1 February 2016 Question – In what ways have the ancient Greeks impacted the USA/World? Bellringer – 10 minutes to finish your Greece Tests: HAND IN YOUR DBQ for Today Fill out your planner Greek Achievements Greek Temples HW- Monday– Blue Print Tuesday – Blue Print Work Day Wednesday – Achievement Writing Day Thursday – Build Day & Blue Prints Due Friday – Temple Presentations *Elective Registration sheets due Wednesday! You have a choice, you should probably make it…

30 January 2016 Question – In what ways have the ancient Greeks impacted the USA/World? Bellringer – Clear everything off of your desk. Chapter 8 Tests Back Greek Achievements Greek Temples HW- (We will fill this in together at the end of class) Test retakes next week - bring home material to study

Greek Achievements Chapter 9 Section 4

The Arts Sculptures & Statues Paintings Architecture Admired for its realism, natural look, and details To show how beautiful people could be Paintings Often painted very detailed scenes on vases, pots, and other vessels Usually used only two colors: black and red Architecture Wanted to reflect greatness of their cities Temples such as the Parthenon are most impressive New Forms of Writing Drama and plays First to write about history

Philosophy Believed in the power of the human mind to think, explain, and understand life. Socrates Teacher and a thinker Teachings are known as the Socratic Method Taught by asking questions and challenging students Wanted to make people think and question own beliefs. Accused of questioning the authority of the gods Arrested and condemned to death (poison) Plato Student of Socrates Created a school called the Academy Wrote The Republic which describes an ideal society

The Death of Socrates Jacques-Louis David (1787)

Philosophy Aristotle Plato’s student and possibly greatest Greek thinker Alexander the Great’s teacher Taught that people should live lives of balance People should not be greedy nor give everything to charity Based thinking on reason Clear and ordered thinking Think about actions and how they will affect others Use of logic helped inspire many Greek scientists

Plato & Aristotle

Mathematics Euclid Many Geometry rules come from his writing Wrote The Elements which discusses ideas like lowest common denominators, prime numbers, integers, & proportions. Hypatia Woman teacher who wrote about astronomy and mathematics

Medicine & Engineering Greek doctors studied the human body Understand how it worked Cure disease Hippocrates Tried to figure out what caused diseases Known for his idea about how doctors should behave Hippocratic Oath Archimedes Engineered water screws that bring water to fields One inventor created mechanical toys and coin-operated machines

Greek Column Types

The Parthenon

Greek temple, Paestum, Italy

The “Basilica" (First Temple of Hera)

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The Lincoln Memorial

The Jefferson Memorial

The New York Stock Exchange

The Field Museum of Chicago

Museum of Science & Industry

Shed Aquarium - Chicago

Soldier Field Home of the Chicago Bears

Memorial Stadium The University of Illinois

Southern Plantation Houses

The White House

The Illinois Capital Building

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Greek Temple Elements

Blue Print Example