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Culture of
Ancient
Greece
Mr. Roe
6th Grade
Social Studies
Review
-You learned that under Pericles,
Athens became a center of beauty and
culture
-During this Golden Age, Greek writers,
thinkers, and artists contributed many
new ideas to the world
K-W-L Chart
Begin by filling out the “K” section of your
K-W-L chart for this section.
BIG IDEA (s)
The Greeks believed that gods and
goddesses controlled nature and
shaped their lives
Greek poetry and fables taught
Greek values
Greek drama still shapes
entertainment today
Content
Vocabulary
 Myth
 Oracle
 Epic
 Fable
 Drama
 Tragedy
 Comedy
People:
Places:
*Homer
*Aesop
*Sophocles
*Euripides
*Mount
Olympus
*Delphi
After This Section, You Will Be Able To:
-Discuss the importance of gods and
goddesses in the lives of the Greeks
-Describe how Greek poetry and fables
taught Greek values
-Explain how Greek drama still shapes
literature and language today
Connections to Today
More Connections
Greek Mythology
•Greek mythology expressed the Greek’s
religious views
•Myths explained things
•Most impressive building were religious
buildings
•Gods controlled nature
•12 Most important lived
on Mt. Olympus
Partner Check
Turn to page 377
Who was the twin sister of Apollo?
Explain how Ares and Zeus were related
Which god is the central/main god?
What other cultures have/had similar
religious beliefs?
What Was a Greek Oracle?
•The Greeks believed that people had a destiny
•To find out about the future, Greeks visited Oracles
-Shrine where a priest or priestess spoke on behalf of a
god/es
*called prophecies
*Most famous was the oracle at the temple of Apollo at Delphi
Greek Poetry and Fables
*Taught Greek values
*Fables: Shorter Poems/Stories
*Epics: Long poems told about heroic deeds
Poet Homer wrote two of the earliest epics;
the Iliad and the Odyssey
Turn to your partner, discuss what the Iliad
was about. Remember the Trojan horse?
Iliad and Odyssey
Iliad=Story of the Trojan war
Odyssey=Story of the hero Odysseus
returning home after the Trojan war
Greeks believed these stories (epics) were real
histories
Stories promoted courage, honor, loyalty. Etc…
Aesop’s Fables
 Greek Slave
 Famous Fables
 Teaches Lessons
 Animals Act Like People
 Part of Greek Oral Tradition
EX: Tortoise and the Hare
What is the moral of this fable?
This Week’s Challenge
Write your own fable. Remember, you need
to teach a lesson (your fable must teach
us something).
The expectations are ½-1 page
80 Roebucks
Greek Drama
Drama=Story told by actors who pretend
to be characters in a story
Comedies and Tragedies are two kinds of
Greek dramas
Individual work: Take out a piece of paper.
Start on page 382, and compare and
contrast Greek drama’s. Choose the best
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER for YOU. Look at
the example on the board.
Art and Architecture
Greek artists wanted people to see
reason, balance, and harmony in their
work
Painting and Pottery were popular
Temples to Gods/Goddesses were the
most famous structures
EX. Parthenon
(page 384)
Individual Task
Turn to page 384. We will make Greek
pottery in class. Use pages 384-385 and
your Greek Pottery handout to help you.
Think about what daily scene you are
trying to depict. Or, what feeling are you
trying to
Summary
•The Greeks believed gods and goddesses controlled
their lives
•Greeks wrote long poems, called epics, and short
tales, called fables, to pass on Greek values
•The Greeks created the ideas of tragedy and Comedy
that are still in drama today
•Greek art forms, such as painting, architecture, and
sculptures, expressed Greek ideas of beauty,
harmony, and moderation
K-W-L Chart
Please take this time to
complete your KWL chart
for this section!