Transcript CLASSICAL GREECE & CLASSICAL ROME

CLASSICAL GREECE
A BRIEF LOOK OF
HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPORTANCE
CONNECTOR
What
do you know about Ancient
Greece?
What do you wonder about
Ancient Greece?
Def: CLASSICAL AGE
 A POINT IN TIME IN ANY WORLD
CIVILIZATION WHERE:
A
CIVILIZATION CREATES A UNIQUE
FORM OF CULTURE THAT PEOPLE
NOTICE
 CLASSICAL CIV’S ALWAYS INFLUENCE
OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD
DEFINITIONS: GOLDEN AGE
 A BRIEF TIME PERIOD WHERE A
CIVILIZATION HAS ITS “GREATEST
MOMENT”
 IN GENERAL –
1. COUNTRY AT PEACE, MOST PEOPLE FEEL
SAFE, HAPPY, FED.
2. FAIR GOVERNMENT AND LAWS
3. AMAZING TECHNOLOGY
4. IMPRESSIVE EDUCATION, ART,
ARCHITECTURE, ETC.
GREECE & GEOGRAPHY
 REMEMBER: GEOGRAPHY ALWAYS
AFFECTS HISTORY!
 GREECE IS ¾ MOUNTAINS W/ POOR
SOIL & SURROUNDED BY MED. SEA (75
MILES FROM ANYWHERE IN GREECE)
 CAN’T SUPPORT LARGE POPULATION
 CLIMATE IS MILD = ADVANTAGE: THEY
DON’T BATTLE HARSH CONDITIONS
MYTHS:
 STORIES THAT MIGHT BE TRUE, OR
MIGHT NOT, WE DON’T KNOW
 GREEKS HAVE LOTS OF MYTHS
 GREEK RELIGION MIXED IN W/
MYTHS: ZEUS, HERCULES, APOLLO
 MOVEMENT OF IDEAS: GREEK
MYTHS HEAVILY INFLUENCE
WESTERN CULTURE (& STILL DO)
ATHENS: GOLDEN AGE OF
GREECE 461-429 B.C.
 AFTER GREEKS (SPARTANS – S.
GREECE) DEFEAT PERSIANS (MOVIE:
300) THEY BEGIN TO BUILD
 ATHENS LEADS THIS--HAS 3 GOALS:
1. DEMOCRACY: 1 MAN, 1 VOTE
2. MAKE ATHENS & COLONIES STRONG
3. MAKE ATHENS IMPRESSIVE
GREEK CITY-STATE
 #1 POLITICAL UNIT: ANCIENT
GREEKS LOYAL TO THEIR CITY NOT
THEIR COUNTRY
 DEMOCRACY FIRST OCCURRED IN
ATHENS
 FOR 1ST TIME RICH AND NOBLES NOT
FAVORED FOR RULING
 ANY MALE CITIZEN COULD BE
ELECTED TO OFFICE (EVEN POOR)
MOVEMENT OF IDEAS
 IDEA OF DEMOCRACY SPREADS
FROM GREECE: TO ALL PLACES, ALL
TIMES (ATHENS TO WHITE HOUSE)
ARCHITECTURE:
THE PARTHENON
 EX: CLASSIC GREEK ARCHITECTURE:
Athena’s Temple at the
Acropolis
REICHSTAG IN GERMANY)
GREEK PLAYS: COMEDIES
AND DRAMAS
 1ST! TO EXPLORE HUMAN CONDITION
AND THE HUMAN MIND ON STAGE
 Theaters were always outdoors and sat
thousands of people.
 A tragedy was a serious drama about
common themes such as love, hate, war, or
betrayal.
 A comedy contained scenes filled with
funny situations and crude humor.
AMPITHEATRE
•
AMPITHEATRE IN ANICENT
GREECE TO HOLD 12,000
•
PINE KNOB, OR DTE
ENERGY MUSIC THEATRE
•
SOUND GOES UP
MOVEMENT OF IDEAS: GREEK
PLAYS INFLUENCE OTHERS
 SHAKESPEARE (2,000 YEARS LATER!)
 WRITES PLAYS TO SHOW WHY WE
ACT LIKE WE DO (LIKE GREEKS)
 MACBETH, JULIUS CAESAR, ROMEO
AND JULIET
 ROMEO AND JULIET INFLUENCES
“WEST SIDE STORY”
“ I FEEL PRETTY”
-Anger Management
Yes, the Ancient Greeks influenced Adam Sandler
GREEK PHILOSOPHY
 1ST! TO BELIEVE REASON (MIND) CAN
ANSWER LIFE’S QUESTIONS
 “KNOW THYSELF”
SOCRATES: ATHENIAN
PHILOSOPHER (400'S B.C.)
 “THE UNEXAMINED
LIFE IS NOT
WORTH LIVING”
 QUESTIONED AND
TALKED ABOUT
EVERYTHING
 CHARGED W/
“CORRUPTING
YOUTH”
SENTENCED TO
DRINK POISON
The Socratic Method
GREEK ARCHITECTURE: WHERE DID IT
COME FROM?
The Ancient Egyptians
Greek Columns
 The Greeks adopted columns from the
Egyptians modifying and developing
their own style of column or order
decoration
 There are three types of Greek
columns--which are still used today.
1. Doric
 The first of the Greek order (the oldest)
 Characteristics: Simple
2. Ionic
 The second Greek order (the middle)
 Characteristics: Ram’s head…
3. Corinthian
 The third type of the Greek order
 Characteristics: Very ornate, or detailed - fancy
Conclusion