Transcript classical greece

Warm-up: Monday
Greece is often referred to as the “Cradle of
Western Civilization”.
What do you think that means?
Cradle
Birthplace
Western
European/ American
Civilization
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Government
Writing
Art/ Architecture
Technology
Ancient Greece
The Cradle of Western Civilization
Before the Greeks…
“Cradle of Western Civilization”
Greek civilization would not only dominate
the region; it would ultimately extend the
influence of Greek culture over most of the
Western world.
Ancient Greece is often referred to as the
“Cradle of Western Civilization”
GEOGRAPHY
Mountains – separate the city-states; each
Greek city-state had a separate lifestyle
Seas – links to the outside world
GREEK CITY-STATES
Polis = Greek city-state
Major city or town and
the surrounding
countryside
Greek city-states acted
like independent nations
GREEK CITY-STATES
The city was typically built on two levels:
•Top of hill = Acropolis was a fortified area on a hill.
•Below = open marketplace known as the agora,
theater, public buildings, homes
GREEK CITY-STATES
What were some things the poli had in
common?
Culture!
Spoke a common language
Religion – prayed to the same gods
Olympics!
GREEK CITY-STATES
As trade and colonies expanded, the Greeks
came in contact with people from foreign
lands with different languages and customs.
Greeks called them barbaroi, people who
did not speak Greek, and felt superior to
them.
The English word barbarian comes from
this Greek term.
GREEK RELIGION
Polytheistic
Gods lived on Mount Olympus
Gods honored with temples and festivals,
which included sacrifices, feasts, plays,
singing, and athletic competitions
GREEK RELIGION
Parthenon
Temple on the Athenian acropolis dedicated to
the goddess Athena
Parthenon replica in Nashville, TN
GREEK WRITING
Use the class set of information to complete
this section.
Write your first name using the Greek
alphabet at the top right of your foldable.
Event #4 in the last 5 minutes of class!
Event #3: Cotton-ball shot put
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBVsB-cnCbw
Warm-up: Tuesday
* Use your foldable to answer the following.
We
will not be going over the warm-up.
1. A Greek city-state is called a _______
2. What cities did the Dorian Civilization
settle?
3. List one thing the Greek city-states had in
common.
4. The word “alphabet” comes from _______
ART and ARCHITECTURE
Sculpture
Belief in use of
ideal proportions
to produce an
ideal human
form
ART and ARCHITECTURE
Vases - Pots came in all sorts of shapes and sizes
depending on their purpose, and were often
beautifully decorated with scenes from daily life.
#1
#2
#3
ART and ARCHITECTURE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPFsX0QW88
TECHNOLOGY
Pythagoras
a2 +b2 = c2
Archimedes
Invented a device for raising water known
as the Archimedes screw pump.
These are still being used in crop irrigation
and sewage treatment plants even today
TECHNOLOGY
Eratosthenes
(ai r - uh - T AW S - th uh - n ee z)
best known for his accurate
calculation of the Earth's
circumference
wrote a book about the world, called
Geography. This was the first use of
the word, which literally means
"writing about the earth" in Greek.
Created a grid system (latitude and
longitude!)
Your tasks…
Do FIRST:
Complete the
government section
using the class set of
information
THEN:
Create your own (2dimensional) Greek
pottery!
You can put anything
that shows a
characteristic of
Ancient Greece
Warm-up: Tuesday
Write a lyric from the song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCsph5
Pykvk
Warm-up: Tuesday
Read the information and answer the
question:
What does Greece have to do with a
modern-day marathon?
GREEK SOCIETY
Patriarchal- dominated by men
Gender Roles
Men: citizens w/ politcal rights
Women: citizens w/ no political rights
raised the family
Could not: vote, be alone in public, own
property, get educated
GOVERNMENT
Democracy- rule of the many;
involvement of citizens in
government. Practiced by: Athens
Oligarchy- rule by the few; only a
small, selective group in power.
Practiced by: Sparta
GOVERNMENT
Direct Democracy- a democratic
system in which people participate
directly in government decisionmaking through mass meetings.
Warm-up: Monday
**What conclusions can you make about the
buildings below?
Parthenon
U.S. Supreme Court Building