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1. The Question
You are an architect
going back in time to
visit temples in four
ancient civilizations.
What do you find in
each temple that is
beautiful and unique?
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The Temple of Concord
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2. Information Sources
The Mayan, Egyptian,
Greek and Roman
civilizations all used
architecture to help
create their unique
cultures. You will use
four different websites or
classroom books to
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explore the architecture Chichen-Itza
of ancient civilizations.
You will look at temples from Mayan, Egyptian,
Greek and Roman civilizations.
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3. The Student Activity
• Explore the sites below to help you examine temple designs from different cultures. Fill in the
open end questions and the chart.
• Mayan - http://www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/mmc02eng.html
• Greek - http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761561691/Greek_Art_and_Architecture.html
• Roman -
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761556319/Roman_Art_and_Architecture.html
• Egyptian - http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/building/
• http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/egypt/aswan/satet.html
• What do you find uniquely beautiful about the temple design from each culture. You may draw
and/or list things these.
• Mayan –-
• Greek –
• Roman –
• Egyptian –
Ancient Temples Materials Dimensions Columns Function Name of Temple Location
Mayan . . . . . .
Greek . . . . . .
Roman . . . . . .
Egyptian . . . . . .
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4. The Assessment Activity
You are going back in time. You will be
an architect in an ancient civilization. You
need to design a temple that has
elements from four different ancient
cultures. The cultures you must draw
from are the Mayan, Egyptian, Greek
and Roman. Using the information from
the previous page, compare and contrast
the different temples of the four ancient
cultures. This information will be used for
your final product. Then choose
architectural elements from all four
cultures that could be built with local
resources. What kind of temple would
you create? Draw an elevation (a view of
all four sides) of your temple clearly
labeling the architectural elements from
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Temple of Portunus used.
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5. Enrichment Activities
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The following are excellent sites about
temples in the different cultures:
http://www.snowcrest.net/goehring/maya/
http://home.uchicago.edu/~bdcline/AAM/html/Temples.html
http://www.cupola.com/html/bldgstru/ancient/ancient1.htm
http://www.ronaldbirdsall.com/gizeh/index.htm
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6. Teacher Support Materials
New York State Social Studies Standard
Standard #2
The skills of historical analysis include the ability to investigate differing and competing
interpretations of the theories of history, hypothesize about why interpretations change over time,
explain the importance of historical evidence, and understand the concepts of change and
continuity over time.
Standard #3
Geography can be divided into six essential elements which can be used to analyze important
historic, geographic, economic, and environmental questions and issues. These six elements
include: the world in spatial terms, places and regions, physical settings (including natural
resources), human systems, environment and society, and the use of geography. (Adapted from
The National Geography Standards, 1994: Geography for Life)
New York State Art Standards
Standard #1Students will actively engage in the processes that constitute creation and performance
in the arts (dance, music, theatre, and visual arts) and participate in various roles in the arts.
Standard #3
Students will respond critically to a variety of works in the arts, connecting the individual work to
other works and to other aspects of human endeavor and thought.
Standard #4
Explore art and artifacts from various historical periods and world cultures to discover the roles that
art plays in the lives of people of a given time and place and to understand how the time and place
influence the visual characteristics of the art work. Students will explore art to understand the
social, cultural, and environmental dimensions of human society.
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