“Our plan of government favors the many instead of the few “Our plan of government favors the many instead of the few. As for social standing, advancement is open to everyone according to ability while every citizen has an equal opportunity to serve the public… Nor do we discriminate against the poor. A man may serve his country no matter how low his position on the social scale.” Pericles circa 430 BC BOK pg. 49 What type of government is being described? What were the expectations for citizens in this type of government? Who was excluded or left out of participating in the government?

Ancient Greek Contributions

Ancient Greek Contributions Architecture Temples for the Gods/Goddesses Grand Columns Doric Ionic Corinthian The Parthenon built in Athens for Athena

Ancient Greek Contributions Literature Greek Mythology about the Gods/Goddesses Homer- wrote epic poems about the Trojan War

Ancient Greek Contributions Literature The introduced new Genres of Writing: Tragedies are sad Comedies are HAPPY!

Ancient Greek Contributions Literature These plays could be performed for a large audience in a grand outdoor theater with musicians and actors!

Ancient Greek Contributions Literature Aesop was a famous Greek writer who wrote fables. Aesop’s Fables are fictional stories that teach morals.

Think-Pair-Share: The Tortoise and the Hare is one of Aesop’s most famous fable….what is the moral of this story? *not familiar with The Tortoise and the Hare?…Let’s check out the video clip!

Ancient Greek Contributions Government Oligarchy (ruled by a few, usually military leaders) Democracy (ruled by the people) Aristocracy (ruled by a few wealthy people) Monarchy (ruled by one)

Ancient Greek Contributions Philosophy The ultimate lovers of wisdom and truth! -Socrates -Plato -Aristotle

Ancient Greek Contributions Mathematics Archimedes: the founder of (pi or 3.14….). This never ending number is used when working with circles.

Ancient Greek Contributions Mathematics Pythagoras: He created the Pythagorean theorem (a +b =c ). This helps solve right triangles. 2 2 2

Thinking Maps: You will create a thinking map of all of the Ancient Greek Contributions to the modern world! Remember the goal of a thinking map is to help you organize your thoughts, identify key information, and visualized the content connections. You will see some examples of common thinking maps and there uses BUT can you create one of your own that goes along with the Ancient Greek theme?

Can you find one that you feel would be good for this activity?

Finished Early? Pick one of the contributors we learned about today from Ancient Greece. Write a pretend thank you note, acknowledging and thanking them for their contributions to the world. Make sure you include how their contributions have affected the world! 

Ancient Greek Contributions Notes Architecture Temples for Gods/ Goddesses Columns Doric, Ionic, Corinthian Literature Greek Mythology about the Gods/ Goddesses Theatre Tragedies = sad Comedies = happy Government Oligarchy – ruled by a few usually military leaders Democracy – ruled by the people Monarchy – ruled by one Philosophy Lovers of Wisdom and truth! Socrates, Plato, Aristotle Mathematics Archimedes Founder of (pi or 3.14…) number is used when working with circles. Pythagoras created the Pythagorean Theorem This helps solve right triangles.