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4 athens’ golden age
- 1. Golden Age Notes– p. 74
- 2. Athens’ Golden Age 460BCE-429 BCE AKA: Age of Pericles
- 3. Overview of Athens! Settled 2000BCE Namedafter Athena, goddess of wisdom Became democratic c. 510 BCE Became the center of Greek culture and economy
- 4. Acropolis High hill above city Providedprotection Built religious temples to Athena Rebuilt after the Persian Wars
- 5. Agora Marketplace Built around the acropolis Rebuiltafter Persian War Center of Athenian social life Temples, government buildings, marketplace, recreation, and socialization
- 6. Parthenon White marble temple builtin honor of Athena Finest of the Greek architecture, balance proportions, famous statue of Athena inside Columns: 3 types (“orders”) ◦ Doric, Ionian, Corinthian
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- 8. Historians Herodotus ◦ 1st Historianand of the Western world ◦ Traveled- wrote about people and their countries ◦ Identified if he heard about it OR if he saw it first hand ◦ “Father of History” Thucydides ◦ “History of the Peloponnesian War” ◦ Worked to make history accurate and fair
- 9. Art Glorified human beings Pride incity-state Combines beauty and usefulness Paintings ◦ Most are lost or damaged ◦ Best on pottery (Red and Black figure painting) ◦ Show mythological or everyday events
- 10. Sculptures Myron ◦ Created theDiscus Thrower Phidias ◦ Statues of Athena ◦ Zeus at the temple of Olympia ◦ Acropolis and the Parthenon
- 11. Theater Drama= plays containing actionsor dialogue, involving conflict or emotion Tragedies= main character struggles against fate or events, main character suffers Comedies= makes fun of ideas and people
- 12. Theater- famous playwrights Sophocles ◦Defended traditional Greek values ◦ Perfect examples of tragedy ◦ Oedipus Rex- kills dad, marries mom, stabs own eyes own Euripides ◦ Realist, questions old beliefs and ideas ◦ Trojan Women- shows pain of war ◦ Medea- tragedy of revenge, Medea seeks revenge on cheating husband
- 13. Theater- famous playwrights Aeschylus ◦Writes over 80 plays! ◦ “Father of Greek Tragedy” ◦ Plays have a strong moral and religious emphasis Aristophanes ◦ Finest writer of the Greek Comedy ◦ Makes fun of ideas and people Clouds: makes fun of Socrates
- 14. Philosophers Philosophy- existence study of basichuman questions and Socrates ◦ Education was the key to personal growth ◦ Question Everything! Trained students to think for themselves ◦ Accused of “corrupting young minds” and is sentenced to death” ◦ Drinks Hemlock to die ◦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EwaFkPMdlY
- 15. Philosophy Plato (Student of Socrates) ◦Wealthy aristocrat ◦ “The Republic” which descrives his idea of the perfect society and government- people should be ruled by a small group of intelligent people
- 16. Philosophy Aristotle ◦ Student ofPlato, teacher to Alexander the Great ◦ Studied a variety of subjects Collected facts, organized and categorized plants and animals ◦ Believed every type of government could be good Value of the leader
- 17. Other Greek Superstars Pythagoras: ◦ Philosopher ◦ Explained everything with Math! Euclid: ◦ “Father of Geometry” ◦ Write Elements: basis for many of today’s geometry textbooks
- 18. Hippocrates ◦ “Father ofMedical Science” ◦ Observation, experiment, experience ◦ Hippocratic Oath: code of ethic for doctors Archimedes: ◦ Calculates Pi ◦ Used math a physics for practical uses
- 19. Golden Age Superstars!! 1. Readyour figure’s biography and answer the “Stop Here” questions A. 2. 3. 4. Staple this on page 75 1. When finished staple chart on page 76 Create poster on the template provided! Make sure you include all the information needed Hang your poster on the corrected spot on the wall. Gallery Walk- Only one person may be at a station at a time.
- 20. Homework – p.77 Create a Greek Hall of Fame. Select the four (4) figures who made the most important contributions to Greek culture. List your choices. For each of your selections, write 2 sentences explaining why that person deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.