1. Golden age of athens Advanced in: Literature Mathematics Medicine
Philosophy

2. Sophocles, Oedipus Rex The Greek Tragedy
A play where the title character
undergoes tragic events and dies
in the end of the play
So they wore exaggerated masks
to show who they were and what
mood they were in!
The acoustics were perfect,
but the actors were hard to see…

6. GREEK ASTRONOMY & GEOGRAPHY
The Greeks measured the circumference of the Earth & knew the sun was much larger.
Ptolemy: believed the Earth was the center of universe; & this is believed for 14 more centuries

7. Scientists use pi to find the circumference of circles
GREEK MATHEMATICS
Ancient Greek mathematicians developed important math concepts that are still used today
Scientists use pi to find the circumference of circles

8. Pythagoras Prominent Greek mathematician Believed the world was round
and turned on a fixed point
Invented a theorem:
Invented the Tantalus; siphon

9. One of the world’s first physicians Hippocrates
Father of modern medicine –
started a new school with new practices
Drafted an oath for sound
and ethical medical
practice that doctors still
recite today
One of the world’s
first physicians
He was first to believe that disease was natural – not a punishment of the gods
Hippocratic Oath

10. The Three
Greek Philosophers
“love of wisdom”

11. Socrates think for themselves Why would Socrates be accused
Socratic method: Questioning technique; he wanted students to defend points &
think for themselves
Why would Socrates
be accused
of "poisoning
the minds
of the young?"
Didn’t write
anything down!
Taught the importance of being skeptical
questioning & the search for absolute truth = Socratic method

12. Plato Only the best-educated people should participate in government
(Oligarchy)
The Lower Classes have too much power!
I wrote about my dislike for Athenian democracy
I was student of Socrates
Wrote the Republic: an ideal society & government
He also created the Academy of Athens, the first center of higher learning in the Western world

13. Student of Plato Aristotle
Believed that the best government was a balance of a monarchy, aristocracy and democracy with the power for the
middle class
Studied: Logic
Math, science, & music
School Lyceum: taught the “Golden mean”
Science: Observed, classify similar & different
Wrote over 200 books
Physics: change in all matter in a new form
Politics:

14. Philosophy
Science

15. Mathematics
Architecture

16. Literature and Plays

17. HISTORY Arts & Culture Politics Pottery & Sculpture Cleisthenes
“Black figure” on terracotta/red background in 600 BCE & “Red figure” developed around 400 BCE - Depicted battles, myths & daily life
Marble or bronze carvings of the ideal human body
Arts & Culture
Politics
Introduced laws that introduced democracy to Athens. All citizens participate in gov’t & are equal before the law. Created an assembly and a council and a jury system.(noncitizens=women foreign born males & slaves)
Cleisthenes