The Glory that was Greece

What is a legacy? Legacy is traditions, skills and knowledge of a culture that get passed on to people in the future Babe Ruth’s legacy was homerun hitting. Something a culture is known for A gift from the past Next Slide

The Legacies of Ancient Greece Please click on a button to view more information about that topic. democracy scientific method classification epics trial by jury theater Hippocratic Oath architecture Olympics Socratic Method marathon Greek mythology tragedy comedy philosophy Conclusion

Greek Geeks (Philosophers) Philosophy means “Lovers of Knowledge” Socrates was the first great Philosopher. Plato was a student of Socrates Aristotle was a student of Plato.

Philosophy Love of wisdom; trying to figure things out through learning and reasoning Socrates Socratic Method Plato Political Science Aristotle Science & Logic Main Menu

Democracy A government where the people have the right to make decisions about leaders and laws Greek word meaning “power of the people” Athens developed the first democracy The U.S. government is based on Athenian democracy. Next Slide

Trial By Jury When a group of citizens decides if a person is innocent or guilty of a crime Serving on a jury was a citizen’s duty About 500 jurors for a trial Jurors were paid for service Main Menu

Greek Mythology Myths are stories about gods & goddesses that were used to explain events in nature 12 Major Gods & Goddesses of Mt. Olympus Zeus Poseidon Hades Hermes Hera Apollo Artemis Hephaestus Athena Demeter Aphrodite Ares Go to Mythman.com for more on Greek mythology! Main Menu

Messengers & Trumpeters Olympic Games Foot races Javelin Warrior’s Race Boxing Discus Pancratium Wrestling Pentathlon Messengers & Trumpeters Previous Slide Main Menu

Alexander the Great Hellenistic Greece 356-323 B.C.E.

Alexander of Macedon Most Greeks considered Macedonians backward Lived in villages, not cities Spoke form of Greek unintelligible to other Greeks 359 BC, Macedonia’s fortune changed when Philip II took throne (Alexander’s Father)

Philip I One of Philip’s first actions as king Adopted phalanx system, but gave soldiers longer spears Included larger bodies of cavalry and more archers Set out to conquer Greece Faced little opposition Quickly crushed armies Conquered all but Sparta

Alexander becomes King Philip is assassinated Title, plans for conquests fell to son, Alexander the Great Alexander only 20, but had been trained to rule almost from birth Learned warfare and politics from father, mother, and Aristotle

Alexander Conquers the World By age 29 Alexander has conquered most of the known world. He Defeats Darius III (Darius I’s Great grandson) Concures: Greece Persia Egypt India

Why is Alexander so Great? Alexander is remembered as possibly the greatest General ever to live.

Alexander’s Death Power Struggle Alexander dies at 33 Alexander never names a Successor Generals fought each other for power In the end, the empire was divided among three most powerful generals Alexander dies at 33 Were not sure exactly how he died. Possibilities: Malaria Poisoning Heavy Drinking

Here comes the Romans Rome eventually will conquer all of the Greek world.

The Greek’s top 3 Contributions Look over the notes and pick your choice of the top 3 Greek contributions to our world. Your choices from the notes are: Democracy, The Olympics, Trial by Jury, Greek Architecture (columns), Ideas of Greek Philosophers, Greek Mythology, Greek military organization. In Two sentences each tell me why you picked them.