1. Chapter 6.2: Religion, Philosophy, and the Arts

2. Objectives Identify the religious beliefs of the ancient Greeks. Explore how the Greeks searched for knowledge about the world. Describe the relationship between the rise of democracy and the spread of new ideas in Greek city- states.

3. The Golden Age of Athens

4. The years from 479 BC to 431 BC are called the Golden Age of Athens.

5. The Golden Age of Athens The years from 479 BC to 431 BC are called the Golden Age of Athens. Tribute – A payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one.

6. The Golden Age of Athens Pericles Most powerful man in Athenian politics. Well-educated & intelligent.

7. Ancient Greek Religious Beliefs Greeks worshiped a family of gods and goddesses called the Twelve Olympians.

8. Ancient Greek Religious Beliefs Greeks worshiped a family of gods and goddesses called the Twelve Olympians. Immortal – Someone or something that lives forever.

9. Ancient Greek Religious Beliefs Greeks worshiped a family of gods and goddesses called the Twelve Olympians. Immortal – Someone or something that lives forever.

10. The Golden Age of Athens Zeus The King of the gods. Ruled the gods and the human race.

11. The Golden Age of Athens Hera Goddess of marriage and childbirth.

12. The Golden Age of Athens Apollo God of music and poetry.

13. The Golden Age of Athens Artemis God of hunting.

14. The Golden Age of Athens Athena Goddess of wisdom and war.

15. The Golden Age of Athens Ares God of war.

16. The Golden Age of Athens Aphrodite Goddess of love.

17. The Golden Age of Athens Hermes Messenger of the gods

18. The Golden Age of Athens Poseidon God of earthquakes and the ocean.

19. The Golden Age of Athens Demeter Goddess of fertility.

20. The Golden Age of Athens Oracles sacred site used to consult a god or goddess.