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Greek Contributions Aim/Goals: How have contributions of the ancient Greeks affected the world? Do Now: What would you like to contribute (give) to the world before you die? Explain in a few sentences. Homework : Today we discussed many contributions the Greeks gave to civilization. In a paragraph, explain which one you feel is most important and why?

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What would you contribute to the world? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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What have Greeks Contributed? 1.The idea of Democracy (freedom) 2.Theater (Drama) 3.Poetry 4.Philosophy (an attitude of belief that affects how a person lives.) 5.Architecture 6.Sculpture 7.Mathematics 8.Science

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DramaPoetryHistory SculptureScienceMathematics Name:________________ Period: _______ Contributions of Greek Culture to Western Civilization _________ and ______ Great play writers of ______ __________ great play writer of _________ * _________: The great blind ________ teller of Greece His stories later were ________ in two ______: 1.Iliad 2. __________ * Herodotus Greek ________ who is known as the _________ ___ __________ He wrote ___________ which was about the conflict between __________ and __________ * ____________ A Greek historian who wrote __________ of the ___________________ War. He wrote about the conflict between ________ and ______ * _________ He is known as the _________ Greek ____________ He designed the ____________ (the temple of the Goddess __________) Sculpted the huge Statue of Zeus at Olympus Archimedes Considered the greatest _____________ Discovered the principles of _________ and ___________ __________ is the founder of ____________ and the greatest physician of his time Euclid the father of _____________ Pythagoras the father of ____________, he founded the Pythagorean theory

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Drama Aeschylus and Sophocles Great play writers of TRAGEDY Aristophanes Great play writer of COMEDY

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Poetry Homer: The great blind story teller of Greece His stories later were written in two epics: 1. Iliad 2. Odyssey

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HEROES

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Activity: Turn handout over to Document #2. Answer questions #4-5 in full sentences in your notebooks. No one could have stood up against him And stopped him Except the Gods When he burst into the gates And his eyes flashed tired (exhausted; worn out). ---The Iliad by Homer (800 B.C.) 4. I think ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ will happen next in this scene. 5. This character compares to Rambo, the Terminator, and Superman because ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________.

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history Herodotus Greek historian who is known as the father of history He wrote Histories which was about the conflict between Persia and Greece Thucydides A Greek historian who wrote History of the Peloponnesian War. He wrote about the conflict between Athens and Sparta

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sculpture Phidias He is known as the Greatest Greek Sculptor He designed the Parthenon (the temple of the Goddess Athena) Sculpted the huge Statue of Zeus at Olympus

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architecture

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Doric Column Very plain and simple Has no base

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Ionic Column Capital has scrolls Has a base More decorative

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Corinthian Column The most decorative capital Roofs are flat

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Activity: Turn handout over to Document #1. Answer questions #1-3 in full sentences in your notebook. 1.__________________is generally regarded as the fanciest column of all Greek styles. 2.__________________ is the simplest column of all Greek styles. 3.__________________ has rounded edges and is widely copied throughout the world.

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science Archimedes Considered the greatest mathematician Discovered the principles of density and buoyancy Hippocrates is the founder of medicine and the greatest physician of his time

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mathematics Euclid the father of geometry Pythagoras the father of numbers, he founded the Pythagorean theory

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REGENTS REVIEW The Ancient Athenians are credited with 1. inventing and using the wheel 2. eliminating slavery 3. establishing governments that had democratic elements 4. inventing the printing press