Greek Literature

It refers to the body of writings in the greek language.

Greek Literature

System of government granting citizens the freedom to vote.

Democracy

Democracy started in…

Athens

An athletic competition held at Olympia, Greece, honoring zeus.

Olympics

What are the contributions of Greeks?

• Democracy

• Math

• Olympics

• Philosophy

• Art & Painting

• Architecture

• Literature

What are the four major forms of Greek art?

Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Pottery

This is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the goddess Athena.

Parthenon

This is the finest painting of the Vergina Tomb.

Abduction of Persephone

A sculpture despicting a dying hero from a temple on the Greek island.

Warrior from Temple of Aphaia

This provides some of the oldest and diverse representation of the cultural beliefs and practices of the Greeks.

Pottery

He explored many topics such justice, beauty and equality, aesthetics, political philosophy, theology, cosmology, epistemology and the philosophy of language in his writings.

Plato

Plato was a student of ______ and a teacher of _______.

Socrates, Aristotle

This is one of the first institutions of higher learning in the Western world and founded by Plato.

Academy

He is known as the "man who knew everything" and "The Philosopher".

Aristotle

This is a school in Athens founded by Aristotle for lecture, research, and discussion.

Lyceum

He is also a towering figure in ancient Greek philosophy, who made important contributions to logic, criticism, rhetoric, physics, biology, psychology, mathematics, metaphysics, ethics, and politics.

Aristotle

He is known as the “Father of Western Philosophy” and for the socratic method of questioning.

Socrates

He was an ancient Greek philosopher considered to be the main source of Western thought.

Socrates

Socrates is condemned to death for what reason?

Corrupting the youth and impiety

His greatest contribution to Greek culture was a common set of values that enshrined the Greeks' own ideals about themselves.

Homer

He is knows as the “Father of History”

Herodotus

Herodotus focus was on ________ and _______.

Human actions and character

He is the greatest lyric poet of ancient Greece and the master of choral odes celebrating victories achieved in games.

Pindar/Pindaros

He is known as the “greatest of ancient Greek historians” and his work was the first recorded political and moral analysis of a nation's war policies.

Thucydides

Thucydides wrote the _________ which recounts the struggle between Athens and Sparta.

History of Peloponnesian War