1. The Culture of Classical Greece
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The Culture of Classical Greece

2. Greek Religion Greek worshiped 12 gods That resided on Mount Olympus
Zeus – King of the Gods
Poseidon - Is the brother of Zeus and Lord of the Sea.
Hades - Is the brother of Zeus and Lord of the underworld

3. Greek Religion Greek worshiped 12 gods That resided on Mount Olympus
Zeus – King of the Gods
Poseidon - Is the brother of Zeus and Lord of the Sea.
Hades - Is the brother of Zeus and Lord of the underworld
Hestia - Is Zeus sister - She is a Virgin Goddess.
Hera - Is Zeus wife and sister. She is the protector of marriage
Ares - Is the son of Zeus and Hera. He is the god of war and he is considered murderous and bloodstained
Athena - Is the daughter of Zeus - She is fierce and brave in battle but only fights to protect the state and home from outside enemies
Apollo - Is the son of Zeus and Leto. His twin sister is Artemis. He is the god of music
Aphrodite - Is the goddess of love, desire and beauty
Hermes - Is the son of Zeus and Maia. He is Zeus’s messenger. He is the fastest of the gods. He wears winged sandals
Artemis - Is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother is Apollo. She is the lady of the wild things. She is the huntsman of the gods
Hephaestus - Is the son of Zeus and Hera, He is the god of fire

4. Classical Greek Philosophy
The ancient Greeks were the first students of philosophy. They wanted to know the meaning of life and how people should live.
Greek philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle still influence people today.
Socrates encouraged people to think for themselves and to ask questions.

5. This is a painting of the famous Athenian
philosopher, Socrates. He encouraged
his followers to ask questions.

6. Socrates was a great Greek philosopher.
He was tried and found guilty of corrupting
the youth of Athens. For encouraging
people to ask questions, he was forced
to commit suicide by drinking poison hemlock

7. The Greek Mathematicians
The ancient Greeks also made advances in mathematics.
Pythagoras, Euclid, and Archimedes were important Greek mathematicians.
The Pythagorean theorem examines the relationship between the three sides of a right triangle.

8. The ancient Greeks gave us many important mathematical theorems.
Such as the Pythagorean theorem that takes its name
from the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras

9. Ancient Greek civilization is considered a classical civilization.

10. A classical civilization is a civilization that
has given the world important ideas and
inventions that people still use today.

11. The ancient Greeks were the first people to perform plays
and write comedies and dramas.

12. The Legacy of Classical Greece
A legacy is defined as something handed down from the past.
The ancient Greeks have passed down many important ideas and inventions to our modern world.
Democracy, the use of columns, mathematical ideas, and philosophies are just a few of the ideas passed down to modern people from the ancient Greeks..

13. Why is ancient Greece considered a classical civilization?