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A visual review of WH 1

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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A visual review of WH 1

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  1. A visual review of WH 1

  2. Greek Architecture • 2 major Greek contributions • Parthenon • 3 types of columns

  3. The Parthenon - temple to Athena

  4. The Parthenon - temple to Athena

  5. The Parthenon - temple to Athena

  6. 3 types of Greek columns • Doric - simple • Ionian - fancier • Corinthian - fanciest • see pictures

  7. Doric - simple

  8. Ionian - fancier

  9. Corinthian - fanciest

  10. these columns have been copied for centuries by builders

  11. ROMAN architecture • Pantheon - in Rome, temple to all of the Roman gods, concrete dome

  12. Pantheon - to all of the Roman gods

  13. Rome’s Colosseum • A stadium for gladitorial fights/ entertainment

  14. Rome’s Colosseum

  15. The Forum in Rome – a place “for-um” to shop

  16. The Forum in Rome • a large public area/market • similar to Greece’s agora

  17. features of Roman architecture have been reproduced in Western buildings • arch • dome • concrete

  18. Rome’s roads - for moving people & stuff

  19. A Roman aqueduct - for moving water

  20. Another aqueduct, in Fr., built by Romans in 49 BC

  21. aqueducts • to move water from where it is to where it was needed

  22. Hagia Sophia - Church minarets were added later by Muslims

  23. 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

  24. A Russian church - notice the onion-shaped domes with crosses

  25. Russian church - onion-shaped domes with crosses

  26. A mosque in Hampton - notice the crescent moon atop the dome, NOT a cross

  27. Mosque in Mecca with minarets(towers) Kaaba in center

  28. Kaaba in Mecca - destination for Muslim pilgrims

  29. Mosque in Mecca - see the minarets

  30. The Great Wall - WAS the border, isn’t a border any more

  31. Notice the Silk Road, the red line pointing the way to the west

  32. Note location of China’s Huang River - Huang has a hump

  33. India began along the Indus River

  34. the Indus and Ganges 2 very important rivers for India

  35. The Taj Mahal - towers show influence of the religion of Islam on architecture in India after 600 AD

  36. Egypt’s pyramids - tombs for pharaohs(kings)

  37. Egypt’s location along the Nile - in yellow

  38. Sumerian ziggurat - temple made of brick

  39. The Fertile Crescent - shown in yellow

  40. 2 major rivers - Tigris & Euphrates

  41. Greece’s location

  42. Greece’s Location, location, location • Good for trade • On a peninsula • between Mediterranean Sea & • Aegean Sea • easy sailing distance to Egypt & Fertile Crescent

  43. Rival Greek city-states - Athens & Sparta

  44. Rome’s Empire at its largest

  45. Emperor Hadrian’s Wall across Great Britain marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire

  46. 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.

  47. Kingdom of Kush • yellow • along the Nile River in what is now Sudan.

  48. Ghana • In west Africa • Economy based on gold for salt • trade across the Sahara region

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