文档介绍：Greek Culture
I. Historical background
5000 . Aegean civilization (Cretan, Mycenaean)
1200-500 . city-states (Athens, Sparta)
334 . under the rule of Macodon
146 . the Roman’s conquest
II. Social an political structure
“democracy” for the adult male citizens; women,children, foreigners and slaves had no rights.
slavery economy; harsh exploitation in Greek society
sports lovers; the Olympic Games
III. achievements
Greek Mythology
Philosophy
Literature
History
Arts, Architecture and Pottery
Greek Mythology
1. the Importance and Feature of Greek Myth
the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.
rooted in a religion which tool shape during the Homeric Age and was developed from animism and fetishism into polytheism.
the basic language of western symbols; the soil for Greek art
Both man and god assume the same form.
2. Twelve Olympians:
Zeus(宙斯)
Hera(赫拉):responsible for marriage and family
Poseidon(波赛冬) :the God of Seas
Hades(哈德斯):the Lord of the underworld responsible for marriage and family
Athena(雅典娜) :goddess of wisdom, peace, warfare, strategy, handicrafts and reason;
the guardian angel for the Temple of Athena
Apollo(阿波罗) :
the son of Zeus and Leto
a god of light and the sun
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