2. By Meggan Markey(student)

3. Table of Contents Government……………..1 Arts & Architecture……..2 Olympic Games…………4 Language………………..5 Literature………………..6 Comprehension Q.’s…….7

4. Government n Monarchy--Oligarchy--Tyranny n Origins of Democracy – power in the hands of the people

5. Arts & Architecture n Pottery – orange & black – designs of mythological creatures, daily life, or nature n Architecture – doric – ionic – corinthian

6. n Greek Drama – Tragedies- Sad stories – Comedies- Funny plays

7. Olympic Games n Began at Olympia, Greece in 776 B.C. n In honor of Zeus n Held every four years n Men only n Nude

8. Literature n Greek myths – The Odyssey based on the Greek hero, Odysseus – Explained roles of gods in creating the world and other natural occurrences

9. Comprehension Questions n Why were myths written? n Who had most control in the ancient greek government? n What type of artwork did they do? n What contributions did the greeks make? n Which contributions are most beneficial to us today?

10. Works Cited Greek Myths http://www.cultures.com/greek_resources/greek_encyclopedia/greek_entry.html/m inotaur_e.html Minotaur picture Greek Myths http://www.cultures.com/greek_resources/greek_encyclopedia/greek_entry.html/p egasus_e.html Pegasus picture Greek Myths http://www.cultures.com/greek_resources/greek_encyclopedia/greek_entry.html/c yclopes_e.html Cyclopes picture

11. Ancient Greece: Art & Architecture http://www.ancientgreece.com/ Circle of marbled greek pictures (on my title page) Greek Architecture http://harpy.uccs.edu/greek/grkarch.html Three small greek columns/architecture and the two columns on the title page Ancient Olympic Events http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/sports.html Nude olympic runner