Name Period Date Ancient Greece: Greek Achievements**

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Ancient Greece: Greek Achievements**

Greeks are known for great artwork o Advances in sculpture, painting, and architecture

Greek statues are known for realism, natural look, and details Many Greek statues are displayed around the world today in museums Greeks tried to make statues look perfect

o Studied human body to see how it looked o Made statues very life-like o Made many statues out of stone and marble Greek painting is known for realism and detail o Primarily painted on vases and pots Pictures often depicted athletic events or myths Black and Red are most popular colors Many ancient Greek buildings still survive today o Primarily Temples Greek buildings are known for their columns o Made them look perfectly straight o They were actually smaller at the top ? Optical Illusion Greeks believed their buildings should reflect the glory of their cities Most impressive building from Ancient Greece is the Parthenon in Athens o Built around 400sBCE o Interior decorated with carvings and more columns o Inside was a 40-foot tall statue of Athena Parthenon sculptor was Phidias o Seen as one of the greatest sculptors in Greek history Greeks created new forms of writing o Drama and History o Dramas were originally used for religious ceremonies

Actors portrayed gods and heroes Eventually dramas began to become entertainment 400sBCE ? Athenians wrote some of the greatest plays in the Ancient World o Tragedies and Comedies Philosophers were people who sought explanations for the world besides the gods o Believed in the power of the human mind To reason, think, explain, and understand Three of the greatest ancient philosophers were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle Socrates is considered one of the greatest Greek philosophers

o Believed people should never stop looking for knowledge Socrates taught by asking questions

o Called the Socratic Method o Socrates tried to make people question their beliefs People did not always agree with Socrates' teachings o Socrates was arrested and condemned to death

Questioning the authority of the gods Plato was a student of Socrates Plato created a school known as The Academy

o One of the most prestigious schools in Ancient Greece Plato is well-known today for writing The Republic

o Very important book about the ideal society Plato believed only philosophers knew what was best for everyone Aristotle was a student of Plato

o Arguably the greatest thinker of Ancient Greece Aristotle believed people should practice moderation

o People should think about their actions and how they affect others Aristotle inspired many later scientists and philosophers with his methods of thinking

o Aristotle was a teacher of Alexander the Great The Greeks made many contributions to Math:

o Geometry rules (Euclid) o Many theories on Volume and Area o Pythagorean Theorem o Accurately calculated the size of the earth o Pi o Beginnings of Calculus The Greeks have contributed many things to our modern-day society: o Hippocratic Oath (for doctors) o Archimedes Screw o Democracy o Olympic Games o History Writing (Herodotus)

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Ancient Greece: Greek Achievements*

Greeks are known for great _______________ Greek statues are known for ______________, natural look, and details Greeks tried to make ____________ look perfect

o Studied _________________________ to see how it looked Greek ______________ is known for realism and detail Pictures often depicted athletic events or ____________ Many ancient Greek ______________ still survive today Greek buildings are known for their _____________

o Made them look perfectly ______________ Greeks believed their _____________ should reflect the glory of their cities Most impressive building from Ancient Greece is the _______________ in Athens

o Inside was a 40-foot tall statue of ____________ Parthenon sculptor was ______________

o Seen as one of the greatest ______________ in Greek history Greeks created new forms of ______________

o ____________ and History 400sBCE ? _______________ wrote some of the greatest plays in the Ancient World

o _____________ and Comedies _______________ were people who sought explanations for the world besides the gods

o Believed in the power of the ____________________ Three of the greatest ancient philosophers were Socrates, ____________, and Aristotle

 ____________ is considered one of the greatest Greek philosophers o Socrates tried to make people ____________ their beliefs

People did not always agree with _____________ teachings o Socrates was ______________ and condemned to death

___________ was a student of Socrates Plato created a school known as __________________ Plato is well-known today for writing __________________ Plato believed only ______________ knew what was best for everyone _______________ was a student of Plato

o Arguably the greatest _____________ of Ancient Greece Aristotle believed people should practice ____________ ______________ inspired many later scientists and philosophers with his methods of thinking

o Aristotle was a teacher of ______________________ The Greeks made many contributions to ___________:

o Geometry rules (_____________) o Many theories on ___________ and Area o ____________ Theorem o Accurately calculated the size of the _________ o Pi o Beginnings of ____________ The Greeks have contributed many things to our modern-day society: o Hippocratic Oath (for doctors) o ____________ Screw o Democracy o _____________ Games o History Writing (_____________)

Name _______________________________________________________________________ Period ______ Date _______

Ancient Greece: Greek Achievements

Greeks are ___________ for great _______________ Greek statues are known for ______________, natural look, and _____________ Greeks tried to make ____________ look perfect

o Studied _________________________ to see how it _____________ Greek ______________ is known for ____________ and detail Pictures often depicted ____________ events or ____________ Many ancient Greek ______________ still survive today Greek ______________ are known for their _____________

o Made them look _____________ ______________ Greeks believed their _____________ should reflect the glory of their ___________ Most impressive ____________ from Ancient Greece is the _______________ in Athens

o Inside was a ___________ tall statue of ____________ Parthenon sculptor was ______________

o Seen as one of the greatest ______________ in Greek history Greeks created new forms of ______________

o ____________ and ___________ 400sBCE ? _______________ wrote some of the greatest plays in the ___________________

o _____________ and ____________ _______________ were people who sought _________________ for the world besides the ________

o Believed in the power of the ____________________ Three of the greatest ancient philosophers were _______________, Plato and ______________

 ____________ is considered one of the greatest Greek ________________ o Socrates tried to make people ____________ their _____________

People did not always agree with _____________ teachings o Socrates was ______________ and condemned to _______________

___________ was a student of _______________ Plato created a _____________ known as __________________ ____________ is well-known today for writing __________________ Plato believed only ______________ knew what was ___________ for _____________ _______________ was a student of ___________

o Arguably the greatest _____________ of Ancient Greece _____________ believed people should practice ____________ ______________ inspired many later _____________ and philosophers with his methods of thinking

o Aristotle was a teacher of ______________________ The Greeks made many contributions to ___________:

o Geometry rules (_____________) o Many theories on ___________ and ____________ o ____________ Theorem o Accurately _____________ the size of the _________ o ___________ o Beginnings of ____________ The Greeks have contributed many things to our modern-day society: o _________________ Oath (for doctors) o ____________ Screw o ________________ o _____________ Games o History Writing (_____________)

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