1. 500-323 B.C.E.

2. * Greece is a – a body of land nearly surrounded by water. * It is about the size of Louisiana. * It ’ s very close to the Persian empire (includes Turkey) and Rome. Greece Aegean Sea Mediterranean Sea

3. * Greece is - has a rough surface. * Greek communities developed independently because of the, so they were diverse. * They each other a lot.

4. * Greek coastal cities were located between the and the sea. * They developed a great for trading and fighting.

5. The Greeks based their alphabet on the Phoencian alphabet. We used the alphabet to develop our alphabet. Λ Δ ∑ Г LD S G

6. * The Greeks invented - written work performed by actors. * Two kinds of dramas were and

7. * A was a serious drama. * A was a humorous drama.

8. * We use drama today:

9. Tragedy Aeschylus (525 - 456 B.C.) The Persians (472) The Supplicants (c. 468) Seven Against Thebes (467) The Oresteia (458) Sophocles (496 - 406 B.C.) Ajax (450-440?) Antigone (441?) Oedipus Rex (430-425?) Electra (418-410?) Philoctetes (409) Oedipus at Colonus (406) Euripedes (c. 480 - 407) Alcestis (438) Medea (431) Hippolytus (428) The Children of Heracles (427?) Andromache (426?) Cyclops (423?) Heracles (422?) Electra (413?) Helen (412) The Phoenician Women (409?) Orestes (408) The Bacchae (405?) Comedy Aristophanes (c. 448 - c. 380 B.C.) The Acharnians (425) The Knights (424) The Clouds (423) The Wasps (422) Peace (421) The Birds (414) Lysistrata (411) The Frogs (405) Plutus (388) _____1. How many playwrights are included in this timeline? a. 3b. 4c. 5 _____2. How many Comedy playwrights are listed? a. 1b. 2c. 3 _____3. The goddess Electra was the topic of how many plays? a. 1b. 2c. 3 _____4. How many years did Sophocles wait between writing Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus? a. 19 yearsb. 9 yearsc. 10 years _____5. Which work by Sophocles took the longest to write? a. Oedipus Rexb. Electra c. A jax _____6. Who completed Electra first? a. Sophoclesb. Euripedes c. Aristophones _____7. Why are the years in the timeline in reverse order? a. Because it is upside down b. Because they are BC years c. Because it is in alphabetical order _____8. Which play was completed first? a. Plutusb. Ajaxc. The Persians _____9. Which play was completed last? a. Plutusb. Ajaxc. The Persians _____10. The Birds, The Wasps and The Clouds are all tragedies. a. Trueb. False

10. * Greeks invented * A row of columns is called a

12. * We use Greek architecture today.

13. * Now you have seen the types of architecture in ancient Greece. * Our job now is to build a TEMPLE!TEMPLE

14. * Greek sculptors searched for the ideal in their work. They wanted a PERFECT form. * They created different kinds of art including small figurines and life-size statues, but also relief sculptures which were on the sides of buildings, and also tombstones. NOW…..Your job is to create Ancient Greek Art. We will create a Greek masterpiece! Using clay, create a small figurine.