1. Warm-Up List two ways that Athens was different than Sparta
What is a Greek ‘Polis’?
List one invention the Greeks came up with.
The Greek “religion” was based upon ______, stories that were passed down over time about all their gods.

2. Honors World History In the Textbook read pgs. 134-139
Under each section (history, art etc) write 2-3 facts about each topic & how it was during the Greek Golden Age.
Topics of interest:
How did things change
What did it look like
How did it evolve
What was unique about it

3. The Golden Age of Greece
World History Unit 1
By Mrs. Rhinehart

4. Classical Greece Golden Age the height of a civilization’s intellectual accomplishment and economic productivity

5. Athens before Pericles…
Athens had just lost a 9 year battle with Sparta.
The people lost confidence in the democratic system of government & began to question their values.
In this time of uncertainty, several great thinkers appeared. The Greeks called them Philosophers which means ‘lovers of wisdom’.

6. Perfection and Balance in Philosophy

7. Socrates
Socratic Questioning – allows student to arrive at own conclusions by asking questions!
He would ask students a series of leading questions to show that people hold many contradictory opinions.
Socrates had a goal of realizing perfect and ethical human behavior and teaching that to his students.

8. Socrates on Trial
Charged with corrupting the youth and neglecting the cities gods.
The outcome of the trial was voted on (what city was the trial likely in??)
The verdict????
Death by drinking hemlock- a slow acting poison 

9. Plato A student of Socrates
denounced democracy because of the death of Socrates
left Greece after Socrates death.
Wrote The Republic- were he set forth his vision of a perfectly governed society.
A philosopher king
Established first institution of higher learning called the Academy, in 387 BCE.

10. Aristotle A student at Plato’s Academy
Tutored Alexander the Great (Macedonian King)
Perfect human path = moderation
“golden mean” – desirable goal between two extremes (one being excess the other being deficiency)

11. Perfection and Balance in Architecture

12. Greeks were the first to use advanced math to construct Columns & Arches for their buildings.

13. He had them build Temples dedicated to gods and goddesses
Pericles’ (ruler of Athens during the Golden Age), goal was to have the greatest artists and architects, create magnificent sculptures and buildings, to glorify Athens.
He had them build Temples dedicated to gods and goddesses

14. Parthenon- built to honor Athena
Parthenon- built to honor Athena. The goddess of wisdom & protector of Athens.

15. part of Parthenon frieze (marble sculpture at the top of the Parthenon)

16. Acropolis—fortress of Athens

20. Athens Agora—central spot or gathering place

21. Temple of Aphrodisias (Aphrodite—Goddess of Love)

22. Perfection and Balance in Art

23. Pre-Classical
Greek statue

24. idealism
state of perfection

27. Ideal, Not Real

28. Perfection and Balance in History

29. Herodotus “Father of History”
objectivity – eliminating bias or favoritism
reported on Greco-Persian Wars
Gather multiple sources and write a narrative

30. Perfection and Balance in Theatre

31. drama [based on popular myth]
ie. Hercules (goal to become a god –perfection)
ie. Oedipus (sleeps with mother and disturbs perfect bloodline)
tragedy
comedy
perfection
perfection
voice amplification and anonymity

32. video