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Warm Up. Copy HW Please grab a Connections Packet from the presentation station. Essential Question. How can societies use what they have learned from the past?. Greek Art and Architecture. Beauty and Harmony Reason and Balance Still fashionable today. Pottery.
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Warm Up Copy HW Please grab a Connections Packet from the presentation station
Essential Question How can societies use what they have learned from the past?
Greek Art and Architecture Beauty and Harmony Reason and Balance Still fashionable today
Pottery Red on black or black on red Large vases Small drinking cups
Sculpture Human body was the most popular Not exact-tried to show the “ideal version” of perfection and beauty Used to decorate temples
Marble Started becoming popular in the 500s B.C. Large columns were built in sections and assembled at the work site using wooden pegs
Greek Columns Corinthian Ionic Doric
Parthenon 230 ft. long and 100 ft. wide Built between 447B.C. - 432 B.C. Temple for the goddess Athena (statue 43 ft high) Held the city’s gold Built on the acropolis Used the three Greek styles of columns
Philosophy Love of wisdom Study of history, political science, science, and mathematics Philosophers-men who believed the human mind could understand anything
Sophists Professional teachers Students should use their time to improve themselves Taught debate skills No right or wrong answers
Pythagoras All relationships in the world could be expressed in numbers Developed many math theories Pythagorean Theorem – A squared +B squared =C squared
Socrates Asked pointed questions to force his pupils to use their reason and to see things for themselves Socratic method Athenian leaders saw him as a threat to their power and sentenced him to death
Plato • Wrote the Republic-explained ideas about government • Philosophers kings-smart • Warriors-courage • “Regular people”-driven by desire –produced food, clothing, and shelter
Aristotle 200 books Lyceum-school of government/science Inspired our constitution
Epicurus Zeno Be happy-don’t get involved in politics and public service Stoicism- “stoa-porch” Happiness comes from doing your duty for your society
Closure List three things you learned about Ancient Greece and how they can be useful to our world today!