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The Culture of Classical Greece

Greek Religion• Greek worshiped 12

gods That resided on Mount Olympus

• Zeus – King of the Gods

• Poseidon - Is the brother of Zeus and Lord of the Sea.

• Hades - Is the brother of Zeus and Lord of the underworld

Greek Religion• Greek worshiped 12 gods That resided on Mount Olympus• Zeus – King of the Gods• Poseidon - Is the brother of Zeus and Lord of the Sea.• Hades - Is the brother of Zeus and Lord of the underworld• Hestia - Is Zeus sister - She is a Virgin Goddess. • Hera - Is Zeus wife and sister. She is the protector of marriage• Ares - Is the son of Zeus and Hera. He is the god of war and he is

considered murderous and bloodstained • Athena - Is the daughter of Zeus - She is fierce and brave in battle

but only fights to protect the state and home from outside enemies• Apollo - Is the son of Zeus and Leto. His twin sister is Artemis. He is

the god of music• Aphrodite - Is the goddess of love, desire and beauty• Hermes - Is the son of Zeus and Maia. He is Zeus’s messenger. He is

the fastest of the gods. He wears winged sandals• Artemis - Is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother is

Apollo. She is the lady of the wild things. She is the huntsman of the gods

• Hephaestus - Is the son of Zeus and Hera, He is the god of fire

The ancient Greeks were the first students of philosophy. They wanted to know the meaning of life and how people should live.

Greek philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle still influence people today.

Socrates encouraged people to think for themselves and to ask questions.

Classical Greek Philosophy

This is a painting of the famous Athenianphilosopher, Socrates. He encouraged

his followers to ask questions.

Socrates was a great Greek philosopher.He was tried and found guilty of corrupting

the youth of Athens. For encouragingpeople to ask questions, he was forced

to commit suicide by drinking poison hemlock

The ancient Greeks also made advances in mathematics.

Pythagoras, Euclid, and Archimedes were important Greek mathematicians.

The Pythagorean theorem examines the relationship between the three sides of a right triangle.

The Greek Mathematicians

The ancient Greeks gave us manyimportant mathematical theorems.

Such as the Pythagorean theorem that takes its name from the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras

Ancient Greek civilization is considered a classical civilization.

A classical civilization is a civilization thathas given the world important ideas and

inventions that people still use today.

The ancient Greeks were the first people to perform plays

and write comedies and dramas.

A legacy is defined as something handed down from the past.

The ancient Greeks have passed down many important ideas and inventions to our modern world.

Democracy, the use of columns, mathematical ideas, and philosophies are just a few of the ideas passed down to modern people from the ancient Greeks..

The Legacy of Classical Greece

Why is ancient Greece considered a classical

civilization?