10/27/2015Tell me what you know

about one of the following Greek myths:

Pandora’s BoxMedusa

Minotaur and the MazeHercules

AGE OF PERICLES

• Pericles: leader in Athens• Built power and wealth• Extended empire• Brought stability

• Athens led as a dictatorship to other city-states• Discontent boiled, Tensions grew, Quarrels began

PELOPONNESIAN WAR

• War broke out between Athens and Sparta• Sparta had stronger army• Athens had better navy

• Sparta couldn’t starve out Athens• Athens attacked Sparta friends

• Persia stepped in to help Sparta and blocked food from Athens

• Result – Greece was politically unstable!

GREEK ART OF THE GOLDEN AGE

Architecture

Athenians loved beauty, so they built temples, theaters, sculptures

On way to Acropolis: Gate with bronze statue of Athena

Parthenon White marble temple for Athena Perfectly balanced proportions Colonnade: series of columns Inside was a 38 foot tall statue of

Athena

Painting

Most paintings were done on vases A lot of the paintings didn’t last so

knowledge comes from written descriptions

Depicted everyday life and myths of gods

Sculpture

Also didn’t last, but we know from Roman copies Early on they were like Egyptian statues=stiff Later they made them very fluid

Myron-The Discus Thrower Phidias-Zeus at the Temple of Olympia

The Nature of Greek Art

Art expresses Greek ideals by 4 things:

1. Glorified human beings Strength, intelligence, pride, grace,

and courage

2. Symbolized pride in the city-states3. Beliefs in harmony, balance, order,

and simplicity4. Beliefs in combining beauty and

usefulness Example: Greek Vases

Mythology Vase ResponseWhile the groups are presenting, complete the following on your own piece of paper:

• Title• Summary of the story

• What did you think of the story

10/28/2014“If you can dream it,

you can do it.”-Walt Disney

What is one of your dreams or goals in

life?

PHILOSOPHERS AND WRITERS OF THE GOLDEN

AGE

Rise of Philosophy

Philosophy: Study of basic questions of reality and

human existence Philosopher:

Lover of wisdom

Socrates

Believed that education=key to personal growth Students should be trained to think for

themselves Criticized democracy saying that

unskilled people should not hold positions of power

His enemies lied and said Socrates had denied Greek Gods and his teaching were corrupt, so he was found guilty and executed

Plato

A wealthy student of Socrates Founded the Academy: a school in

Athens for teaching philosophy He wrote dialogues: imaginary

discussions among several people The Republic – His perfect society

where philosophers ruled

Aristotle

Collected, described, and classified species

Ethics – his book on what makes people happy

He thought that the best government was a combination of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy

Mathematics, Medicine, and Science

Pythagoras - Pythagorean Theorem Hippocrates - founder of medical

science Disease comes from natural causes Rest, fresh air, proper diet are cure for

anything Hippocratic Oath - present day

promise of Doctors Greeks believed in objectivity and

reason instead of superstition

History

Greece was first society to actually write history

Herodotus - Father of History Thucydides - By studying past we

can understand human nature

Greek Theater

Dramas: Plays containing action or dialogue and involving conflict and emotion

Tragedies: Main character struggled against fate, or events and they usually died Example: Oedipus Rex

Comedies: Made fun of ideas and people