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Classical & Medieval

 

Cultures:

 "All roads lead to Rome." A famous saying that is still used today. The Roman Empire was the center of culture for centuries. http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/

Religions:

Rome's Christian catacombs are actually underground cemeteries. The following site provides information about the history, symbols, and which catacombs are currently open to the public. http://www.catacombe.roma.it/en/presenta.html 

 

Architecture:

 Some of the most famous and recognizable architecture is from the ancient Egyptian and Greek societies. Not only is the culture, beliefs, and rituals of Egypt interesting, but the structures that they built are also incredible. The great pyramid of Giza was the largest man-made structure until the 20th century. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/

 

Some of these famous structures have been replicated in modern times. A full-scale replica of the original Parthenon resides at Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housed inside of the Parthenon is a full-sized replica of the goddess Athena.

 

 

Artifacts:

In Chinese were gifted craftsmen and worked with a number of mediums during the ancient times including the Shang Dynasty. http://www.chinatoday.com/art/rel/b.htm

 

Writers:

 See how your name is inscribed using the Egyptian hieroglyphics. http://www.upennmuseum.com/hieroglyphsreal.cgi/hieroglyphsreal.cgi

Temple University has a good website with links to the overview, poetry, and understanding the poetry written by Sappho, a female poet from the Isle of Lesbos. http://www.temple.edu/classics/sappho.html

Homer's epics the Iliad and Odyssey created the mystical history that later Greeks accepted as their historical heritage, which formed a cultural foundation for them. The following website provides various links to and about these two famous epics. http://library.thinkquest.org/19300/data/homer.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0907

 

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Father of English Literature, wrote the Canterbury Tales, which is written in Middle English. The aristocracy spoke French and the common people spoke this form of English. The various tales that Chaucer wrote represent the various individuals on their pilgrimage to Canterbury. The following link includes information about Chaucer, his works, the language and so forth. http://icg.harvard.edu/~chaucer/

 

Music:

Plainchant is from the Middle Ages and is sometimes called the Gregorian chant. The following site contains various links about the history, online chant on the web, in modern times, and the discography of it. Make sure your volume is loud enough to hear it as you link to it. http://users.pandora.be/greetendirk/gregoriaans/EN/ENindex.htm