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[[Category:English]]
[[Category:Greek and Roman Art]]

[[File:The Parthenon. East facade in April 2019.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

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= Introduction =

Welcome to '''Greek and Roman Art'''! In this course, you will become an art detective. You will look closely at buildings, pots, statues, wall paintings, mosaics, and carved reliefs from the ancient Mediterranean world.

Ancient Greek and Roman art was made over many centuries, so there was never just one Greek style or one Roman style. Artists learned from older traditions, tried new ideas, and worked for different purposes. Greek art strongly influenced Roman art, but Roman artists also developed their own ways of showing people, telling stories, decorating spaces, and designing huge public buildings.

You will learn to ask questions such as: '''What is this artwork made of? What do I notice first? What story does it tell? Who might have used it? What ideas traveled from Greece to Rome?'''

'''Important color clue:''' Ancient sculpture did not always look plain white. Many Greek and Roman sculptures were painted in bright colors, but much of that paint has disappeared over time.

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== Learning Goals ==

By the end of this aiMOOC, you should be able to:
* identify several common forms of Greek and Roman art;
* explain the basic difference between a pot, sculpture, fresco, mosaic, and relief;
* recognize the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian column orders;
* compare selected Greek and Roman artworks without claiming that every artwork follows the same rule;
* explain at least two ways Roman artists and builders adapted Greek ideas;
* use visual evidence to support an interpretation;
* design your own artwork inspired by ancient techniques and patterns.

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== A Quick Time Map ==

The dates below are only a simple guide. Ancient art changed gradually, and different regions did not all change at the same time.

{| class="wikitable"
! Approximate period
! What you will notice
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| Ancient Greek art, especially from about 900 BCE to 30 BCE
| Geometric patterns, painted pottery, temples, sculpture, and later increasingly natural poses and movement
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| Roman art, especially from about 500 BCE to 400 CE
| Portraits, copied and adapted Greek forms, public monuments, arches, domes, wall paintings, mosaics, and historical reliefs
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'''BCE''' means "Before Common Era." '''CE''' means "Common Era."

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= Greek Art =

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== Painted Pottery: Pictures That Tell Stories ==

Greek potters made vessels in many shapes for storing, mixing, pouring, and drinking liquids. Painters decorated some of these vessels with patterns, myths, sports, battles, celebrations, and scenes of daily life. Because the images appear on useful objects, a pot can be both a tool and a work of art.

An '''amphora''' is a jar with two handles. In the famous vase below, the heroes Achilles and Ajax sit facing each other during the Trojan War. The painter Exekias used the '''black-figure''' technique, in which dark figures stand out against the reddish clay.

[[File:Akhilleus Aias MGEt 16757.jpg|450px|frameless|center]]

Look carefully before reading more. What shapes repeat? Where do the warriors' spears point? How does the curve of the pot help frame the scene?

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTJoDdQGI6s|500|center}}

Later Athenian artists also used the '''red-figure''' technique. In red-figure pottery, the figures remain the reddish color of the clay while much of the background is made dark. This allowed painters to draw interior details with a brush more freely.

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3TlDyT2lyg|500|center}}

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== Sculpture: Bodies, Balance, and Movement ==

Greek sculptors explored how a human body can stand, turn, rest, or move. Some Classical Greek works show balanced, idealized bodies, but Greek sculpture includes many different subjects and styles.

The '''Kritios Boy''' is important because his body does not stand as stiffly as many earlier Greek statues. His weight shifts more naturally onto one leg. This kind of balanced stance later became common in Greek and Roman art.

[[File:ACMA 698 Kritios boy 4.JPG|400px|frameless|center]]

A powerful clue about Greek influence on Rome is the '''Discobolus''', or discus thrower. The marble statue shown below is a Roman copy of a lost Greek bronze design associated with the sculptor Myron. Roman copies can help historians study Greek works that no longer survive in their original form.

