[SOLVED] The Greek Awakening Firm
film name “The Greek Awakening: Art from the 5th Century BC” Once you have finished viewing the segments on 5th C Classical art and architecture, please respond to the questions listed below: 1. What is meant by the phrase, “the Greek Awakening” and why do the art historians and classical scholars interviewed here argue that it is central to our understanding Western culture? 2. Explain how specific historical event(s) influenced and perhaps even accelerated these new cultural developments in 5th C Greece. Give specific examples to support your explanation. 3. Who is Pericles and what role did he play in the rebuilding of the Acropolis? Why was the construction of a new temple in this location so important? 4. What is the Parthenon and to whom is it dedicated? How does the design and ornamentation of the building speak to this connection? 5. The film noted that the Parthenon is considered to be an iconic symbol of western culture. I would argue that this interpretation is an inherited legacy and that Pericles, Phidias, and the architects, Kallikrates and Iktinos, intended to create more than an ordinary religious structure and that the Parthenon was also intended to represent Athenian achievement and the triumph of Greek civilization. Why might I argue this? What evidence is there to support this view? Consider form and context in your response. ; you must answer all 5 questions in a complete and thorough manner.
