisos

22. Archaic Period
Kroisos, from Anavysos, Greece, ca. 530 BCE Medium: Marble (stone) Function: Funerary--Grave marker Kouros –Greek for “youth” (Kouroi--plural) Subject/Figures: Young man named ‘Kroisos’ who died a hero’s death in battle

23. Archaic Period Stylistic Features:
Frontal pose, arms at sides with clenched hands
Similar to Egyptian statues—canon of proportions
Differences from Egypt:
Figures liberated from stone block—Greeks wanted to show movement
Greek statues are nude, no identifying features
Kouros--530 BCE
Menkaure and Khamerenebty
from Gizeh, Egypt
ca. 2,490-2,472 B.C.E.
approximately 54 1/2 in. high

24. Archaic Period Stylistic Features (cont.):
Staying with Egyptian stance for generations
In 530 BCE, More naturalistic rendering:
Head is proportional
face is more rounded
hips are fleshy
hair falls naturally on the back
Kouros--600 BCE
Kouros--530 BCE

25. Archaic Period Significance: Stylistic=
Egyptian influence—stance/pose, canon or proportions
Break away from Egyptian style
Move toward more realistic rendering and motion

27. Peplos Kore

28. Archaic Period
Peplos Kore, from the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, ca. 530 BCE Medium: Marble (stone) Function: Spiritual—offering to Goddess Athena in temple Subject/Figures: Peplos—simple long, woolen belted garment (dress) Kore-Greek for “young woman” Goddess—wears 4 garments, 1 garment identifies her as a goddess

29. Archaic Period Stylistic features: Mostly the same as the Kouros
Softer more naturalistic female form
Distinguishes her from Kouroi (hard/muscular)
Significance:
Style=similar to Kouros--influence of Egypt , more naturalistic rendering
Spiritual/function=belief in the Goddess Athena

30. Exit Slip
Create a chart to compare and contrast the statues of Egypt and Archaic Greece. List a east 3 similarities and 3 differences. Stick to stylistic, function, and figures
Similarity 1
Egypt
Archaic Greece
Similarity 2
Similarity 3

31. Homework—Due Thursday
Create 4 Cue Cards:
Ancient Greece Context Card
Geometric krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, Athens, Greece, ca. 740 BCE
Kroisos, from Anavysos, Greece, ca. 530 BCE
Peplos Kore, from the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, ca. 530 BCE

32. Exit Slip
Compare and contrast the Greek sculptures with those of the Egypt. Write a paragraph summarizing at least 3 similarities and 3 differences between the sculptures.