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Classical Greece
I. Religion

A. Greeks considered religion necessary to
the well being of the state
 B. 12 Greek Gods and Goddesses were
thought to live on Mt. Olympus
II. Greek Drama

A. The Greek dramas were tragedies which
were presented in a trilogy
 1.
The only complete trilogy in existence today
is the Oresteia by Aeschylus
 2. Sophacles’ most famous play was Oedipus
Rex

B. Greek comedy was used to criticize both
politicians and intellectuals
III. Philosophy

Philosophy- an organized system of
thought
 A. Pythagoras taught that the essence of
the universe could be found in numbers
and music
 B. The Socratic Method of teaching uses a
question and answer format to lead pupils
to see things for themselves

C. Plato was fascinated by the question of
reality; how do we know what is real?
IV. Architecture

A. The most famous
building from this
period was the
Parthenon


1. The Patron Goddess
of Athens was Athena
2. The Parthenon was
the expression of
Athenian pride in
their city

B. Greek sculptors did
not seek to achieve
realize, but rather a
standard of ideal
beauty