Greek Civilization 400 B.C. – 200 B.C.

The Culture of Ancient Greece

1. Greek Mythology2. Greek Poetry 3. Greek Fables4. Greek Drama5. Greek Art6. Greek Architecture

Greek Mythology

• Explanation of Ancient Greek religion• Homer• Hesiod• Homeric Hymns

• The Olympians• 12 Most important

gods• Lived on Mt. Olympus

Greek Poetry and Fables

• Stories that taught Greek values

• Epics- long poems that told about heroic deeds

• Iliad and the Odyssey• Homer

• Fables- Short tale that teaches a lesson• Aesop (Greek slave)

Greek Drama

• Tragedy• Good to bad fortune

• Comedy• Bad to good

circumstances

• Satyr Plays• Not as serious• Tragicomedy

Greek Art• Three main periods of Greek

art are:• Archaic• Classical• Hellenistic

• The main physical categories of Greek art• Painting• Sculpture• Architecture• Coin• Design• Pottery

Greek ArchitectureThree different types1. Doric

• Most used• Spartans• Wood/Stone

2. Ionic• Columns were more slender

than Doric• Built higher• Stone

3. Corinthian• Not used much• Fancier• More detail