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A visual review of WH 1. Greek Architecture. 2 major Greek contributions Parthenon 3 types of columns. The Parthenon - temple to Athena. The Parthenon - temple to Athena. The Parthenon - temple to Athena. 3 types of Greek columns. Doric - simple Ionian - fancier Corinthian - fanciest
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Greek Architecture • 2 major Greek contributions • Parthenon • 3 types of columns
3 types of Greek columns • Doric - simple • Ionian - fancier • Corinthian - fanciest • see pictures
ROMAN architecture • Pantheon - in Rome, temple to all of the Roman gods, concrete dome
Rome’s Colosseum • A stadium for gladitorial fights/ entertainment
The Forum in Rome • a large public area/market • similar to Greece’s agora
features of Roman architecture have been reproduced in Western buildings • arch • dome • concrete
aqueducts • to move water from where it is to where it was needed
Hagia Sophia - Church minarets were added later by Muslims
Hagia Sophia • largest Christian church of its time • built in Constantinople (city is now known as Istanbul) • notice the rectangular room with a round dome
A Russian church - notice the onion-shaped domes with crosses
A mosque in Hampton - notice the crescent moon atop the dome, NOT a cross
Mosque in Mecca with minarets(towers) Kaaba in center
Notice the Silk Road, the red line pointing the way to the west
The Taj Mahal - towers show influence of the religion of Islam on architecture in India after 600 AD
Greece’s Location, location, location • Good for trade • On a peninsula • between Mediterranean Sea & • Aegean Sea • easy sailing distance to Egypt & Fertile Crescent
Emperor Hadrian’s Wall across Great Britain marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire
Ancient African History by the SOL • African civilizations developed at Kush in East Africa and Ghana in West Africa. • Kush and Ghana concentrated on trade with different partners. • Both economies focused on trade throughout Africa and the Middle East. • Kush traded primarily with Egypt. • Ghana’s economy was based on the exchange of gold for salt.
Kingdom of Kush • yellow • along the Nile River in what is now Sudan.
Ghana • In west Africa • Economy based on gold for salt • trade across the Sahara region