[[File:Discobolus Lancelotti Massimo.jpg|400px|frameless|center]]

'''Art detective question:''' How does the sculptor make a still statue look as if it could move in the next second?

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== Architecture: Columns and Careful Proportion ==

Greek temples were designed as homes for gods and goddesses and as important parts of sacred places. One of the most famous is the [[English:Parthenon|Parthenon]] on the Acropolis in Athens. It was built in the fifth century BCE and was dedicated to Athena.

The Parthenon uses mainly the '''Doric''' order but also includes Ionic features. An architectural '''order''' is a system of column shapes and the parts above them.

[[File:Diagram of a Doric Column and Entablature Diagram of a Ionic Column and Entablature Corinthian Order - Baedeker Karl - 1894.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

A quick way to begin recognizing the three best-known Greek orders is:
* '''Doric''': usually the simplest-looking capital, with a strong, plain shape;
* '''Ionic''': often recognized by scroll-like shapes called volutes;
* '''Corinthian''': often recognized by richly carved leaf forms.

These are helpful clues, not a complete guide. Real ancient buildings can mix features, and details can vary.

[[File:The Parthenon. East facade in April 2019.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWDflkBZC6U|500|center}}

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= Roman Art =

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== Learning from Greece and Creating New Meanings ==

Roman artists admired Greek art and often copied, collected, or adapted Greek statues and designs. Yet Roman art was not simply a copy of Greek art. Roman artists also drew on Etruscan, Italic, Egyptian, and other traditions from the large and diverse Roman world.

A Roman artist might reuse a Greek-looking pose but change the face, clothing, setting, or message. The result could serve a new Roman purpose.

[[File:Augustus of Prima Porta (inv. 2290).jpg|400px|frameless|center]]

The statue known as '''Augustus of Prima Porta''' presents the emperor in a carefully designed public image. His pose connects to Greek sculptural traditions, while his armor carries Roman political and military messages.

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== Portraits: Showing a Particular Person ==

Roman portrait sculpture often gives attention to individual facial features. Some portraits are idealized, while others show signs of age or character more strongly. This variety reminds us not to use a simple rule such as "Greek equals ideal" and "Roman equals realistic" for every artwork.

[[File:Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus MET DP337220.jpg|400px|frameless|center]]

When you study a portrait, ask:
* Which features look carefully observed?
* Which features might make the person seem powerful, calm, wise, young, or experienced?
* Where might the portrait have been displayed?
* What message might the patron have wanted viewers to receive?

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== Architecture: Arches, Concrete, Domes, and Huge Spaces ==

Roman builders used columns from Greek traditions, but they also made wide use of arches, vaults, domes, and concrete. These tools helped them create enormous interior spaces and large public buildings.

The '''Colosseum''' in Rome is an amphitheater built mainly in the first century CE. Its exterior uses rows of arches and attached columns. It was designed for large public spectacles. Those spectacles included violent events, so the building can be studied both as an engineering achievement and as evidence of difficult parts of Roman society.

[[File:Colosseum exterior.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FpQ1CmcPYQ|500|center}}

The '''Pantheon''' in Rome is famous for its huge concrete dome. At the top is a round opening called the '''oculus'''. Sunlight enters through this opening and changes position across the interior during the day.

[[File:Pantheon (Rome) - Dome interior.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaY8zqYfQI0|500|center}}

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== Frescoes: Painting a Wall ==

A '''fresco''' is a wall-painting technique in which pigment is applied to fresh plaster. Roman wall paintings could create the feeling of gardens, buildings, panels, people, myths, or imaginary views.

Pompeii and nearby sites preserve many wall paintings because the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE buried the area. Archaeologists still study these paintings to learn about ancient homes, decoration, stories, and visual tricks.

[[File:Villa of the Mysteries (Pompeii) - frescos 02.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

'''Look closely:''' If this painted wall surrounded a room, how might the color and life-size figures change the way the room felt?

