Greek Contributions - Mythology, Art, Science, Philosophy
language
many of our words are borrowed from the Ancient Greeks
The Parthenon
Where the Greeks partied at?
Hera
queen of the gods
Hippocrates
Considered the "father of medicine"
Comedies, Tragedies
The two types of plays performed in Ancient Greeks
Dionysus
Theater and plays were festivals held to honor this god
Myths
These stories explained events in nature or human behavior
Government
They have a democracy, Freedom of speech, constitution, and assembly
Plato
This philosopher wrote the Republic and started a school to train politicians called the Academy
doric, corinthian and ionic columns
Three styles of Greek columns seen on government buildings and other structures.
Socrates
Was he the greatest thinker of all time? Who created the Socratic method? Do you think the socrative website was named after him? Why was he put to death?
Achilles
famous Greek warrior who fought in the Trojan War
Poseidon
god of the sea
Hades
god of the underworld
Athena
goddess of wisdom
Zeus
king of the gods and ruler of the heavens
philosophers
thinkers who ponder questions about life
Homer
was believed to be blind legend who wrote the earliest Greek epics, like Iliad and Odyssey.
Ancient Olympic Games
were held to honor the gods
Volcanic eruptions and seasons
were some of the events that Greeks believed gods were responsible for
Apollo
God of sun, music, poetry, and medicine
Demeter
Goddess of agriculture and the harvest
Aphrodite
Goddess of love and beauty
the human body
Most Greek sculptures subject matter was...
Math
Pythagorus & Euclid gave the world ideas related to geometry.
S P A
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Greek influence on modern language
by expressions we use today - examples Achilles heel, Midas touch, marathon.
Aesop
credited for writing the first fables, where most of his characters are animals, that talk and act like humans. Best example - Tortoise and the Hare
fables
short stories that teach the reader lessons about life
Geometry
Branch of Math invented by Euclid
Columns
Building design the Greeks are best known for and seen in our government buildings
Columns or pillars
Building form or item commonly used by the Greeks
Hippocrates
Father of modern medicine
Olympic Games
Festival held to honor the god Zeus
Hercules
Greek hero, who fought and killed monsters, like the hydra
Pythagoras
Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem
Iliad and Odyssey
Homer's epic poems tells the story of the final years of the Trojan War and Odysseus's return home
The Republic
The book written by Plato about government and political science.
logic
The process of reasoning used by Aristotle
Architecture
The science of designing buildings
Philosophy
The search for knowledge and wisdom
mythology
a body of stories about gods that try to explain how the world works
Science
a new way of thinking- natural events are not caused by the way the gods behave
