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Legacy of Greece
Democracy
 A government where the ______________________ have the right to
make _______________________ about leaders and laws.
 Greek word meaning “______________________________________________”
 __________________ developed the first ______________________.
 The ______________________________________is based on Athenian
democracy.
Democratic Roots
 Athens had the first ___________________________________________ (a set of
rules for how the government should run).
 ________________ over 20 years old could participate in
______________________ (the lawmaking group).
 Each year 500 names of citizens were drawn to be on the Council
of Five Hundred who ran the daily business of Athens.
Trial By Jury
 When a __________________________________________ decides if a person is
innocent or guilty of a crime.
 Serving on a jury was a _____________________________________.
 About 500 jurors for a trial
 Jurors were paid for service
Herodotus and Thucydides
 One of the first civilizations to write __________, examine
_______________________________________.
 Herodotus: “_______________________________________”- wrote Persian
Wars.
 Thucydides: Wrote about Peloponnesian War__________________________________________________________ using
documents, eyewitness accounts.
The Search For Truth
 After the Peloponnesian War, Greek thinkers developed
___________________________:
 Study of ______________________________, ideas about
________________________.
Greek Philosophers
 Universe is __________________________________________________ by laws of
nature.
 People can _________________________ these laws.
Socrates
 Encouraged young students to ____________________________________
through ________________________________.
 ________________________________________ style of teaching called
_____________________________ method.
Socratic Method
 Teaching through step-by-step _________________that are designed to
_________________________________________________________________.
 Socrates was a Greek philosopher who wanted people to question
and think for themselves.
 ____________________ were afraid and _____________________ by his ideas,
so he was tried and _________________________.
Plato
 One of ____________________ best ______________________.
 Started school of higher learning called ___________________________.
Aristotle
 Devised __________________ method based on ________________; applied
logic to science.
 Tutored ______________________________________.
Science and Technology
Classification of Living Things
 A system of _____________________________________ and ________________
that have similar characteristics
 Developed by ____________________
 Helps ___________________to handle a lot of information
 Still used today.
The Scientific Method
 Process used by scientists to _______________________________.
 Step 1: _____________________________
 Step 2:______________________________
 Step 3: _____________________________
The Hippocratic Oath
 A list of rules about _____________________________________ that
_______________________ today still promise to follow
 ____________________________ was the “Father of
____________________________ ”
 Believed that ______________ came from ______________________ not evil
spirits
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________
Astronomy
 _______________________- _____________________________- distance around
Earth
 _______________________________- studied sun , moon, Earth; estimated
size of sun.
Astronomy
 Ptolemy: studied universe, incorrectly putting Earth at the
center.
Mathematics and Physics
 Euclid’s ______________________________________________________ of work is
basis of geometry.
Mathematics and Physics
 ____________________________ explained ____________, invented
compound pulley.
 Ideas were later used to
__________________________________________________.
Summary
 Greek ___________________________________________________________________
invented new and beautiful styles.
Summary
 Greek Philosophy and history set
___________________________________________________________________________.
Why Does It Matter Now?
 The Greek _________________ set enduring standards in
______________________________________________________________.