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== Mosaics: Pictures Made Piece by Piece ==

A '''mosaic''' is made by arranging many small pieces, called '''tesserae''', into patterns or pictures. Tesserae can be made from materials such as stone or glass. Roman mosaics decorated floors and walls in homes and public buildings across the empire.

The famous Alexander Mosaic was found in Pompeii. It shows a dramatic battle scene and demonstrates how tiny pieces can create faces, horses, weapons, shadows, and movement.

[[File:Alexander (Battle of Issus) Mosaic.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

Try this visual experiment: step away from a mosaic image, then move closer. From far away, the pieces blend into larger forms. Up close, the image breaks into many separate shapes.

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== Relief Sculpture: Stories Carved into Stone ==

A '''relief''' is a sculpture that projects from a flat background. Roman monuments often used reliefs to tell stories about ceremonies, rulers, battles, buildings, and public events.

[[File:Ara Pacis — Side Opposite Augustus (14747791401).jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

The Ara Pacis in Rome includes carved processions of people. Instead of seeing one free-standing figure, the viewer reads a line of figures across the stone.

Trajan's Column uses a long spiral band of relief sculpture that winds around the column. It tells a complex story through many connected scenes.

[[File:Dacian Draco on Trajan's Column 1.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

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= Connections Between Greek and Roman Art =

Greek and Roman art are connected by travel, trade, conquest, collecting, teaching, copying, and adaptation. Roman patrons valued Greek sculpture, and many Greek artists worked in places controlled by Rome. At the same time, Roman art developed in a large empire with many local traditions.

Here are four useful connections:
* '''Columns traveled''': Roman builders used and adapted Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian forms.
* '''Statues traveled''': Romans collected Greek originals and made versions of Greek statues.
* '''Stories traveled''': Greek gods, heroes, and myths appeared in Roman art, often with Roman names or new settings.
* '''Techniques traveled and changed''': mosaics, wall painting, metalwork, and carving developed through contact among many Mediterranean cultures.

The safest way to compare artworks is to use evidence from the objects themselves. Avoid saying that all Greeks or all Romans made art in exactly the same way.

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== Compare Two Artworks ==

Use this table when you compare a Greek and a Roman artwork.

{| class="wikitable"
! Question
! Greek artwork
! Roman artwork
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| What is it made from?
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| What is its purpose?
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| What do you notice about pose, pattern, or space?
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| What story or message might it communicate?
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| What evidence supports your idea?
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= How to Look Like an Art Historian =

When you meet an unfamiliar ancient object, use the '''LOOK''' method:
* '''L — Look slowly''': Notice shape, color, material, pose, pattern, and scale.
* '''O — Observe evidence''': Point to details you can actually see.
* '''O — Offer an idea''': Suggest what the artwork may show or do.
* '''K — Keep questioning''': Ask what information you still need.

A strong observation sounds like this: "The figures overlap and the horses turn in different directions, so the artist seems to be creating a crowded, fast-moving battle scene."

A weaker observation sounds like this: "It is exciting." That may be your reaction, but it does not yet explain which visual details created that feeling.

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= Interactive Tasks =

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== Quiz: Test Your Knowledge ==

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'''What is an amphora?'''
(A two-handled pottery vessel)
(!A round opening in a dome)
(!A carved wall painting)
(!A type of Roman bridge)

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'''Which column order is usually recognized by scroll-like volutes?'''
(Ionic)
(!Doric)
(!Corinthian)
(!Mosaic)

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'''What does the term fresco describe?'''
(Painting on fresh plaster)
(!Carving a figure from bronze)
(!Building with stacked arches)
(!Making a pot on a wheel)

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'''What are tesserae used to make?'''
(Mosaics)
(!Columns)
(!Amphoras)
(!Domes)

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'''Which building is famous for a large dome with an oculus?'''
(The Pantheon)
(!The Parthenon)
(!The Acropolis)
(!The Ara Pacis)

