HST103A World History | Unit 3 : The Western Classical World | Lesson 4

Student Guide
Lesson 4: Greek Art and Literature

Lesson Objectives
• Give examples of Greek ideals of order and balance in Greek architecture and art.
• Identify major Greek dramatists and the themes they explored.
• Identify the roles of Herodotus and Thucydides in establishing history as a field of study.
• Identify the significance of Greek achievements in architecture, the arts, literature, philosophy,
science, and mathematics.

PREPARE
Approximate lesson time is 60 minutes.

Materials
For the Student
Lesson Answer Key
World History: Our Human Story
History Journal
Keywords and Pronunciation
Aeschylus (ES-kuh-lus)
Aristophanes (air-uh-STAHF-uh-neez)
Euripides (yoo-RIP-uh-deez)
hubris (HYOO-bruhs)
Oedipus (ED-uh-puhs)
Phidias (FID-ee-uhs)
Sappho (SAF-oh)
Sophocles (SAHF-uh-kleez)

LEARN
Activity 1: Lesson Checklist (Online)
Instructions
Lesson Checklist

• Read Chapter 7, Section 1, pages 131–136, and answer the questions.

• Complete the online activities to review Greek literature, art, and architecture.
• Complete the Checkpoint.

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Activity 2: Greek Writers, Artists, and Architects (Online)

Instructions
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Read
Read Chapter 7, Section 1, pages 131–136, and answer the questions.

Think about the following questions as you read:

• What are the defining qualities of classic works of Greek art and architecture?
• Who were the great Greek playwrights of the classical age? What major themes did they explore?

1. What Greek leader encouraged the rebuilding of Athens after the Persians burned the city?

2. What kind of buildings were the most important and impressive in Greek city-states?

3. What building in Athens is considered the greatest masterpiece of Greek architecture?

4. What characteristics did the Greeks strive to attain when they designed buildings?

_____ harmony and balance

_____ stability and endurance
_____ detail and ornamentation

5. What were several techniques that classical Greek sculptors and painters used to express admiration for the
human form in their artworks?

6. How did later cultures view the literature of the Greek classical period?

7. From what activity did Greek drama originate?

8. What did Aeschylus do that initiated a new form of performance art?

9. Describe the masks that Greek actors wore.

10. Describe each Greek writer, including the themes and characteristics of his or her main works.

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Main Works, Themes, and Characteristics of Works

Name

Sappho

Euripides

Sophocles

Aristophanes

Herodotus

Aeschylus

Homer

Thucydides

Use What You Know

Complete the online activities to review Greek writers and Greek ideals in art and architecture.

Checkpoint
Complete the Checkpoint.

ASSESS
Lesson Checkpoint: Greek Art and Literature (Online)
Use your completed Student Guide to answer the following questions.

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