1. Key Terms Democracy Parthenon Socrates Pythagoras
Aim: How did Ancient Greek achievements contribute to modern civilizations?
Key Terms
Democracy
Parthenon
Socrates
Pythagoras
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2. A classical civilization is a civilization that
has given the world important ideas and
inventions that people still use today.
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3. Ancient Greek civilization is considered a classical civilization.
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4. Athenian Democracy
The ancient Greek city-state of Athens developed the first democratic government.
A democracy is a system of government where citizens participate in government.
Only free men born in Athens could be citizens. Women, slaves, and foreigners could not vote.
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5. The ancient Athenians were the first people to use voting as a form of
participation in government.
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6. Architecture The Greeks built temples with beautiful columns.
Greek architecture still influences people today.
Many government buildings in the United States are modeled after Greek temples.
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7. The Parthenon was a Greek temple to the
goddess, Athena. Notice the use of
columns.
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8. The U.S. Supreme Court building
is clearly influenced by the Parthenon.
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9. Classical Greek Philosophy
The ancient Greeks were the first students of philosophy. They wanted to know the meaning of life and how people should live.
Greek philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle still influence people today.
Socrates encouraged people to think for themselves and to ask questions.
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10. Socrates was a great Greek philosopher.
He was tried and found guilty of corrupting
the youth of Athens. For encouraging
people to ask questions, he was forced
to commit suicide.
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11. The Greek Mathematicians
The ancient Greeks also made advances in mathematics.
Pythagoras, Euclid, and Archimedes were important Greek mathematicians.
The Pythagorean theorem examines the relationship between the three sides of a right triangle.
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12. The ancient Greeks gave us many important mathematical theorems.
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13. The Legacy of Classical Greece
A legacy is defined as something handed down from the past.
The ancient Greeks have passed down many important ideas and inventions to our modern world.
Democracy, the use of columns, mathematical ideas, and philosophies are just a few of the ideas passed down to modern people from the ancient Greeks..
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14. The ancient Greeks were the first people to perform plays
and write comedies and dramas.
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15. Questions for Reflection:
Define legacy.
List two important contributions of the ancient Greeks to the modern world.
How do Greek ideas concerning government still influence us today?
How do Greek ideas concerning architecture still influence us today?
Why is ancient Greece considered a classical civilization?
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