Religion, Philosophy, and the Arts
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Pericles and His Accomplishments.
Pericles was the most important political man in Ancient Greece, especially during the golden age. Even though he came from an aristocratic family, Pericles supported democracy.His accomplishments affected ancient Greece.His most important achievement was the construction of Parthenon. Parthenon was built to honor their protector, Athena. Other accomplishments included having the city pay it's officials, meaning poor citizens could hold office. Pericles was also known for making Athens a beautiful city. Pericles made many important changes to Athens, Greece.
Athenian Silver Coin
This coin represents what was used in ancient Athens. it might have been used in the Golden Age of Athens.
Greek Gods
At the time of the Golden Age of Athens and some time after, Greek Gods helped people that believed in them. At oracles, the gods spoke their advice or future.
Parthenon
Parthenon represents Athena, of Athens. Pericles built it during the golden age.
The Greek Gods of Athens
Influence of Greek Gods
The Greek Gods and Goddesses were honored throughout Greece. Each one of them had responsibilities such as a goddess of wisdom and war and, say, a god of the oceans. Each person controlled different areas. The people of Greece honored them in many ways. Every four years, an Olympian festival honored the god, Zeus. Every one of the 12 important gods also had their own temple. Animals also were used. When they would go to was, Greece would sacrifice an animal to Ares, the god of war. At oracles, gods gave advice, and the future. Most of the time, Greece would listen to the advice. The main gods were Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Ares, Aphrodite, Hermes, Poseidon, and Demeter.
Search for Knowledge
Atoms+Greece
Philosophers are people that use reason to understand; in Greece it was about Natural events. Philosophers didn't believe the god "nonsense" that everyone else was thinking. How did philosophers change the thinking of ancient Greeks? Socrates was just one of the philosophers. Philosophers challenged the thinking of other people. Philosophers observed and thought outside the box.
Socrates
How did Socrates challenge the values of the people of Athens? In the marketplace, everyone saw the man called Socrates. He was there hours and hours every day jabbering about wisdom and goodness. He wanted people to answer questions about justice and courage. Some people didn't know what they were answering. They became angry. "Know Thyself," was his lesson. He was tried for dishonoring gods, and, misleading young people. He was forced to suicide, drinking a cup of hemlock and died.
Plato+Aristotle
How did Plato and Aristotle spread their beliefs? Socrates had a student named Plato. Because of the death of his teacher, Plato learned to mistrust democracy. He wrote the republic talking about what he though society was. Later, he opened a school and taught Aristotle, who later opened different school to spread his beliefs.
Visual and Dramatic Arts
Epidaurus theater
Actors of Greece could perform in outdoor theaters. Epidaurus theater is a example. In the greek olympic family, apollo had a son named Epidaurus. That's how it was named. Masks like the one below were used. This represents dramatic arts.
Statue of Athena
The construction of the parthenon is a visual art. One part of it is the statue of Athena. Even though the statue disappeared, the sculpture on the inside is still in the parthenon. This architecture is an example of an visual art.
Tragedy
Tragedies could be very serious. Using this, and representing dramatic art, actors could act as many characters in a drama. Actors could also play in comedies.
Significance of Parthenon
Parthenon was significant to ancient Greece. Pericles made the acropolis. The best work was Parthenon. It was made out of marble and was dedicated to Athena. The columns of marble surrounded the building. It also "protected" the goddess Athena's statue, made out of wood ivory and gold. it was significant to Greece because Athena was one of the "12 Olympians." Greece believed that by honoring the gods, they would get something in return, like advice. Parthenon was also named for Athena because Athens was named after Athena and it would make sense for Athena to be their protector. That was how Parthenon was significant to ancient Greece.
Visual and Dramatic Arts
How did Greek use Visual and Dramatic Arts in their lives? Visual art could be Architecture or Sculpturing. They used both on the Parthenon (the building and statue of Athena), and based on that, they could make visual arts just like it. There were many kinds of dramatic art, There were dramas and comedies. Athenians were the first people known to write dramas; the most known in dramas are tragedies, which were very serious and ended in a tragedy. Athenians also wrote comedies. Comedies made fun of people and customs in Athens in that day. This shows how the Greek used Visual and Dramatic Arts in their lives.
The best of Ancient Greece
The best part about Ancient Greece was learning about the Visual and Dramatic Arts, and the Greek science and philosophy.