By Meggan Markey(student)

Table of Contents

Government……………..1

Arts & Architecture……..2

Olympic Games…………4

Language………………..5

Literature………………..6

Comprehension Q.’s…….7

Government

Monarchy--Oligarchy--Tyranny Origins of Democracy

– power in the hands of the people

Arts & Architecture

Pottery– orange & black– designs of mythological creatures, daily life, or

nature Architecture

– doric– ionic– corinthian

Greek Drama– Tragedies- Sad stories– Comedies- Funny plays

Olympic Games

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

Literature

Greek myths– The Odyssey based on the Greek hero,

Odysseus– Explained roles of gods in creating the world

and other natural occurrences

Comprehension Questions

Why were myths written? Who had most control in the ancient greek

government? What type of artwork did they do? What contributions did the greeks make? Which contributions are most beneficial to

us today?

Works Cited

Greek Mythshttp://www.cultures.com/greek_resources/greek_encyclopedia/greek_entry.html/minotaur_e.html

Minotaur picture

Greek Myths

http://www.cultures.com/greek_resources/greek_encyclopedia/greek_entry.html/pegasus_e.html

Pegasus picture

Greek Myths

http://www.cultures.com/greek_resources/greek_encyclopedia/greek_entry.html/cyclopes_e.html

Cyclopes picture

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