Golden Age Notes – p. 74Golden Age Notes – p. 74

Athens’ Golden AgeAthens’ Golden Age460 BCE-429 BCEAKA: Age of Pericles

Overview of Athens! Overview of Athens!

Settled 2000BCENamed after Athena, goddess of

wisdomBecame democratic c. 510 BCEBecame the center of Greek

culture and economy

AcropolisAcropolisHigh hill above city Provided protectionBuilt religious temples to AthenaRebuilt after the Persian Wars

AgoraAgoraMarketplaceBuilt around the acropolis Rebuilt after Persian WarCenter of Athenian social lifeTemples, government buildings,

marketplace, recreation, and socialization

Parthenon Parthenon White marble temple built in

honor of Athena Finest of the Greek architecture,

balance proportions, famous statue of Athena inside

Columns: 3 types (“orders”)◦Doric, Ionian, Corinthian

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Doric Ionic Corinthia

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Historians Historians Herodotus

◦1st Historian and of the Western world ◦Traveled- wrote about people and

their countries ◦Identified if he heard about it OR if he

saw it first hand◦“Father of History”

Thucydides ◦“History of the Peloponnesian War”◦Worked to make history accurate and

fair

ArtArtGlorified human beings Pride in city-stateCombines beauty and usefulness

Paintings◦Most are lost or damaged ◦Best on pottery (Red and Black figure

painting) ◦Show mythological or everyday events

Sculptures Sculptures Myron

◦Created the Discus Thrower Phidias

◦Statues of Athena ◦Zeus at the temple of Olympia ◦Acropolis and the Parthenon

Theater Theater Drama= plays containing actions

or dialogue, involving conflict or emotion

Tragedies= main character struggles against fate or events, main character suffers

Comedies= makes fun of ideas and people

Theater- famous Theater- famous playwrights playwrights Sophocles

◦Defended traditional Greek values◦Perfect examples of tragedy◦Oedipus Rex- kills dad, marries mom,

stabs own eyes ownEuripides

◦Realist, questions old beliefs and ideas

◦Trojan Women- shows pain of war◦Medea- tragedy of revenge, Medea

seeks revenge on cheating husband

Theater- famous Theater- famous playwrights playwrights Aeschylus

◦Writes over 80 plays! ◦“Father of Greek Tragedy”◦Plays have a strong moral and

religious emphasis Aristophanes

◦Finest writer of the Greek Comedy ◦Makes fun of ideas and people

Clouds: makes fun of Socrates

Philosophers Philosophers Philosophy- study of basic human

questions and existence

Socrates ◦ Education was the key to personal growth ◦ Question Everything! Trained students to

think for themselves ◦ Accused of “corrupting young minds” and

is sentenced to death”◦ Drinks Hemlock to die ◦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EwaF

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Philosophy Philosophy Plato (Student of Socrates)

◦Wealthy aristocrat ◦“The Republic” which descrives his

idea of the perfect society and government- people should be ruled by a small group of intelligent people

Philosophy Philosophy Aristotle

◦Student of Plato, teacher to Alexander the Great

◦Studied a variety of subjects Collected facts, organized and

categorized plants and animals

◦Believed every type of government could be good Value of the leader

Other Greek Superstars Other Greek Superstars Pythagoras:

◦Philosopher ◦Explained everything with Math!

Euclid:◦“Father of Geometry”◦Write Elements: basis for many of today’s

geometry textbooks

Hippocrates◦“Father of Medical Science”◦Observation, experiment, experience ◦Hippocratic Oath: code of ethic for

doctors

Archimedes: ◦Calculates Pi◦Used math a physics for practical uses

Golden Age Superstars!! Golden Age Superstars!! 1. Read your figure’s biography and

answer the “Stop Here” questions A. Staple this on page 75

2. Create poster on the template provided! Make sure you include all the information needed

3. Hang your poster on the corrected spot on the wall.

4. Gallery Walk- Only one person may be at a station at a time.

1. When finished staple chart on page 76

Homework – p. 77Homework – p. 77

Create a Greek Hall of Fame. Select the four (4) figures who made the most important contributions to Greek culture. List your choices.

For each of your selections, write 2 sentences explaining why that person deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.