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Greco-Roman civilisation/ Classical civilisation
the civilisation of ancient Greece and Rome
Greco-Roman civilisation’s influence to our life today
mathematics: roman numerals are seen on faces of most watches, clocks, books, etc.
architecture: columns, arches, corridors, still used in modern architect and buildings.
1, 2, 3, 4
Asia Minor
Aegean Sea
Marathon
Anthens
5, 6, 7, 8
Sparta
Mediterranean Sea
Olympia
Greece
9,10,11
Mt. Olympus
Knossos
Crete
where did the ancient Greeks live?
They lived near the sea, in the villages in the valleys and on islands
Ancient Greece landscape
unique with many hills
what is a city-state?
an independent city which rules and protects themselves like small countries.
city-states have their own________, but shared the same________
their own law, government and army
shared common language, religion
Athens
A Greek city-state, its people studies math, poetry and music
Sparta
a city-state in ancient Greece which valued military training, they didn’t care about reading or writing
Economy of Sparta
Based on farming and conquering, discouraged trade
Economy of Athens
Based on trade
democracy
rule by the people
the Assembly
a gathering of freemen in Athens to discuss and vote for laws and other major decisions
Council
a group of people chosen by lot among freemen of Athens to elect the Inner Council
Inner Council
a group of people chosen by ballot to carry out the laws/ decisions
Mountain Olympus
a mountain where the Greeks believed that their gods lived
Why did the Greeks build temples and give offering to the gods?
They feared their gods and tried to please them
Ancient Olympic Games
a religious festival held by the Greeks to honour Zeus
when and where was the first Olympic games held
776 B.C.
Olympia
How important were the Olympic games to the Greeks?
Athletes from all over Greece came to take part in games
all fighting between city states stopped
when winners returned to their city-states, they were welcomed as heros
end and revival of the Olympic Games
End: Greece came under roman rule in 140BC and stopped after Emperor Theodosins banned cult practuces in AD 393
Revival: To promote world peace
Ancient Olympic Games vs Modern Olympic Games
Location: ancient was in Olympia and modern is in different cities
Prizes: A crown made of olive leaves and now its medals
Purpose: To honor Zeus and To promote world peace and fair competition now
Homer:
time of birth
2 key publications
influence
Unknown birth time
author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
unparalleled influence on western literature, his poems are still studied today
Socrates, how he died, what he does
Father of Western Philosophy, died when the Athenian leaders made him drink poison
Socrates:
did he write any books
how did he learn
did he support democracy
No
by the Socratic method “to learn by asking questions”,
democracy will lead to the election of tyrants
Socrates, influence
Science: Socratic method inspires the development of the scientific method
Politics: inspired modern politicians to question their governments
Plato, student of who, influence on what people are think is the best form of government
Socrates' most well known pupil
Ideas to improve the government and how democracy works
the Republic
The book Plato write to study the best form of government
the Academy
School founded by Plato in Athens to nurture good citizens
Aristotle, teacher of _____
Teacher of Alexander the Great.
Aristotle, how did he achieve true knowledge, influence on science
By experimenting with real objects, inspired modern science (eg study of animals by classification and using experiments to study science) and study of other such as ethics and politics
the Lyceum
school started by Aristotle
Pythagoras
Discovered the theorem relating to the lengths of the 3 sides of a right-angled triangle
Euclid
Father of geometry
Archimedes
Discovered the method to measure circumference
Hippocrates
Father of medicine, wrote the Hippocratic Oath
Doric column
Ionic column
Corinthian column
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