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Ancient Greek Contributions

Origins of Democracy Draco Solon Cleisthenes First Greek law code Very strict Solon Revised the code Outlawed debt slavery All citizens could vote Cleisthenes Reformed government branches to increase political participation– people participate! Laws can change! Q: Did Classical Greek Democracy created the same levels of stability as pharaonic dynasties in Egypt?

History Homer Herodotus- History of the Ancient Near East The Iliad Recorded oral history Herodotus- History of the Ancient Near East Father of History First to do research The Histories Thucydides, etc History of the Peloponnesian War Studied politics through speeches

Philosophy Lovers of wisdom use reason to understand the universe Socrates: Socratic Method– question observation and reason Plato: ideal society and government Aristotle: Scientific Method– investigate experimentation and analysis Pythagoras: theorems

Religion Mythology Polytheistic Little spirituality or morality Gods have human characteristics

Greek Drama Theater and literature Tragedy Comedy Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides Aristophanes

Architecture The Parthenon: The Temple to Athena Pediments Friezes  DORIC COLUMNS

Pediment Sculptures EPA- DC, 2012, LKH

Doric Columns IRS- DC, 2012

Ionic Columns Pediment Ionic Columns The British Museum- 1997

Corinthian Columns Pediment Corinthian Columns The Magdalene- 2002

Idealized Sculpture The Goddess Athena Nike of Samothrace Louvre- 2002- LKH

Early Sculpture Kouros figures illustrate the first “movement” in sculpture The beginnings of Contra posto- an S curve to the body Louvre- 2002- :LKH

Idealized Sculpture- Elgin Marbles Pediment Sculpture- British Museum- 1997

Red Black Pottery