Greece Pt. 2 Notes
Golden Age of Pericles and Contributions
Objective: Athenian culture during the classical era became one of the foundation stones of Western civilization (includes us).
Why was the leadership of Pericles important to the political and economic development of Greece?
______ (mostly occurring between the Persian and the Peloponnesian Wars)
- Pericles extended democracy; ______.
- ______ after destruction in the Persian Wars; the Parthenon is an example of this reconstruction.
What were some important contributions of Greek culture?
______
- Drama: ______
- Poetry: ______ (Iliad and Odyssey)
- History: ______
- Sculpture: ______
- Architecture: Types of columns, including the ______(Parthenon), _____, and ______.
- Science: ______
- Mathematics: ______
- Philosophy: ______
Pericles
1. Statesman that led ______ during its golden age. Held popular support for 32 years (461 – 428 BCE), also known as the ______.
2. 3 Goals of Pericles
- ______
- Increased number of paid public officials so not only wealthy could participate
- Most democratic city-state in history; only citizens participated
- Direct democracy form of government
- ______
- Used money from Delian League to build up navy
- Strong navy important to maintaining empire
- Maintaining colonies for trade of grain and other raw materials
- ______
- Used money to beautify Athens without Delian League approval
- Used money to buy gold, ivory, and marble
- Used money to build Parthenon (temple of Athena)
3. Drama – (______ and built 1st theaters, comedy & tragedy)
- ______ (525-456 BCE)
a. ______
b. Wrote over 80 plays, seven has survived
- ______ (496 – 406 BCE)
- Wrote about 100 plays
- ______
4. Homer-poet during the Dorian period, ______
- Iliad-______
- Odyssey-______
5. Historians
______(484-425 BCE)
• Called Father of History
• ______(lived through them)
• Used methods of investigation to write about history
______(460-395 BCE)
• ______from firsthand account
• Also used methods of investigation to record history
6. Architecture
______(480-430 BCE)
• Famous Greek sculptor
• ______ & ______
(types of columns)
Doric-______(type in the Parthenon)
Ionic- ______
Corinthian-______
______
- Influences architecture throughout the U.S.
- Ex) ______
7. Science
______(287–212 BCE)
-______& ______
-invented compound pulley, catapult, concept of pi, principle of lever, law of hydrostatics
______(460-370 BCE)
-______
-observed patients’ symptoms & looked at environmental causes
-______
-______, an oath stating the obligations and proper conduct of doctors (doctors now-a-days, take a more modern style oath)
8. Mathematics
______(325-265 BCE)
-______
-basis of high school instruction for geometry
______(570-495 BCE)
- Also, an astronomer, thought earth was a round and revolved with other planets
- ______a2+b2=c2
9. ______-lovers of wisdom
-based their philosophy on 2 assumptions:
-______
-
______
______(469-399 BCE)
-______
-______
-brought to trial for corrupting the youth of Athens, forced to drink poison
______(427-347 BCE)
-Socrates’ student thought democracy killed Socrates
-__________________
-founded “university” in Athens
______(384-322 BCE)
-Plato’s student
-______
-______