Classical Greek Culture
Vocabulary to know Mythology Oracle Temple Tragedies (Drama) and Comedy Rhetoric Socratic Method Scientific Method Cavalry Partons of the Arts.
Classical Greek Culture Aphrodite - Goddess of love and beauty. Apollo - God of the sun, music, healing, and herding. Ares - God of chaotic war. Hephaestus - God of fire and blacksmithing who created weapons for the gods. Hera - Goddess of goddesses, women, and marriage and wife of Zeus. Poseidon - God of the sea and earthquakes. Zeus -Leader of the Olympic gods, and god of lightning, thunder, and the heavens. Greek Religion: Polytheistic Each city state dedicated to a god/goddess Mythology Oracle of Delphi Had
The Parthenon of Athens
Greek Architecture Temples Post and Lintel
Greek Drama and Theaters Tragedies and Comedies Sophocles - Oedipus Rex Universal Themes Comedies - Political Satire Histories Herodotus - The Father of History Thucydides - Facts over story
What does it tell you about the importance of the Arts if cities were willing to build these theaters?
Greek Philosophy Socrates Plato Aristotle
The Sophist Philosophy - Love of Wisdom Sophist believed we could not understand the universe Individual should work to better themselves Rhetoric - Art of speaking persuasively
Socrates Teacher Education to improve the Individual Socratic Method - to ask questions “Answer a question with another question to arrive at the truth” Reasoning Executed by the people
Plato Student of Socrates School of Athens Higher world of Forms The Republic - Plato’s Ideal State Philosopher-King Warriors Society’s producers
Aristotle Rejected Plato’s Forms Classifying and observations and analyzing the world Scientific Method - science based on Aristotle's ideas
Epicureanism Stoicism Founded by Epicurus in 4th Century BC Human free to follow self- interest and make happiness their goal. Be free of public activity. Founded by Zeno Seek happiness but find it living in harmony with the will of God Public Service is noble
Socrates taught Plato Plato taught Aristotle Aristotle taught Alexander
Alexander the Great Of Macedonia
Philip II of Macedonia North of Greece Built Powerful Military Wanted to unite Greek City-states under his rule Dreamed of conquering Persia Assassinated
Alexander the Great 20 years old = King of Macedonia Great Leader and Military Strategy The Cavalry = Mounted horsemen Conquered the World to the East - Persia, Egypt, and to India Returned to Babylon, died there at the age 32!
Alexander’s Legacy Follows the example of Achilles Extended the Greek and Macedonian influence around the world. Greek art, language, architecture, literature in the Middle East and North Africa.
Hellenistic Era Alexander’s Empire split into four parts Partons of the Arts. New Cities - Alexandria Egypt - Library The Sciences: Eratosthenes - Size of the Earth Euclid - Plane Geometry Archimedes - “pi” and Archimedes Screw