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The Glory that was Greece What is a legacy? Legacy is traditions, skills and knowledge of a culture that get passed on to people in the future Something a culture is known for Babe Ruth’s legacy was homerun hitting. A gift from the past Next Slide The Legacies of Ancient Greece Please click on a button to view more information about that topic. scientific method theater democracy epics classification Olympics architecture Socratic Method trial by jury Greek mythology tragedy comedy Hippocratic Oath marathon philosophy Conclusion Greek Geeks (Philosophers) • • • • Philosophy means “Lovers of Knowledge” Socrates was the first great Philosopher. Plato was a student of Socrates Aristotle was a student of Plato. Philosophy Love of wisdom; trying to figure things out through learning and reasoning Main Menu Socrates Socratic Method Plato Political Science Aristotle Science & Logic Democracy A government where the people have the right to make decisions about leaders and laws Greek word meaning “power of the people” Athens developed the first democracy The U.S. government is based on Athenian democracy. Next Slide Trial By Jury When a group of citizens decides if a person is innocent or guilty of a crime Serving on a jury was a citizen’s duty About 500 jurors for a trial Jurors were paid for service Main Menu Greek Mythology Myths are stories about gods & goddesses that were used to explain events in nature 12 Major Gods & Goddesses of Mt. Olympus Zeus Poseidon Hades Hermes Hera Apollo Artemis Hephaestus Athena Demeter Aphrodite Ares Go to Mythman.com for more on Greek mythology! Main Menu Olympic Games Foot races Javelin Warrior’s Race Boxing Discus Pancratium Wrestling Messengers & Trumpeters Pentathlon Previous Slide Main Menu Alexander the Great Hellenistic Greece 356-323 B.C.E. Alexander of Macedon • •Most Greeks considered Macedonians backward –Lived in villages, not cities –Spoke form of Greek unintelligible to other Greeks •359 BC, Macedonia’s fortune changed when Philip II took throne (Alexander’s Father) Philip I • One of Philip’s first actions as king • Adopted phalanx system, but gave soldiers longer spears • Included larger bodies of cavalry and more archers • Set out to conquer Greece – Faced little opposition – Quickly crushed armies – Conquered all but Sparta Alexander becomes King • Philip is assassinated • Title, plans for conquests fell to son, Alexander the Great • Alexander only 20, but had been trained to rule almost from birth • Learned warfare and politics from father, mother, and Aristotle Alexander Conquers the World • By age 29 Alexander has conquered most of the known world. • He Defeats Darius III (Darius I’s Great grandson) • Concures: – – – – Greece Persia Egypt India Why is Alexander so Great? Alexander is remembered as possibly the greatest General ever to live. Alexander’s Death • Alexander dies at 33 Power Struggle • Were not sure exactly how he died. Possibilities: • Malaria • Poisoning • Heavy Drinking •Alexander never names a Successor •Generals fought each other • for power •In the end, the empire was •divided among three most •powerful generals Here comes the Romans • Rome eventually will conquer all of the Greek world. The Greek’s top 3 Contributions • Look over the notes and pick your choice of the top 3 Greek contributions to our world. • Your choices from the notes are: Democracy, The Olympics, Trial by Jury, Greek Architecture (columns), Ideas of Greek Philosophers, Greek Mythology, Greek military organization. • In Two sentences each tell me why you picked them.
