1. Ancient Greece Early Greek thought and philosophers Science and Religion in Schools Project - Unit 3b

2. Map of Greece

3. Map of Ancient Greece Map from home.triad.rr.com/warfford/ancient/grkmain.html

4. Timeline of key figures 16001100800500323 BC CE 30 Trojan Wars Greek Mycenaean Age Greek Dark Age Greek Archaic Age Greek Classical Age Hellenistic Age Thales b.624 Anaximenes b.585 Pythagoras b.580 Empedocles b.490 Democritus b.450 Aristotle b.384 Ptolemy b.90

5. Key facts about ancient Greece The Greeks invented democracy which means ‘rule by the people’ (demos=people) This form of government dates from the 7th century BC when Greece was a mass of separate, independent city-states such as Athens. The Olympic Games were held every 4 years and date from the 8th century BC. Greek philosophy is world famous.

6. Early Greek achievements The ancient Greeks gave us: Maths (Pythagoras) Irrigation (Thales) Atomic theory (Democritus) Maps and geography (Ptolemy) The concept of the elements The forces of attraction and repulsion (Empedocles) An awareness of condensation (Anaximenes) The notion of cause and effect and The methods of categorising all natural things (Aristotle)

7. Philosophical questions Philosophy is concerned with two main questions: What is the nature of reality? What can we know for certain? The Greeks tried to answer these questions using logic, reasoning and argument.

8. Ancient Greece Early Greek thought and philosophers Science and Religion in Schools Project - Unit 3b