Parthenon activity study guide
NAME: _______________________
DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS:
* click on "The Parthenon"
* then click on the block "The Parthenon"
(a) How many years did it take the Athenians to complete the Parthenon?
* click on he block "Sculpture"
(b) Which god and goddess are featured in the temple, and why?
* click on "The Statue"
(c) How large is the statue of Athena?
* click on the block "Metopes"
(d) What themes were the reliefs in the metopes?
* click on the block "Frieze"
(e) What event that took place every four years in Athenes was memorialized in the frieze?
* click on "Learn about the frieze" then click on "Gods-Goddesses"
(f) What 12 gods and goddesses are shown in the frieze, and what symbols identify each one?
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INTERPRETATIVE QUESTIONS
* click on "Play with the Frieze" then click on "stop intro"
* find the block titled "a gift for the goddess Athena" and click on it
Question: The goddess Athena is seen on the far right. Who do you think is giving the peplos (gift) to Athena -- the king-Archon or the boy? Explain your conclusion.
* find the block titled "Olympic riddles identifying the gods and goddesses" an click on it.
activity: read and follow the directions -- find all the gods and goddesses that match the descriptions and write down: the Greek name; the Roman name; the role of the god/goddess in the religious beliefs --
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DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS:
* click on "The Parthenon"
* then click on the block "The Parthenon"
(a) How many years did it take the Athenians to complete the Parthenon?
* click on he block "Sculpture"
(b) Which god and goddess are featured in the temple, and why?
* click on "The Statue"
(c) How large is the statue of Athena?
* click on the block "Metopes"
(d) What themes were the reliefs in the metopes?
* click on the block "Frieze"
(e) What event that took place every four years in Athenes was memorialized in the frieze?
* click on "Learn about the frieze" then click on "Gods-Goddesses"
(f) What 12 gods and goddesses are shown in the frieze, and what symbols identify each one?
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INTERPRETATIVE QUESTIONS
* click on "Play with the Frieze" then click on "stop intro"
* find the block titled "a gift for the goddess Athena" and click on it
Question: The goddess Athena is seen on the far right. Who do you think is giving the peplos (gift) to Athena -- the king-Archon or the boy? Explain your conclusion.
* find the block titled "Olympic riddles identifying the gods and goddesses" an click on it.
activity: read and follow the directions -- find all the gods and goddesses that match the descriptions and write down: the Greek name; the Roman name; the role of the god/goddess in the religious beliefs --
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