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'''What is a relief sculpture?'''
(A sculpture that projects from a background)
(!A painting made only with blue pigment)
(!A jar with two handles)
(!A free-standing wooden column)

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'''Which statement best describes Greek influence on Roman art?'''
(Romans often adapted Greek ideas for Roman purposes)
(!Romans avoided Greek art completely)
(!Greek art began after Roman art ended)
(!Roman artists only made exact copies)

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'''Why can Roman copies be useful for studying Greek sculpture?'''
(Some preserve designs of Greek works that are now lost)
(!They prove every Greek statue was made of marble)
(!They show that Greeks never used bronze)
(!They were all made by the same artist)

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'''What was true of many ancient Greek and Roman sculptures?'''
(They were originally colored or decorated)
(!They were always left plain white)
(!They were all made from clay)
(!They were all smaller than a person)

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'''Which is the best art-historian habit?'''
(Use visible evidence to support an idea)
(!Guess without looking closely)
(!Assume every Roman artwork looks the same)
(!Ignore the material of an object)

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== Memory Game ==

<div class="memo-quiz">
{|
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| Amphora || A two-handled pottery vessel
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| Tesserae || Small pieces arranged to form a mosaic
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| Fresco || Wall painting made on fresh plaster
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| Oculus || Round opening at the top of a dome
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| Relief || Sculpture that projects from a background
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| Volute || Scroll-like shape on an Ionic capital
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== Drag and Drop ==

<div class="lueckentext-quiz">

{| class="wikitable"
! Match the correct terms.
! Topic
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| '''Black-figure pottery'''
| Dark figures stand against reddish clay
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| '''Red-figure pottery'''
| Reddish figures stand against a dark background
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| '''Corinthian capital'''
| Leafy carved decoration at the top of a column
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| '''Roman mosaic'''
| Picture or pattern built from many small pieces
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| '''Historical relief'''
| Carved scene that can record people and events
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== Crossword Puzzle ==

<div class="kreuzwort-quiz">
{|
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| Parthenon || Which famous temple stands on the Acropolis in Athens?
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| Amphora || What is a two-handled ancient pottery vessel called?
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| Mosaic || What artwork is made from many small pieces called tesserae?
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| Fresco || What wall-painting technique uses fresh plaster?
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| Oculus || What is the round opening in the Pantheon dome called?
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| Portraiture || What art form represents a particular person's appearance?
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== LearningApps ==

<iframe> https://learningapps.org/index.php?s=Greek+and+Roman+Art </iframe>

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== Cloze Text ==

<quiz display=simple>
{'''Complete the text.'''<br>
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Greek painters often decorated pottery with { stories } from myth and daily life. The Parthenon stands on the { Acropolis } in Athens. Scroll-like volutes are a clue for the { Ionic } order. Roman artists often adapted ideas from { Greece } for new purposes. A picture built from many small pieces is a { mosaic }. A wall painting on fresh plaster is called a { fresco }. The round opening in the Pantheon dome is the { oculus }. Strong art-historical explanations use visible { evidence } to support an idea.
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= Open-Ended Tasks =

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=== Easy ===
# [[English:Pattern Hunt|Pattern Hunt]]: Find three repeating patterns in the course images or in objects around you, sketch them, and label the shapes you used.
# [[English:Vase Storyboard|Vase Storyboard]]: Design the outline of an amphora and draw a simple three-part story around it using silhouettes and repeated borders.
# [[English:Column Spotter|Column Spotter]]: Draw a Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian capital from the course images, then write one visual clue beside each drawing.
# [[English:Statue Color Lab|Statue Color Lab]]: Print or sketch an ancient statue, add a possible color scheme, and write two sentences explaining why ancient sculpture may once have looked more colorful than it does today.

