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Greek Culture

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GREECE

Shelby & Payton

Ancient Greek architecture was best known for its temples. Many of their buildings were raised on high ground to look more elegant.

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ANOTHER FAMOUS PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE IS THE OPEN AIR THEATRE. THESE HAD MANY USES

The major price of artwork they made was the human figurine as a decorative motif. They represented the gods in human form.

In Greece they had many things they believe in. They believe that the owl is an ancient symbol of wisdom. They even put it on their coins as early as 520 BC.

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They also believed in the blue eye. This round blue piece of glass is said to keep away the evil eye and envious people. An example of the evil eye is someone saying you look nice and then you spilling something all over you.

Greeks believed minoan beliefs, central Asian gods, and West Indian ideas. People in Ancient Greece believed in invisible gods that were powerful and could control what happened to you.

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NORMS

  • Keeping eye contact with someone when communicating
  • Masculinity
  • They don't care if they're on time or not
  • Matiasma

VALUES

  • Family
  • Age
  • Wisdom
  • Collectivism
  • Comformity
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TABOOS

  • Marriage with an older woman
  • Marriage with a non greek
  • "Stay at home dad"
  • Gossip

SUBCULTURE

  • Greek fraternity and the sorority community is supposed to be a lifelong membership not four years

CULTURAL DIFFUSION

  • Architecture
  • Writing
  • Art
  • Mythology
  • The Romans adopted these from their culture