Essay About Earliest Greek Temples And Small Improvements

The Age of Beauty: Greek Art
The Age of Beauty: Greek Art
Myron (my-run)
Phidias (fid-ee-us)
Polyclitus (pol-ee-kly-tus)
Exekias (ex-ee-kee-us)
The Birthplace of Western Civilization
Beginning around 2000 BC
Earliest Greek tribes entered the land
In 500 years, formation of a strong culture known as the Mycenaean formed
Series of invasions; invasion of warlike Dorians in 1100 BC; towns grew into independent city-states
500 BC; fear of Persian invasion united the city-states; Delian League; treasury kept at Delos
Athens-made permanent head of the DL; put in charge of the fleet and authorized to collect money for the treasury
Pericles moved treasury from Delos to Athens
Used the money to build and beautify Athens
Resentment from other members of DL especially Sparta and Corinth
431 BC: Peloponnesian War
withstood by Pericles until a plague struck and killed a third of the Athenian population
Different city-states gaining the upper hand
338 BC: Greece conquered by Macedonia
The gods of Greece
Temples: dwelling places for their gods
gods looked and often acted like humans
gods controlled destiny of every person on earth
Importance of fortune tellers and omens in Greek religion
The Greek contribution to architecture
Earliest Greek temples were made of wood and brick
As economy prospered and with the growth of trade, stone was used
Basic design of the Greek temples did not change over the centuries
Small improvements were made on the basic design in order to achieve perfection
The Parthenon
Temple for Athena, goddess of wisdom and guardian of the city of Athens
Pericles ordered work to begin in 447 BC; 10 years in to finish, but work on carvings continued until 432 BC.
Like most temples, Parthenon is placed on a three-step platform
•The top of this platform is