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“Ancient Greece”3rd Grade

Political Roots of Modern Democracy in the USAGreek Art & Architecture

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DemocracyWhat is Democracy?

Government by the people

Where did it come from? The origins of democracy (roots) come from Ancient Greece. The English word democracy comes from the Greek word: dēmokratia,

dēmos = people + -kratos = power

Types of DemocracyDirect democracy

People govern themselves Ancient Greece

Representative democracyPeople grant others the power to governUnited States of America

Locate Greece

Greek Architecture

Doric Column

Most simple Greek columnCapital (top or crown) is made of a circle topped by a squareShaft (tall part of the column) is plain and has 20 sides.No basePlain, yet powerful designFrieze has simple designs

The Parthenon in Athens is the most famous example of a

building with Doric columns.

The Parthenon

Ionic Column

More decorative Greek columnCapital (top or crown) consists of scrolls above the shaftShaft (tall part of the column) is tall and slender-lookingBase is large & looks like a set of stacked ringsFrieze is plain

The Temple of Athena Nike in Athens is the most famous

example of an Ionic building.

The Temple of Athena Nike

Corinthian Column

Most decorative Greek columnCapital (top or crown) consists of flowers and leaves below a small scrollShaft (tall part of the column) has flutesBase is large & looks like a set of stacked ringsVery ornate design

A great example of a Corinthian building happens to be in the

USA!

The U.S. Supreme Court

Greek Art In addition to architecture, Greek Art can be found in

other forms:– Sculpture– Paintings– Painted pottery– Music

Winged Victory of Samothrace – The Louvre, Paris

Athenian Vase

Round Bottom Bowl (needs a stand for display purposes)

Paintings The earliest

paintings can be found on the Greek island of Crete.

The paintings were not on canvases but “frescos” painted on the walls of palaces where the rulers lived.

Dolphins – Minoan Palace at Knossos (Crete, 1500 BC)

Paintings Few Ancient

Greek paintings still exist today.

The paintings often told stories.

Many paintings were of young adults and depicted athletic ability.

Toreador Fresco, painted around 1550-1450 BC

Painted Pottery Painted pottery was

very popular and included various forms: Geometric designs Black Figure Red Figure

The pottery clay varied in color depending upon where it came from: Athens = reddish-orange Corinth = creamy white

Black Figure Painted Pottery This type of

pottery was popular in Athens.

The people were painted in silhouette and in black.

Many of the pots had mythological scenes painted on them.

Red Figure Painted Pottery After painting in the

black-figure method, the potters became a little frustrated with it.

They wanted to show people overlapping and also show muscles in the figures.

As a result, red-figure painted pottery emerged.

Mosaics A mosaic is art created by assembling small pieces of glass, stone or other

material.

Mosaics Mosaics have been found on the

island of Delos in Greece – used as floors in ancient times

Delos is the birthplace of Greek mythology twins: Apollo & Artemis

CurriculumGeorgia Education Standards – Grade Three

Historical Understandings SS3H1 The student will explain the political roots of our modern democracy in the United

States of America. a. Identify the influence of Greek architecture (columns on the Parthenon, U. S. Supreme Court

building), law, and the Olympic Games on the present. b. Explain the ancient Athenians’ idea that a community should choose its own leaders. c. Compare and contrast Athens as a direct democracy with the United States as a representative

democracy.

Geographic UnderstandingsSS3G1 - The student will locate major topographical features of the United States of

America.

a. Identify major rivers of the United States of America: Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson.

b. Identify major mountain ranges of the United States of America: Appalachian, Rocky. c. Locate the equator, prime meridian, and lines of latitude and longitude on a globe. d. Locate Greece on a world map.

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