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GREEK CULTURAL CIVILIZATION

GREEK CULTURAL CIVILIZATION. Greeks used their minds and their hands to create beautiful things Their art is one of Greece’s greatest contributions to society. On the Athenian acropolis, the Parthenon temple stands in ruins today It was built for the Athena – a goddess

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GREEK CULTURAL CIVILIZATION

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  1. GREEK CULTURAL CIVILIZATION

  2. Greeks used their minds and their hands to create beautiful things • Their art is one of Greece’s greatest contributions to society

  3. On the Athenian acropolis, the Parthenon temple stands in ruins today • It was built for the Athena – a goddess • Athenians built it after the Persian Wars

  4. The Parthenon was built in 400 B.C. and considered to be the most perfect building ever made • It has 46 columns or pillar, is 237 feet long and 110 feet wide

  5. Each column curves a little so they appear straight from a distance

  6. Why Did the Statue of Athena Shine? • 39 foot high statue stood inside the Parthenon • Phidias (sculptor) carved her face from ivory and a gold helmet

  7. The rising sun makes her shine • Greek sculptors also created beautiful figures of the human body • They showed the human body as perfect, no flaws

  8. What are the 2 Kinds of Greek Plays? • Greeks invented plays in outdoor theaters • The chorus stood on stage and told what was happening in the play

  9. Only men could act in Greek plays

  10. Playwriters wrote tragedies and comedies

  11. In a tragedy, the gods defeat the hero • The hero is always smart and has courage, and too much pride

  12. When watching a tragedy, the Greeks felt both happy (because the hero was strong and courageous) and sad (because the hero was defeated)

  13. Comedies made fun of important people and ideas • Aristophanes wrote many comedies, including The Cloud (made fun of Socrates, a philosopher)

  14. What do Philosophers Want to Prove? • Philosopher means a lover of wisdom • Philosophers ask questions to lead them to wisdom and the truth

  15. 3 of the greatest Greek Philosophers were: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

  16. Why Get Rid of Socrates? • Socrates forced people to examine what they believed • He always said “Know thyself” (know why and what they believe)

  17. He questioned everything, even the Athenian democracy • Athenians did not trust him, they thought asking questions was unpatriotic

  18. 399 B.C. Athenians spoke out against Socrates when he was 70 years old • They said his teachings hurt people • The jury voted against him

  19. They said he must kill himself by poison • His refused to escape and obeyed the law • He was put to death

  20. Plato’s Republic • Plato was a pupil of Socrates • Wrote a book called TheRepublic about a made up society with 3 classes: workers, soldiers, philosophers

  21. This society was not a democracy • Only philosophers could rule

  22. What did Aristotle Write About? • Aristotle was Plato’s student • He wrote about: astronomy, biology, ethics, logic, physics, and politics

  23. In Politics, he wrote about different kinds of government • He said no government was perfect

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