Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Art and Architecture



Art in ancient Greece didn't start until 340 B.C.E the Greeks invented the Greek Buddist Art style-a combination of Greek art and Buddist art. Greek architecture started with columns in 3450 B.C.E. They invented ornaments around the house in 50 B.C.E. but statues came in 330 B.C.E. The Greeks invented temples in 3200 B.C.E. Each temple had statues and paintings of a specific God that the Greeks worshipped.
Most art was a statue, painting, or carving of a famous person such as a writer or hero.

Government


Oligarchy means ruled by the wealthy. The more money meant the more power you had. Monarchy means to have one ruler. Monarchy, ruled by either a king or queen was passed on from person to person. Tyranny means to be governed by a cruel ruler where the people have no say. In a tyranny government, when the ruler is killed, the person who murdered him becomes king and the people have no say in their ruler. Democracy is when people have the right to vote, this means only men vote. A democracy is where people elect the king and the people make the choices of the city together.

Education


In Sparta, children went through military training school from ages seven to eighteen, after that they went to military training outside school for two years. Spartans believed that healthy women gave birth to strong babies so they had to be athletic to.
People in Athens learned to fight, write and read. They learned math, music and other physical training from ages seven to eighteen. After that they went through extra public speaking training for two years. In school they used wax boards and sticks to write, afterwards the board would be smoothed and reused for each class. In gym classes they usually did running, long jump, and fighting practice with wood swords. Once they turned twelve, the students used real weapons to practice.