Culture of Ancient Greece

Mr. Roe

6th Grade

Social Studies

Review

-You learned that under Pericles, Athens became a center of beauty and culture

-During this Golden Age, Greek writers, thinkers, and artists contributed many new ideas to the world

K-W-L Chart

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BIG IDEA (s)

The Greeks believed that gods and goddesses controlled nature and shaped their lives

Greek poetry and fables taught Greek values

Greek drama still shapes entertainment today

Greek art and architecture expressed Greek ideas of beauty and harmony

Content Vocabulary

MythOracleEpicFableDramaTragedyComedy

People:

*Homer

*Aesop

*Sophocles

*Euripides

Places:

*Mount Olympus

*Delphi

After This Section, You Will Be Able To:

-Discuss the importance of gods and goddesses in the lives of the Greeks

-Describe how Greek poetry and fables taught Greek values

-Explain how Greek drama still shapes literature and language today

Connections to Today

More Connections

Greek Mythology

• Greek mythology expressed the Greek’s religious views

• Myths explained things

• Most impressive building were religious buildings

• Gods controlled nature

• 12 Most important lived

on Mt. Olympus

Partner Check

Turn to page 377Who was the twin sister of Apollo?Explain how Ares and Zeus were relatedWhich god is the central/main god?What other cultures have/had similar

religious beliefs?

What Was a Greek Oracle?

• The Greeks believed that people had a destiny

• To find out about the future, Greeks visited Oracles -Shrine where a priest or priestess spoke on behalf of a god/es *called prophecies

*Most famous was the oracle at the temple of Apollo at Delphi

Greek Poetry and Fables

*Taught Greek values

*Fables: Shorter Poems/Stories

*Epics: Long poems told about heroic deeds

Poet Homer wrote two of the earliest epics; the Iliad and the Odyssey

Turn to your partner, discuss what the Iliad was about. Remember the Trojan horse?

Iliad and Odyssey

Iliad=Story of the Trojan war

Odyssey=Story of the hero Odysseus

returning home after the Trojan war

Greeks believed these stories (epics) were real histories

Stories promoted courage, honor, loyalty. Etc…

Aesop’s Fables

Greek SlaveFamous FablesTeaches LessonsAnimals Act Like PeoplePart of Greek Oral Tradition

EX: Tortoise and the Hare

What is the moral of this fable?

This Week’s Challenge

Write your own fable. Remember, you need to teach a lesson (your fable must teach

us something).

The expectations are ½-1 page

80 Roebucks

Greek Drama

Drama=Story told by actors who pretend to be characters in a story

Comedies and Tragedies are two kinds of Greek dramas

Individual work: Take out a piece of paper. Start on page 382, and compare and contrast Greek drama’s. Choose the best GRAPHIC ORGANIZER for YOU. Look at the example on the board.

Art and Architecture

Greek artists wanted people to see reason, balance, and harmony in their work

Painting and Pottery were popularTemples to Gods/Goddesses were the

most famous structures

EX. Parthenon

(page 384)

Individual Task

Turn to page 384. We will make Greek pottery in class. Use pages 384-385 and your Greek Pottery handout to help you. Think about what daily scene you are trying to depict. Or, what feeling are you trying to

Summary

• The Greeks believed gods and goddesses controlled their lives

• Greeks wrote long poems, called epics, and short tales, called fables, to pass on Greek values

• The Greeks created the ideas of tragedy and Comedy that are still in drama today

• Greek art forms, such as painting, architecture, and sculptures, expressed Greek ideas of beauty, harmony, and moderation

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