1. The Glory That was Greece
Ch. 4-4
The Glory That was Greece

2. Philosophers: Lovers of Wisdom
Challenged conventional beliefs
Philosophers- “lovers of wisdom”
Explored subjects of math, music, and logic
Modern science can be traced back to Greece - search for answers

3. Debating Morality and Ethics
Debated what type of government was best
In Athens, the Sophists
Developed skills in rhetoric
Used rhetoric to advance careers

4. Socrates Questions Tradition
Athenian stonemason and philosopher
Student named Plato
Created the Socratic Method
Challenged tradition
Charged with corrupting the city’s youth
Found guilty and sentenced to death
Drank a cup of hemlock, a deadly poison

5. Plato Envisions A Perfect Society
Plato distrusted democracy
Left for 10 years, came back and created the Academy
Wrote The Republic
Believed in three classes
Workers to produce the necessities of life
Soldiers to defend the state
Philosophers to rule
Philosopher-King at the top

6. Plato Beliefs Men surpassed women in mental and physical tasks
But, some women superior to some men
Talented women should be educated

7. Aristotle Pursues the Golden Mean
Aristotle was Plato’s most famous student
Believed in a single, strong ruler
His school Lyceum, used for study in all branches of knowledge
1500 years later, the first European universities were based on his work

8. Monumental Architecture
Parthenon, temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
Many public buildings throughout the world are based on Greek architecture
Many use the columns in their design

9. Artists Craft Lifelike Forms
Lifelike but idealistic
Showed things in a perfect, graceful form

10. Tragic Drama Most important Greek contribution to literature
Greek plays evolved from religious festivals
Usually based on popular myths or legends
Three most famous writers of tragedy
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides