1. The Glory that was Greece

2. 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
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3. The Legacies of Ancient Greece
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democracy
scientific
method
classification
epics
trial by
jury
theater
Hippocratic
Oath
architecture
Olympics
Socratic
Method
marathon
Greek
mythology
tragedy
comedy
philosophy
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4. 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.

5. Philosophy
Love of wisdom; trying to figure things out through learning and reasoning
Socrates
Socratic Method
Plato
Political Science
Aristotle
Science & Logic
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6. 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.
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7. 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
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8. 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
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9. Messengers & Trumpeters
Olympic Games
Foot races
Javelin
Warrior’s Race
Boxing
Discus
Pancratium
Wrestling
Pentathlon
Messengers & Trumpeters
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10. Alexander the Great Hellenistic Greece 356-323 B.C.E.

11. 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)

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

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

16. 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

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

18. 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.