Greek Contributions

Aim/Goals: How have contributions of the ancient Greeks affected the world?

Do Now: What would you like to contribute (give) to the world before you die? Explain in a few sentences.

Homework : Today we discussed many contributions the Greeks gave to civilization. In a paragraph, explain which one you feel is

most important and why?

What would you contribute to the world?

1.2.3.4.5.

What have Greeks Contributed?1. The idea of Democracy (freedom)2. Theater (Drama)3. Poetry4. Philosophy (an attitude of belief that affects

how a person lives.)5. Architecture6. Sculpture7. Mathematics8. Science

Drama Poetry History

Sculpture Science Mathematics

Name:________________ Period: _______Contributions of Greek Culture

to Western Civilization

_________and

______ –

Great play writers of

______

__________ – great play writer of _________

* _________: The

great blind ________

teller of Greece• His stories later

were ________ in

two ______:

1.Iliad

2. __________

* Herodotus – Greek ________ who is known as the “_________ ___ __________”

– He wrote ___________ which was about the conflict between __________ and __________

* ____________ – A Greek historian who wrote __________ of the ___________________ War.

– He wrote about the conflict between ________ and ______

* _________ – He is known as the _________

Greek ____________– He designed the

____________ (the temple of the Goddess __________)

– Sculpted the huge Statue of Zeus at Olympus

• Archimedes – Considered the

greatest _____________

– Discovered the

principles of _________

and ___________

• __________ – is the founder

of ____________ and the

greatest physician of his time

• Euclid – the father of

_____________

• Pythagoras – the father of

____________, he founded

the Pythagorean theory

Drama–Aeschylus and

Sophocles – Great play writers of TRAGEDY

• Aristophanes – Great play writer of COMEDY

Poetry• Homer: The great

blind story teller of Greece–His stories later were written in two epics:•1. Iliad•2. Odyssey

HEROES

Activity:Turn handout over to Document #2. Answer questions #4-5 in full

sentences in your notebooks. “No one could have stood up against himAnd stopped himExcept the GodsWhen he burst into the gatesAnd his eyes flashed tired (exhausted; worn out).”

---The Iliad by Homer (800 B.C.)4. I think

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

will happen next in this scene. 5. This character compares to Rambo, the Terminator, and Superman

because ______________________________________________________________________________________________________.

history• Herodotus – Greek historian who is

known as the “father of history”–He wrote Histories which was about

the conflict between Persia and Greece

• Thucydides – A Greek historian who wrote History of the Peloponnesian War. –He wrote about the conflict between

Athens and Sparta

sculpture• Phidias – He is

known as the Greatest Greek Sculptor–He designed the

Parthenon (the temple of the Goddess Athena)

–Sculpted the huge Statue of Zeus at Olympus

architecture

Doric Column

•Very plain and simple

•Has no base

Ionic Column

•Capital has scrolls

•Has a base•More decorative

Corinthian Column

• The most decorative capital

• Roofs are flat

Activity:

Turn handout over to Document #1.Answer questions #1-3 in full sentences in your

notebook.1. __________________is generally regarded as

the fanciest column of all Greek styles.2. __________________ is the simplest column

of all Greek styles.3. __________________ has rounded edges and

is widely copied throughout the world.

science• Archimedes – Considered the

greatest mathematician–Discovered the principles of

density and buoyancy• Hippocrates – is the founder of

medicine and the greatest physician of his time

mathematics• Euclid – the father of geometry• Pythagoras – the father of numbers,

he founded the Pythagorean theory

REGENTS REVIEW• The Ancient Athenians are credited with

 1. inventing and using the wheel

 2. eliminating slavery

 3. establishing governments that had democratic elements

 4. inventing the printing press