Which Map is Ancient Greece?
Ancient Greece
Mostly mountains and rocky terrain
Most people live along the coastline
Settled near water much like that of the Egyptians and people of India
Why?
What is Greek?
ARCHITECTURE
Religion dominated Greek life That is why temples were the biggest
and most beautiful Political purpose
• To celebrate civic pride and power
• Offer thanksgiving to deity for a success in a war
Who is Greek?
Homer
Poet Father of epic poetry Composed two
famous poems• Iliad
• Odyssey
Who is Greek?
Alexander the Great
Ruler in 4th century B.C.
Conquered most of the Ancient world
Said to be sad when there was nothing left to conquer
Studied under Aristotle
Who is Greek?
Aristotle
Studied under Plato Tutored Alexander
the Great Started a school in
Athens called the Lyceum
He fled Athens to Euboea avoid death where he died
Who is Greek?
Plato One of the 1st
philosophers Was a student of
Socrates Known for his moral
questions Founded school in
Athens, called Academus
This is where we get the word academics
Who is Greek?
Socrates
Greek philosopher Was originally a sculptor
and soldier Believed you could find
answers by asking questions
His behavior angered the Athenians and was sentenced to death, he drank poison
Who is Greek?
Archimedes
Inventor of many machines• Archimedes screw
Said to be one of the greatest mathematicians of all time
Called the father of calculus
Why study Ancient Greece? Astronomy
• Stars
• Constellations Math
• Math classes
• Formulas Alphabet
• Reading and writing
• We used similar symbols to represent vowel sounds
• 1st two letters of Greek alphabet make up the name, Alpha for A and beta for B
• All later alphabets came from Greek alphabet
Other reasons
Trial by Jury Greek Myths Democracy Tragedy and Comedy Theatre Olympics
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