Warm-ups 1. What made the Golden Age of Athens possible? 2. Greek People Matching Daily Announcements Agenda Review Day 1. Greek Religion 2. Persian War 3. Golden Age of Athens 4. Pericles 5. Peloponnesian War 6. Alexander the Great & Hellenism 2/15/11 Objectives Students will be able to 38. Evaluate the forms of government in Athens, especially the Athenian democracy. 39. Identify key cultural contributions and individuals from the Golden Age of Athens. 40. Summarize the major battles and outcomes of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars. 2/15/11 Announcements Final Greece Quiz NEXT Class Monday/ Tuesday, January 11/12 Religion Persian War Golden Age of Greece Peloponnesian War Alexander the Great & Hellenism What kind of religion did the Greeks practice? Polytheistic Worshipped the gods through: Prayer Sacrifice of animals, wine and olive oil Festivals in honor of the gods Greek Mythology Stories about the gods and humans Explained events in nature, in life and the behavior/qualities of human beings Major Gods & Goddesses GREEKGOD OF...SYMBOL 1. ZeusKing of the GodsThunderbolt, eagle and oak tree 2. HeraQueen of the GodsPeacock, cow, wedding ring 3. PoseidonThe SeaSea, trident, horse, dolphin 4. HadesThe UnderworldPomegranate, cap of invisibility 5. HestiaHearth/HomeFireplace 6 AthenaWisdom/WarOwl, olive, tree, plow, loom 7. ArtemisMoon/HuntMoon, deer, silver bow and arrows 8. ApolloLight/Music/ProphecyLyre, sun, mice, Laurel tree 9. AphroditeLove/BeautyDove, swan, roses 10. HephaestusFire/ForgeHammer, quail 11. AresWarDog, wild boar, vulture 12. HermesMessenger/Divine HeraldCaduceus, crane Greek religion today Architecture: Government buildings in Washington D.C Literature: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Movies: Clash of the Titans Wrath of the Titans Persian War Objective #40 Persian War Why did the war start? Two separate invasions Geography and the War Marathon Thermopylae A mountain pass (water and rock) Salamis A narrow strait Persian War Outcomes Benefit for Athens? Benefit for all of Greece? Delian League Golden Age of Athens Objective #39 History Herodotus Father of history Wrote The Histories about Greeces neighbors and the Persian War Thucydides Wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War Athenian during the war Pericles Long time political leader in Athens, guided the Golden Age Changed laws Include more (poor) people in the democracy Allow generals to be re-elected Drama Tragedies Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides Comedies Aristophanes Greek Drama Subjects What happens to Greek warriors when they come home Exploring characters from other myths Contemporary political situations Columns The Parthenon Philosophers SocratesPlatoAristotleAlexande r the Great taught Math and Science Archimedes Math, physics, engineering Designed machines Archimedes screw Math and Science Hippocrates Founder of medicine Hippocratic Oath Math and Science Euclid Created geometry Pythagoras Matha theorem? Philosophy of math and music Peloponnesian War Objective #40 The War Fear of Athens Delian League and Naxos Delian League and money Who? Corinth, Athens, and Sparta Peloponnesian War The Plague Strikes Athens at the start Sparta blocking the walls Pericles dies Could he have changed the outcome? The Outcome Winner: Sparta Loser: all the Greeks Real winner: Philip II Alexander the Great How could Philip II conquer Greece? Divided, you fall Good tactics Experienced army How did Alexander become the ruler of Greece? His father was assassinated Objective #41 Alexander the Great Trained in military by Philip, everything else by Aristotle Loved by his troops Brave, ambitious, inspiring Alexanders Conquests Persia, Egypt, into India Hellenistic Culture Alexanders conquests spread Hellenistic Culture Alexandria (Egypt) center of trade and culture Lighthouse Library Alexander Activities Complete/Review the map Your Homework Study Study Study !!!!!