1. Tell me what you know about Athens and Sparta…

2. Greek Art of the Golden Age

3. Architecture Athenians built temples, theaters, sculptures
On way to Acropolis:
Gate with bronze statue of Athena
Parthenon
White marble temple for Athena
Perfectly balanced proportions
Colonnade: series of columns
Inside was a 38 foot tall statue of Athena

5. Painting Paintings done on vases
Most paintings didn’t last so knowledge comes from written descriptions
Depicted everyday life and myths of gods

6. Sculpture Also didn’t last, but we know from Roman copies
Early on they were like Egyptian statues=stiff
Later they made them very fluid
Myron-The Discus Thrower Phidias-Zeus at the Temple of Olympia

7. The Nature of Greek Art Art expresses Greek ideals by 4 things:
Glorified human beings
Strength, intelligence, pride, grace, and courage
Symbolized pride in the city-states
Beliefs in harmony, balance, order, and simplicity
Beliefs in combining beauty and usefulness
Example: Greek Vases

8. Mythology Vase Response
While the groups are presenting, complete the following on your own piece of paper:
Title
Summary of the story
What did you think of the story

9. 10/28/2014 “If you can dream it, you can do it
10/28/2014 “If you can dream it, you can do it.” -Walt Disney What is one of your dreams or goals in life?

10. Philosophers and Writers of the Golden Age

11. Rise of Philosophy Philosophy: Philosopher:
Study of basic questions of reality and human existence
Philosopher:
Lover of wisdom

12. Socrates Believed that education=key to personal growth
Students should be trained to think for themselves
Criticized democracy-unskilled people should not hold positions of power
His enemies lied and said Socrates had denied Greek Gods and his teaching were corrupt, so he was found guilty and executed

13. Plato A wealthy student of Socrates
Founded the Academy: a school in Athens for teaching philosophy
He wrote dialogues: imaginary discussions among several people
The Republic – His perfect society where philosophers ruled

14. Aristotle Collected, described, and classified species
Ethics – his book on what makes people happy
He thought that the best government was a combination of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy

15. Mathematics, Medicine, and Science
Pythagoras - Pythagorean Theorem
Hippocrates - founder of medical science
Disease comes from natural causes
Rest, fresh air, proper diet are cure for anything
Hippocratic Oath - present day promise of Doctors
Greeks believed in objectivity and reason instead of superstition

16. History Greece was first society to actually write history
Herodotus - Father of History
Thucydides - By studying past we can understand human nature

17. Greek Theater
Dramas: Plays containing action or dialogue and involving conflict and emotion
Tragedies: Main character struggled against fate, or events and they usually died
Example: Oedipus Rex
Comedies: Made fun of ideas and people