Mature Classical Period 450 - 400 BCE

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Mature Classical Period450 - 400 BCE
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• Conflict between Sparta and Athens (Peloponnesian
  Wars) ended with the defeat of Athens.
• 461 - 445 and 431 - 404 BCE (add to timeline)

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• Pericles, ruled Athenian politics and culture
  from 462 - 429 (timeline)
• He influenced the re-building of the Acropolis,
  ruined in 480 BCE (timeline) in Persian War, and
  turned it into the center of civic and religious
  life
• As Pericles perfected the city-state, artists
  tried to perfect their practice.

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The Parthenon

• Located in the Acropolis in Athens.
• Doric order structure
• Get in your Gallic Chiefton Killing his Wife and
  Himself groups

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For the rest of class

• Get in your Gallic Chiefton Killing his Wife and
  Himself groups
• With your group, read pp. 148 - 149 over, The
  Object Speaks The Parthenon.

• Answer the following questions
• Who was involved with the
• creation and design?
• What does it symbolize to
• Athens during the Classical
• Period?
• Where is it located, BE
• SPECIFIC!
• When was it built?
• Why do YOU think the
• Parthenon is important now, and
• why was it important in the 5th
• century BCE?