1. Ancient Greece By: Brittany Turney IAS 108 1-4-5 Project Fall 2010

2. Visual Arts: Sculptures Music: Instruments Dance: Traditional Dances Drama: Comedy and Tragedy Theatre

3. Sculpture: Discobolus (The Discus Thrower) Creator: Myron Classical Period 470- 440 BCE Famous: First element in Pentathlon Roman:

4. Musical Instruments: Lyre Greek Mythology Nurture relationship with Gods Originally tortoise shell Three to twelve strings Strummed with pick

5. Dance: Syrtos Uses/Beliefs Express feeling Tells a story Overcome depression/Cure illness Chain dance Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0VGVpLVlg

6. Drama: Comedy and Tragedy Theatre at Epidaurus Festival honoring Dionysus Tragedy- goat song Narratives sung Comedy- imitation

7. Resources Disc Thrower http://www.statue.com/greek-statues.html http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/gr/d/discus-thrower_discobolus.aspx Lyre: http://library.thinkquest.org/04apr/00275/ancient_ins.htm Syrtos http://www.nostos.com/dance/ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/579100/syrtos Comedy and Tragedy http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Theatre/