The Greeks had great sculptors

These sculptors made realistic life-like statues

They carved statues out of wood, marble, and bronze metal

When the sculptures were painted, they looked very life-like

The Colossus of Rhodes was a 100-foot-tall bronze statue of the sun god, Helios

Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Euripides were great Greek playwrights

Greeks loved the theater arts

They performed plays in outdoor amphitheaters, sometimes for days

They had plays divided into two categories: Comedies (funny with happy ending), and Tragedies (suffering and unhappy ending)

Three actors played all parts of the play

The chorus backed up the actors

Greek temples were designed to display beauty and harmony

Greek architecture was for everyone to enjoy, not just the elites

Temples usually faced the east (toward the sunrise)

Temples were rectangular and it had the patron god of the city (for example, Athens had the goddess Athena)

Columns supported the roof of the building

There were three types of columns: Doric (mainland Greece and western colonies), Corinthian (not as common), and Ionic (found in Eastern Greece and the islands)

Greek architecture is seen today throughout the western world (Washington D.C., Europe, etc.)

Greek theater was so powerful it brought people to laughter and tears

A Greek tyrant (who enjoyed burying his enemies alive) would weep during plays

Greek theater has influenced our lives even today (we still use Greek ideas in theater)