Ancient Greek Culture

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Welcome back everyone!

Ancient Greece Introduction

Mr. Curia's History Class

Welcome back from Spring Break!

I hope you had a good break and got to relax. Now that you're back here in class, let's refresh ourselves on rules and expectations!

Poll

How was your break?

• Great!

• Good!

• Meh.

• Boring!

• Terrible.

Multiple Choice

What is the expectation about one-to-one laptops?

• They are brought to school when you feel like playing games in class.

• They are best used at home to mine bitcoin and heat your room.

• They are to be brought to school every day, the teachers are responsible for giving you a charger.

• They come to school every day, charged, with a charger.

Multiple Choice

What is rule number 1 for this classroom?

• We do our bellringer.

• We take care of us.

• We can listen to music out of our speakers during lectures.

• We are respectful to the person who is supposed to be talking.

Multiple Choice

What is rule number 2 for this classroom?

• We raise our hands to ask a question.

• We are respect the person who is supposed to be talking.

• We can leave to use the bathroom whenever we want.

• If we make our Quizizz name the secret name, we automatically get 100%.

Multiple Choice

What is rule number 3 for this classroom?

• We are respectful in our use of technology.

• Don't drop the pizza.

• We always announce our Minecraft codes for the whole class to join.

• We take care of us.

Multiple Choice

What is rule number 4 for this classroom?

• We make sure to throw our candy wrappers away.

• Subs over dubs.

• We respect each other's space.

• We sharpen our pencils when we come in.

Multiple Choice

What is rule number 5 for this classroom?

• We respect our environment.

• Be excellent to each other.

• The one with the gold rules.

• We never sit in the same seat two days in a row.

Now, on to Ancient Greece!

Home of the Marathon

​From architecture, to sports, to philosophy and politics, Greek culture and writings have shaped European civilization and history in major ways.​

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Greek culture had a big impact

In ancient times, Greek Language, culture, and mythology spread throughout the Mediterranean region. Traditional figures, such as the goddess Athena, were featured in art and on pottery and other household objects.

In

time, ancient Greek civilization was absorbed by the more powerful Romans. Because the Romans imitated Greek culture in many ways, the achievements of the Greeks in politics, philosophy, and literature were passed on through the centuries. In this way, the ancient Greeks continue to influence Western civilization.

​The gods and goddesses of Greek mythology are part of our most enduring literature.   As shown here, the goddess Athena is usually depicted with a helmet ready for battle.

Greek influence

Open Ended

Why do you think Gods and Goddesses were featured so often in ancient Greek art?

Open Ended

What can you tell about ancient Greek society based on this statue?

Some modern scholars have suggested that superheroes fill a similar cultural role to ancient Greek Gods.

Do you think that makes sense? What characteristics do superheroes share with ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses? How are they different?​

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​In New Gods, Jack Kirby makes this idea clear.

​Gods as archetypes

Athens, Greece, had one of the earliest forms of democracy in the world. The founders of the United States government were influenced by Greek ideas about government and citizenship.

​​Government

​Greek architecture influenced American architecture in the early 1800s, and many of the buildings of Washington, D.C., in particular, have elements of Greek architecture in them.

Architecture​

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Many popular modern forms of literature, including dramas and epic poems, were first created by the ancient Greeks. Characters and themes from Greek mythology have been used throughout Western literature.

Literature

Multiple Choice

What American city is particularly influenced by Greek architecture?

• Orlando, FL

• New York City, NY

• Washington D.C.

• Los Angeles, CA

Multiple Choice

What Greek city had one of the world's first democracies and influenced the founders of America?

• Sparta

• Troy

• Thebes

• Athens

Open Ended

Greek culture had a huge impact throughout the world. What do you think is the dominant culture, influencing world culture today?