2. Reading Notes 29 Golden Age of Athens

3. 29.2 City of Contrasts Small, uncomfortable houses
Large & beautiful public spaces & buildings

4. 29.3 Religion: Temple at Delphi
1. Power over a particular area of life
Greeks asked for advice or help
2. Looked and acted like humans
Didn’t age or die
3. Advice from Apollo through oracle

5. 29.4 Architecture: The Acropolis
Parthenon- Temple built to honor Athena

6. Acropolis
Parthenon

7. 29.5 Sculpture: Marble Workshop
Phidias
1. Sculpture – more realistic
2. Phidias - Famous sculptor
Designed figures at the top of the Parthenon
Sculpted statue of Athena

8. 29.6 Drama: Theater of Dionysus
Relied upon chorus to explain & expand story
No women actors
Outdoor theaters

9. 29.7 Philosophy: The Agora
1. Talk about the world around them, nature, meaning of life, justice, truth, beauty
2. Asked questions that forced people to think about their beliefs
3. Put to death
Enemies accused him of not honoring the gods and leading young people into error and disloyalty

10. 29.8 Sports: The Panathenaic Games
1. Importance of a healthy body
Honored gods and goddesses
Panathenaic = Athena
Olympic = Zeus
2. Footraces, boxing, wrestling
3. Chariot races, races in full armor, pancratium

11. Greek Vase

12. Processing 29: Greek Vase
Black ink only
Geometric patterns on top & bottom
Scene in center that is related to Ch. 29
Paragraph (5 sentence min.) on back explaining scene.

13. Greek Vase Trace and cut out Greek vase
Sketch scene or image of your Greek myth in pencil
Add decorative edge designs
Color using black felt marker