WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ancient Greek art emphasized the importance and accomplishments of human beings. Even though much of Greek art was meant to honor the gods, those very gods were created in the image of humans. Much artwork was government sponsored and intended for public display.

Detailed explanation-2: -Athenian education focused on artistic and political matters whereas Spartan education was primarily concerned with military service and physical prowess.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ancient Greek art stands out among that of other ancient cultures for its development of naturalistic but idealized depictions of the human body, in which largely nude male figures were generally the focus of innovation.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the height of its influence, Athens was the glittering cultural capital of the classical age, celebrated for its art, its theater, its writers and philosophers, its architecture, its love of luxury, its democracy.