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What was the expected role of a citizen within the Greek Polis?
What was the expected role of a citizen within the Greek Polis?
- To primarily focus on personal wealth accumulation to boost the city-state's economy.
- To actively participate in the polis's political life, economic relations, spiritual worship, and social events. (correct)
- To maintain a strict separation from public life, dedicating oneself to philosophical pursuits.
- To serve exclusively in the military to protect the city-state from external threats.
Which of the following geographic characteristics contributed to the nature of power within Greek city-states?
Which of the following geographic characteristics contributed to the nature of power within Greek city-states?
- Isolated valleys and islands, which provided security and led to less aggressive forms of power. (correct)
- Vast, interconnected plains that facilitated rapid military expansion.
- Abundant mineral resources that fueled aggressive competition with neighboring city-states.
- Frequent flooding events, which necessitated centralized control for disaster relief.
How did the Greeks design their towns to reflect a sense of 'human scale'?
How did the Greeks design their towns to reflect a sense of 'human scale'?
- By building small towns with natural borders, blending planned and defensive elements. (correct)
- By erecting tall walls around the city as defensive measures.
- By incorporating monumental architecture that dwarfed the individual.
- By constructing sprawling, grid-like cities without natural boundaries.
Which of the following statements best describes the function of the Agora in a Greek town?
Which of the following statements best describes the function of the Agora in a Greek town?
What role did the Acropolis play within the Greek Polis?
What role did the Acropolis play within the Greek Polis?
How did the physical arrangement of the Agora and Acropolis reflect the relationship between church and state in Greek society?
How did the physical arrangement of the Agora and Acropolis reflect the relationship between church and state in Greek society?
Which of the following best describes Hippodamus' contribution to Greek urban planning?
Which of the following best describes Hippodamus' contribution to Greek urban planning?
How were residential blocks typically organized in a city like Priene?
How were residential blocks typically organized in a city like Priene?
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Greek Polis
Greek Polis
A self-governing city-state in ancient Greece; the source of Greek creativity.
Human Scale (Greek Towns)
Human Scale (Greek Towns)
The idea that Greek towns were designed to a scale that felt right for humans, not overwhelming.
Agora
Agora
A central gathering place and market in Greek towns, used for public events.
Acropolis
Acropolis
An elevated temple district in Greek towns, often containing various temples.
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Agora & Acropolis Separation
Agora & Acropolis Separation
The distance symbolically showing separation.
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Hippodamus
Hippodamus
First Greek architect known for gridded road layouts and rectangular house blocks.
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Piraeus
Piraeus
A Greek port city known for its gridded street plan and wide roads.
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City of Priene
City of Priene
A Greek city showcasing a layout with public buildings surrounding the agora and residential blocks.
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- The Greek world surrounds the Mediterranean Basin.
- The Greek Polis is a source of Greek creativity
- Citizens were expected to participate in political life, economic relations, spiritual worship, and social events within the polis.
- A polis is defined as a self-governing city-state
- 'Plato' thought an ideal city would have 5,000 citizens
- At its peak, Athens had a bit over 1,00,000 citizens
- Site and Culture are enabling factors, not determining
- No floods
- Abundant and diverse resources like fish, grain, grapes, olives, chestnuts, figs
- Many isolated valleys and islands, act as natural barriers
- Sea
- Isolation meant greater security, so power took a less aggressive form both externally and internally
- Greeks built small towns appropriate for human scale
- Natural borders surround towns
- Parts of the town were planned according to geometrical patterns and defensive measures
- Also included; Democracy, buildings for both the poor and the rich, and public baths.
Agora and Acropolis
- The Agora was the marketplace and a gathering place
- The agora was a place for public events
- The Agora was on the road from the harbor, in the center and included an assembly hall, council hall and chamber hall
- The agora was bordered by temples, workshops, vendors' stalls, and statues
- The Acropolis was an elevated temple district
- The Acropolis contained various temples
- An architectural vocabulary developed, it was used well into the 20th century for banks, courthouses, town halls, etc.
- Periodic processions to the Acropolis celebrated the polis
- Separation of church and state was indicated by the distance between the agora and the acropolis
- Hippodamus was the First Greek Architect.
- Hippodamus towns contained Gridded roads and rectangular house blocks
- Important roads are parallel to the shore, straight and wide
- The town outline was not necessarily rectangular
City Priene
- A city with 400 dwellings and a population of 4000
- The Agora within City Priene, was surrounded by public buildings and residential blocks
- Residential blocks contained 4-5 houses
- Broad roads were approximately 23 ft wide
- Short roads were approximately 10 ft wide.
- G was labeled as "Agora Market" On a map of the ancient city,
- A, B, and C were labeled as Gates.
- D, E, F, H, M, and P were labeled as Temples on a map.
- I was labeled as the location of the Council House
- L, Q are labeled as Gymnasium locations on the map
- N is labeled as the location of the Theatre on the map
- O is labeled as the location of the Water Reservoir on the map
- R is labeled as the Race-course on the map
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