1. The History of the Ancient Mediterranean Mr. Ott @ BETA 2010 Minoans – Phoenicians - Mycenaean - Greeks Aim: What contributions did ancient Greek culture make to the ancient world and today? Do Now: 1) Quiz 2) Worksheet “Contributions of Ancient Greece”

2. Doric Ionic Corinthian

9. The Greek Alphabet The Greeks borrowed their alphabet from the Phoenicians. Most European languages, including English borrowed ideas from the Greek alphabet.

10. Parthenon and Acropolis

13. Ancient Olympics – 776BC to 393AD Modern Olympics – 1896 to present

14. Socrates Socrates was a philosopher of Ancient Greece. A philosopher is someone who tries to explain the nature of life. Socrates taught by by asking questions. This method of questioning is still called the Socratic method.

15. Plato Plato was a student of Socrates Started a school called The Academy Wrote “The Republic” about Justice Taught Aristotle who in turn taught Alexander the Great