CLASSICAL GREECE: CONTRIBUTIONS & V.I.Ps. EQs:What are some examples of Greek Contributions?How do these contributions impact us today?
The Greeks contributed to the fields of… ArtArchitecturePhilosophy
ART Sculpture- Myron created The Discus Thrower, c. 450 BCE
- What does this sculpture tell us about the Greeks?
ART The Greeks also made advancements in pottery and stone carvings
ARCHITECTURE - Balance
- Harmony
- Symmetry
- Columns
PHILOSOPHY (S.P.A.) Socrates (469-399BC)- “Know thyself.”
- Socratic method
Plato (427-347BC)
PHILOSOPHY Aristotle (384-322BC)- Wrote encyclopedic works on science, gov’t, & literature
- Logic and Politics
- Tutored Alexander the Great
- Works influence Western thought; logic through observation
- “Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.”
GOVERNMENT Evolves: monarchy-aristocracy-tyranny-democracy
(Athenian leader) Pericles’ Funeral Oration has democratic ideals: Citizens expected to participate in gov’t Direct-democracy
SCIENCE & MATH Hippocrates- (460-377BC)
- “Father of medicine”
- Disease caused by natural reasons, not supernatural
- “Hippocratic Oath” still taken by medical students today
POETRY & DRAMA Homer- (c.1000BC)
- The Homeric Age in Greece lasted from 1000-750BC
- Blind poet who wrote long epic poems, the Iliad, the Odyssey
- Greek military adventures
- Trojan War
In-Class Assignment Now that you know about some of the contributions from Greek history, think about why these contributions are important to us today.Step 1: Pick the Greek contribution that you think is the most important and identify the reason(s) why.Step 2: Create a poster that displays this contribution and your reasons for its importance (tip: do a rough draft first!).
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