2. A golden age is a time
of great peace and
wealth
“I believe that
sleeves are
important to our
success as a city-
state”
3. City of Athens
In Athens, people lived
in small, uncomfortable
houses, but built large
and beautiful public
buildings
You could hear a whisper said on stage
from the back row.
4. City Athens
On the Acropolis of
Athens, magnificent
temples were built as
homes for the gods and
goddesses.
The most famous temple
of the acropolis was the
Parthenon, built to
honor the goddess
Athena.
5.
6. Statue of Athena
Write Me!
The Oracle
at Delphi
was a place
where the
Greeks
would go to
receive
messages
from the
gods that
they would
interpret to
help make
decisions
8. The Greeks used columns in their building. Three
types of these were
1. Doric- the simplest design and had a tapered style
2. Ionic- thinner design with a carved top and base
3. Corinthian- complex design with carvings of leaves
at the top
9. Draw an example
Modern day “Ionic
Breeze” – not the
same thing…
10. The Parthenon had
columns, a slanted roof
and friezes, or
sculptures lined up in a
row in its design and
decoration.
“Frieze! it’s the cops!
Oh right, you are
made of stone and
can’t move”
11. The Athenians were
also skilled in creating
sculptures out of bronze
and marble Remember me?
A famous example of
Athenian sculpture is…
12. Drama
The Greeks were the first
to have dramas which were
performed outside in
semicircular areas called
amphitheaters
The Theater in Athens was
dedicated to Dionysus and
could hold 15,000 people
(The Schot can hold
18,000)
13. There were three types of drama:
1. Comedies- Stories that made
fun of men in power.
2 Tragedies-plays about
love, life, pride, and abuse of
power, where the main character
commits a great crime and
realizes his error too late.
3. Satyrs- short plays between
acts of the tragedies where they
made fun of the main character.
Plays were often acted out during
a competition where winners were
chosen in four areas
A Satyr… half man, half goat
14. Philosophy
The Athenians loved to talk
and argue
Thinking about issues that
may not have an answer is
called philosophy, which
means “the love of wisdom”.
A great Athenian
philosopher was Socrates, a
teacher who taught by
asking questions of his
students.
Socrates was sentenced to
Voluntarily taking Hemlock (poison)
death because the people after being sentenced to death
were afraid of his constant
questioning.
15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EwaFkPMdlY
Socrates and a student were walking near a body of water one day. They were
talking about the sort of thing that wise men and their students talk about when the
student asked,
"How does one gain knowledge?"
Socrates grabbed the student, and pushed his head under the water and held it
there. At first the student assumed his teacher was trying to make a point of some
sort.
When the student began to need air, he began to struggle. Socrates did not let him
up. Soon the need for air became greater and the student struggled harder.
When the student realized that his teacher was going to drown him he fought with
all his might until he broke free and gasped for breath.
The student - confused and angry - asked Socrates why he had tried to drown him.
Socrates replied...
"When you want a thing as much as you just wanted air.. then it will be hard for you
NOT to find it."
You want success. You want it more than anything - your life depends on it. You will
pay any price to get it...
16. Sports
Along with their love of the
mind, Athenians admired a
healthy body
During festivals to Athena in
Athens, games were held,
called the Panathenaic Games
The Games included
competitions like:
Boxing
Wrestling
pancratium
The winner of the competition
was granted a wreath of laurel
leaves and pots filled with
olive oil
17. Government
Athens was the first city-
state to formally establish
a democracy by passing a
constitution, or set of
written laws
One of Athens’ greatest
leaders was a general
named Pericles I’m so
Pericles believed that all popular, t
citizens should be hey keep
involved in electing
government, no matter me!
what part of society they
came from.
18. The Athenian Golden
Age lasted until Athens
collapsed and other
Greek city-states began
to fight each other in
the Peloponnesian
Wars
