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CLASSICAL CIVILISATION
What is classical studies?
What is it?Classical Studies is the study of the
Language Literature History Art
And other aspects of the Mediterranean world. In GCSE Classical Civilisation you will study Ancient
Greece and Ancient Rome
Time Frame
7th Century
BC
•Classical period marked by Homer
•Iliad•Odyssey
•End of Bronze age.
5th CenturyAD
•Marked by the decline of the Roman empire in 5th Century Ad
Map of Ancient GreeceCan you find:
•Athens•Modern day Turkey•Macedonia•Albania•Mount Olympus
What do Classicists' study?
ArchaeologyClassical archaeologist look at remains of classical civilasations in order to understand their culture and society.
What artifacts might they look at?
Art HistoryGreek and Roman art and architecture has heavy influenced much of our art today.• Pottery• Frescoes• Sculpture
Civilisation and HistoryClassicists’ use Archaeology, literature and art history to understand the history and culture of the ancient world.
They use literature and physical artifacts to create and refine a narrative of the ancient world
PhilosophyThe roots of Western philosophy lie in the study of the classics. The word philosophy is of Greek origin meaning
love of Wisdom.
Also Study: Greek Mythology and ReligionGreek Science
Questions
What sources do Classicists use to find out about the ancient world?
What sources would be used to find out about Greek religion?
Greek Religion
Greek Religion
•Is the collection of beliefs and practices followed by the ancient Greeks
•Greek Mythology is not Greek Religion. Greek Mythology are the story about the Gods
•Greeks believed in more then one god. This is called what polytheism.
•The belief in one god is called monotheism.
Question:Are Christians monotheistic or polytheistic?
Greek Religion
• The Greek gods had different personalities and were thought to have human form and feelings.
What is this called?• There was an absence of any established
religious rules or authoritative revelation such as, for example, the Bible.
• There was a strong use of rituals and sacrifice
• Religion was very important in the lives of the Greeks.
It involved:
Temples
Sacrifice
Pray
Festivals
The ancient Greeks believed that the gods controlled nature. The Greeks acknowledged their dependence on the divine beings.
In order to appease the gods the Greeks:
•Built temples•Sacrificed animals and gave offerings to•Prayed•Had celebrations and festivals in the gods honour
If you displeased the gods the Greeks believed that you would be punished.There are many stories in Greek mythology where people have been punished for being to proud or ambitious.
Organization and Beliefs Despite its central position in both private and public life, Greek religion was notably lacking in an organized professional priesthood. At the sites of the mysteries, as at Eleusis, and the oracles, as at Delphi, the priests exercised great authority, but usually they were merely official representatives of the community, chosen as other officers were, or sometimes permitted to buy their position. Even when the office was hereditary or confined to a certain family, it was not regarded as conferring upon its possessor any particular knowledge of the will of the gods or any special power to constrain them. The Greeks saw no need for an intermediary between themselves and their gods.
The Earth, or the chthonic deities Were thought to dwell on or under the
earth
The Celestial gods or principal divinities were thought to live on Mount
Olympus in Thessaly.