1. The Golden age of Athens What were the major cultural achievements of Athens? Essential Question:
2. Burned to the ground! What happened to Athens at the end of the Persian Wars?
3. Predict what life was like during this time. With a partner, write down specific ideas. After the victory during the Persian Wars, we begin a period called the “Golden Age of Athens”
19. Corinthian = most complex, carvings like leaves, with a base
20. Ionic = scrolled, thin with a baseVERY important to Western architecture
21. Homework Find a building that has Greek columns in the USA or Europe to show the influence of Greek architecture on Western civilization. It can be in your hometown or in a major city. Post it to our class on Edmodo with the following info: Location (address, if you can find it) A link to a picture Say whether the columns are Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian. You cannot repeat a building another student has chosen!
38. Greek Theater Tragedy depicts the downfall of a basically good person through some fatal error or misjudgment, producing suffering for the main character and arousing pity and fear on the part of the audience. A comedy is a story of the rise in fortune of a sympathetic central character.
44. Greek Philosopher - Socrates Taught by asking questions What makes a good life? What is truth? How do you know? Led students to think about their beliefs Said he was the wisest man in Greece because he recognized how little he knew.
45. Greek Philosopher - Socrates Sentenced to death for “not honoring the gods” and “leading young people into error.”