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The Minoans used art to describe many things such as depictions of gods and stories. Specifically in their sculptures that they made out of mostly terra cotta clay, these sculptures told stories of the gods, as well as told other stories about people. These in turn helped people describe the world they lived in. these sculptures may have also been used as plans for boats or other things, because there are miniature boats made out of clay that were found. The Minoans also used these sculptures to record information, a Phaestos Disc contains hieroglyphic writing that records information. The Phaestos Disc could record important information unlike paper or animal skins because it would never fade or wear out. Sculptures paid a very important part in the Minoan and then the other Greek societies, Athenian societies used sculpture to record their own laws and theories about various things about nature, math, science, and art. http://www.ou.edu/finearts/art/ahi4913/aegeanhtml/minoansculpture1.html http://ancient-greece.org/art/minoan-art.html

http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Clothing/ http://www.richeast.org/htwm/Greeks/costume/costume.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/ancient-greek-clothing.html the ancient Greek clothing was typically loose fitting and were mostly made of tunics either Peplos or Chitons with a cloak on top called a Himation. Himations were mostly made of wool and were draped over one shoulder and hid one arm. Later these were called togas by the Romans. The Peplos was made of Linen, and was made by a large rectangle sewn together at the sides. The Chiton was made of a much lighter material and was meant for warmer months. Women often wore a shawl over chitons or Peplos, and men would where Himations. Shoes were often Sandels in summer, and boots in winter.

Homerific stories, Ilead and Odyssy http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/244670/Greek-mythology the ancient Greeks used mythology the same way other civilisations use religion, to explain the world they live in, the stories of Hera and Zeus, as well as all the more minor characters such as demetrius. all the gods had a special place in the world, Aphrodite was the god of love, Apollo is the sun god, zeus was the god of thunder and lightning, while Hades was the god of death and the underworld. all of them made up what was known about the world and everything else such as the moon, sun and stars. these stories were created because people were afraid, it is frightening to think about how much a person does not know about the world, expecially at night. but the Greek mythology puts method back in the madness. soon the story became more in depth and people believed that there were actual beings doing these things, which is probably good because that meant that the story would stay alive, the bad part is that it could manipulate people to make one person better than another, or put one person in power.

Classical Greek Sculpture http://www.greeklandscapes.com/greece/athens_museum_classical.html the Greeks had been making sculptures for many hundreds of years with the tools they had, but as tools got better, artists soon were able to create lifesize sculptures of people in different forms. before most sculptures had been shaped standing still with their hands at their sides, and feet together, this was called the [|Archaic period] but in the Classical period, these sculpters made their creations our of bronze as well as stone. these sculptures showed people in motion, as well as various muscle groups. most of the statues were made naked, telling that the ancient Greeks had a fasination with the human body and how it worked. Naked statues could show what muscles moved when a person did a certain action, so in fact, the sculters themselves were learning about the human bodies movements and functions. this is a picture of a statue called [|Youth at Marathon]. without the Classical Period of sculptures in Greece we probably wouldn't know as mush as we do about the human body.