1. Contributions of Greek Culture to Western Civilization Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.

2. Drama –Aeschylus and Sophocles – Great play writers of TRAGEDY –Aristophanes – Great play writer of COMEDY

3. Poetry Homer: The great blind story teller of Greece –His stories later were written in two epics: 1. Iliad 2. Odyssey

4. history Herodotus – Greek historian who is known as the “father of history” –He wrote Histories which was about the conflict between Persia and Greece Thucydides – A Greek historian who wrote History of the Peloponnesian War. –He wrote about the conflict between Athens and Sparta

5. Geography in Greece Work with a partner next to you to complete the reading assignment.

6. sculpture Phidias – He is known as the Greatest Greek Sculptor –He designed the Parthenon (the temple of the Goddess Athena) –Sculpted the huge Statue of Zeus at Olympus

7. architecture

8. Doric Column Very plain and simple Has no base

9. Ionic Column Capital has scrolls Has a base More decorative

10. Corinthian Column The most decorative capital Roofs are flat

11. science Considered the greatest mathematicianArchimedes – Considered the greatest mathematician principles of density and buoyancy –Discovered the principles of density and buoyancy founder of medicineHippocrates – is the founder of medicine and the greatest physician of his time

12. mathematics geometryEuclid – the father of geometry numbersPythagoras – the father of numbers, he founded the Pythagorean theory

13. philosophy

14. Socrates: Absolute standards do exist for truth and justice - Encouraged Greeks to questions themselves and their moral characters - “Socratic Method” - Condemned to death for “corrupting the youth of Athens” and “neglecting the city’s gods.” Plato Plato - student of Socrates - The Republic: People should naturally fall into one of 3 groups: farmers and artisans, warriors, and the ruling class. He who has the greatest intellect would be chosen philosopher/king Aristotle - student of Plato - method of arguing according to the laws of logic. - teacher of Alexander the Great.

15. Pictures Cited Slide 1 – Clip art 2006 Slide 2 – http://www.actingmonologues.org/drama1.jpg Slide 3 – http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0226469409.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg Slide 5 – http://www.sikyon.com/Athens/Monuments/athena_nike.jpg, http://www.crystalinks.com/zeusgoldstatue.jpg http://www.sikyon.com/Athens/Monuments/athena_nike.jpg Slide 6 – http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1492640/2/istockphot o_1492640_doric_ionic_corinthian_columns.jpg Slide 7 – http://www.portlandlandmarks.org/images/doric_column.jpg Slide 8 – http://www.royalarchmasons.on.ca/images/Arch_S2.jpg, http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/820/20211172.JPGhttp://www.royalarchmasons.on.ca/images/Arch_S2.jpg Slide 9 – http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2369940/2/istockphot o_2369940_top_of_column_corinthian_style.jpg, http://www.portlandlandmarks.org/images/corinthian_column.jpg http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2369940/2/istockphot o_2369940_top_of_column_corinthian_style.jpg Slide 11 – Clipart 2006 Slide 12 – Clipart 2006