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Warm-Up
  • Think about culture today
  • What are some aspects of it that can be traced
    back to the culture of Ancient Greece?

2
The Golden Age of Pericles
  • 460-429 B.C. (Between the Persian and
    Peloponnesian Wars)
  • After the Persian Wars, Athens experienced a time
    of prosperity and power
  • This period of time saw the flourish of Greek
    culture, including many contributions that are
    still prevalent to this day in the Western World
  • Expansion of Democracy
  • Most adult males could vote
  • Threat of banishment for not participating
  • Athens and the Parthenon rebuilt after being
    destroyed during the Persian Wars

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Pericles
  • The Golden Age was led by a man named, Pericles,
    a wise and able statesman who led Athens through
    this time
  • He was honest and fair
  • Skillful politician and inspiring speaker
  • Had popular support for 32 years

4
Three Goals for Greece During the Golden Age
  • 1.) Strengthen Democracy
  • 2.) Strengthen the Empire
  • 3.) Glorify Athens

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1.) Strengthen Democracy
  • Introduction of Direct Democracy a form of
    government where the citizens rule directly and
    not through representatives
  • Pericles extended Democracy so that most adult
    males had an equal voice in the government

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2.) Strengthen the Empire
  • Strengthened the Athenian navy became the most
    powerful in the Mediterranean
  • Athens strong navy ensured the safety of its
    empire

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3.) Glorify Athens
  • Pericles rebuilt Athens after the destruction of
    the Persian Wars
  • Built the Parthenon using marble, gold and ivory

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Greek Achievements History
  • Herodotus Greek historian who is known as the
    father of history
  • He wrote histories which were about the conflict
    between Persia and Greece
  • Thucydides Greek historian who wrote The
    History of the Peloponnesian War, the conflict
    between Athens and Sparta for control of Greece

9
Greek Achievements Literature
  • Homer famous, blind story teller of Greece
  • His works were composed into two major epics
    known as the Iliad and the Odyssey

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Achievements - Drama
  • Greeks invented drama and built the first
    theaters in the west
  • Greeks wrote two kinds of plays
  • Tragedy a serious drama about themes like
    love, hate, war or betrayal, written mainly by
    Aeschylus and Sophocles
  • Comedy dramas filled with humor and poked fun
    at customs or respected people, written mainly by
    Aristophanes

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Achievements - Art
  • Sculptors tried to create graceful, strong and
    perfectly formed art
  • Tried to capture movement and sculpted bodies in
    what they thought was perfect physical form
  • Phidias known as the greatest Greek sculptor
  • He designed the Parthenon (the temple of the
    Goddess Athena)
  • Sculpted the huge Statue of Zeus at Olympus

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Achievements Architecture
  • Greek architecture is known for the different
    types of columns
  • Doric very plain and simple has no base
  • Ionic capitol (or top) has scrolls base is
    decorative
  • Corinthian most decorative capitol base is
    decorative

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Achievements Mathematics and Science
  • Archimedes famous ancient Greek mathematician
    who discovered the principles of density and
    buoyancy
  • Euclid famous ancient Greek mathematician, who
    is known as the father of Geometry
  • Pythagoras famous ancient Greek mathematician,
    who is known as the father of numbers, as well as
    the development of the Pythagorean Theory
  • Hippocrates physician known as the father of
    medicine and one of the greatest physicians of
    his time oath doctors must take is named after
    him

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Achievements Philosophy
  • Greek Philosophers are known for their
    development and contributions to the proverb
    know thyself
  • Know every aspect about yourself your
    strengths, your weaknesses, your potential, your
    shortcomings, etc.
  • The following philosophers are known as the
    founders of Western Philosophy
  • Socrates
  • Credited with the creation of the Socratic Method
    a form of questioning and discussion between
    individuals, based on asking and answering
    questions to stimulate critical thinking
  • Plato
  • A student of Socrates who recorded Socrates
    words, as well as wrote The Republic, the first
    book on Political Science
  • Aristotle
  • A student of Plato who wrote, Poetics, Rhetoric,
    and Politics
  • Teacher of Alexander the Great

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Exit Ticket
  • Think about culture today
  • From what you have learned today in class, what
    are some aspects of our culture that can be
    traced back to the culture of Ancient Greece?
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