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1
Romantic English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley said, "We are all Greeks." Explain what he meant. How does the Western world emulate ancient Greece? Give specific examples from architecture, philosophy, politics, and other areas of culture and civilization.
2
Examine the Athena Parthenos (Figure 3.2). Identify its cultural/art historical period, its media (materials used to create the work of art), and everything you know about its significance.
3
Who was Alexander the Great? Who was his father? What were Alexander's accomplishments?
4
Look at Figure 3.9, the Theater at Epidaurus. Does this architecture look familiar? What influence has it had in the Western world?
5
Describe the history, purpose, and use of the Parthenon since the days of its origin.





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