The Glory That Was Greece

1. The Glory That Was Greece

3. ATHENS City built on two levels – • Highest was the Acropolis Parthenon– Temple dedicated to Goddess Athena in Athens

4. Parthenon –Goddess Athena

5. A new era of "radical democracy" "the ideal type of the perfect statesman in ancient Greece” • Pericles followed a populist policy in order to gain power

6. A new era of "radical democracy" • Paid for entertainment of the poor - the state covering cost • Lowered the property requirement for voting • Paid high wages to citizens who served on Juries

7. A new era of "radical democracy" • He limited Athenian citizenship to those of Athenian parentage on both sides Such measures impelled Pericles' critics to regard him as responsible for the gradual degeneration of the Athenian democracy.

8. Arts– Encouraged the Arts represented the height of human development.

9. Athletics – Encouraged the development of the Olympics They were already over 300 years old

10. The perfect body idealized gods, goddesses, athletes, and famous men were depicted as perfect Sculpture

11. Doric Ionic Architecture Corinthian

12. ArchitecturePericles rebuilt the ParthenonBeautifying the city of Athens

13. WOMEN IN ATHENS • No political life • Role was in religion • Managed households • Rarely seen in public

14. Herodotus the “Father of History” • He taught the importance of research • Telling both sides of the story History

15. Peloponnesian War War between Athens and Sparta

16. Peloponnesian War War between Athens and Sparta • Sparta gets tired of Athens dominating region and forcing political will on other city states. Athenian Imperialism

17. Peloponnesian War War between Athens and Sparta • Athens is wealthier and has a large navy • The war is fought on land and the Spartans win

18. Peloponnesian War War between Athens and Sparta • Spartans win…breaking up a semi-united Greece • Sets the scene for King Philip II of Macedonia (Greek speaking country-cousins from the north)

19. Philosophers Many did not believe in the gods Lovers of wisdom the nature of the Universe Observation and Reason

20. Asked people questions in the town square • made them examine their values and assumptions. • Socrates... sought to uncover errors in conventional views, and by the use of inductive argument - Came to be known as the Socratic Method of teaching “an unexamined life is not worth living” Socrates

21. Socrates Socrates did not conceal his contempt for some of the weaknesses of democracy the principal fault of democracy was that it did not require special knowledge in its leaders it treated the opinions of all citizens as equal in value. unorthodox sentiments were viewed with alarm by the democrats, still politically insecure.

22. Socrates He was put on trial for "impiety" (ungodliness or irreverence towards the Supreme Being and Corrupting the minds of the youth What, in fact, caused his death was his rejection of the current democratic leadership. He was too bold in exposing their inconsistencies, and they wanted him out of the way. 500 people sat on the jury

23. Sarcastically commented at post-trial “If the people say that I am guilty, then I must be…” He did freely drink the poison hemlock in front of his students. Socrates

24. Student of Socrates • He rejected Democracy because of the death of Socrates. (it proved to him that the people do not have the ability to think and reason on their own) • government should regulate all aspects of citizens’ lives… for their good Plato

25. Plato • A Few Talented Women were fit to be leaders of the state

26. Plato • 3 classes in society: • philosopher-rulers • Soldiers • Workers • Wisest philosopher would be philosopher-king

27. Most famous student of Plato • Became the “Father of Logic” Aristotle

28. Aristotle Most famous student of Plato Favored rule by a single, strong, virtuous leader

29. Aristotle • Most famous student of Plato • Taught the “Golden Mean” • a moderate course between extremes of true democracy and Plato’s control by government.