1. Greece Philosophy and Culture 5-3 & 5-5

2. Objectives  Students will be able to: Explain the contributions of the early philosophers Draw Plato’s vision of The Republic Discuss the important contributions in culture, academics and art

3. Question of the day  What is the meaning of life? Why were we placed here on earth? What is our purpose?

4. Philosophers: Socrates  Who was his teacher? Himself  What were his beliefs? To question yourself and your moral character Think about your values and morals  What were his famous sayings? “[An] unexamined life is not worth living” “This is only one good, knowledge, one evil, ignorance”

5. Philosophers: Plato  Who was his teacher? Socrates  What were his beliefs? All citizens fall into three groups  Farmers and artisans, warriors, and ruling class  What were his famous sayings? “philosophy begins with wonder”

6. Philosophers: Aristotle  Who was his teacher? Plato  What were his beliefs? Argue the rules of logic Had the basis of scientific method  What were his famous sayings? “He who studies how things originated and came into being…will achieve the clearest view of them”

7. Allegory of the Cave  Listen to the story and draw what you picture in your mind.

8. Greek Culture  Museums  Zoos  Gardens  Halls  Libraries  Statues of Gods

9. Astronomy  Aristarchus Believed that the sun was 300x larger than Earth Planets revolved around the sun  Most Greeks believed Sun was smaller than Greece All planets revolve around earth

10. Math – Geometry  Euclid – Proofs, Theories  Archimedes – Pi (Circumference of a circle to its diameter) Invented lever, and compound pulley Screw – raised water from ground Catapult - weapon

11. Art  Realistic, emotional works of ordinary things and people Colossus of Rhodes  One of the seven wonders of the world  Destroyed after an earthquake Winged Victory of Samothrace