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=== Standard ===
# [[English:Museum Object Card|Museum Object Card]]: Choose one Greek or Roman object from a museum website or this course and create a label with its material, purpose, date range, and three visible details.
# [[English:Mosaic Workshop|Mosaic Workshop]]: Make a paper mosaic from small cut pieces, then explain how the image changes when viewed from near and far.
# [[English:Architecture Comparison|Architecture Comparison]]: Compare the Parthenon and Pantheon in a one-page poster that explains columns, shape, interior space, and building purpose.
# [[English:Curator Interview|Curator Interview]]: Interview a classmate, teacher, family member, or museum educator about one ancient artwork, record their observations, and compare them with your own.

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=== Advanced ===
# [[English:Mini Museum Exhibition|Mini Museum Exhibition]]: Curate a five-object exhibition called Greek and Roman Art, arrange the objects in a meaningful order, and write a short visitor guide explaining your choices.
# [[English:Roman Engineering Model|Roman Engineering Model]]: Build a safe paper or cardboard model of an arch or dome, test how it holds its shape, and connect your observations to a Roman building in the course.
# [[English:Source Detective Video|Source Detective Video]]: Create a two-minute video that compares a museum source with a general web source about one artwork and explains which details are supported by evidence.
# [[English:Heritage Debate|Heritage Debate]]: Prepare a balanced classroom discussion about why ancient sites and artworks should be studied, protected, and shared responsibly, using at least three examples from the course.

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= Learning Assessment =

# [[English:Visual Evidence Analysis|Visual Evidence Analysis]]: Choose an unfamiliar Greek or Roman artwork and make three observations, one interpretation, and one question, making sure your interpretation is supported by visible evidence.
# [[English:Greek Roman Comparison|Greek Roman Comparison]]: Compare one Greek and one Roman sculpture, identifying one similarity, one difference, and one reason a simple "Greek versus Roman" rule might be misleading.
# [[English:Architecture Transfer|Architecture Transfer]]: Explain how columns, arches, and domes solve different design problems, then suggest which feature you would choose for a fictional public building and why.
# [[English:Mosaic Reasoning|Mosaic Reasoning]]: Design a small mosaic pattern and explain how the size, color, and arrangement of tesserae affect what viewers see from different distances.
# [[English:Museum Curator Challenge|Museum Curator Challenge]]: Select three course images for a mini exhibition about storytelling in art and justify the order in which visitors should see them.
# [[English:Color and Reconstruction|Color and Reconstruction]]: Explain how knowing that ancient sculpture was often painted changes the way you imagine a Greek or Roman statue, and identify what evidence a careful reconstruction would need.

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= Evidence of Learning =

{| class="wikitable"
! Evidence type
! What successful learning can look like
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| Knowledge
| You correctly use terms such as amphora, column order, fresco, mosaic, tesserae, oculus, portrait, and relief.
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| Visual skills
| You notice specific details in shape, material, pattern, pose, color, and space before making an interpretation.
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| Comparison skills
| You explain similarities and differences between artworks without turning broad trends into absolute rules.
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| Products
| You create drawings, labels, models, mosaics, posters, videos, or mini exhibitions that clearly connect to ancient art.
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| Research skills
| You use museum or other reliable sources, separate observation from information you looked up, and check claims before presenting them.
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| Transfer
| You recognize Greek and Roman design ideas in later buildings or artworks and explain the connection with evidence.
|}

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= OERs on the Topic =

Explore these English Wikipedia overviews as starting points for further reading:

<iframe> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_art </iframe>

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<iframe> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_art </iframe>

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= Linked Learning Areas =

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# [[English:Roman art|Roman art]]
# [[English:Greek pottery|Greek pottery]]
# [[English:Greek architecture|Greek architecture]]
# [[English:Roman architecture|Roman architecture]]
# [[English:Sculpture|Sculpture]]
# [[English:Mosaic|Mosaic]]
# [[English:Fresco|Fresco]]
# [[English:Archaeology|Archaeology]]
# [[English:Cultural heritage|Cultural heritage]]
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