Greek religion, philosophy, and art
Dalton A.
How Pericles strengthened democracy!
He made important achievements in arts, philosophy, and literature. Pericles had a law that made the city pay a salary to it's officials. He also built a temple to honor the god Athena. The salary to officials allowed poor people to hold public offices.
Trading
This represents the Golden Age of Athens because the Athenians grew rich in power from trade.
Silver
The Athenians also grew rich from silver mined by slaves.
Democracy
This represents the government that the Athenians were when they were in their Golden Ages.
Greek Gods and Godesses
The influence of Greek Gods
Where ever they lived, the Greeks built temples to honor their many gods. The gods looked like humans, and had many characteristics of a human, but they were immortal and had powers. The Greek god Zeus, was the highest god of them all. He was incharge of the heavens, and storms. Because of this, many people thought when there was a storm, Zeus was mad.
The Search for Knowledge
How philosophers changed the thinking of Ancient Greece.
It began when Thales, a Greek philosopher, thought that water was the basic material of everything, Over the years, philosophers wondered more about the earth and the universe.
How Socrates challenged the values on people in the Athens.
Socrates was a man who would stay in the marketplace day and night to spread his wisdom and talk about goodness.He wanted people to consider the values of justice and courage. He was eventually executed for dishonoring the gods.
Plato and Aristotle continue to spread wisdom
Plato and Aristotle kept on spreading their beliefs from their school.
The dramatically visual arts of Greece.
The Partheneon
The partheneon has a great significance to it. It was built during the Golden Age to honor the god Athena. The building has many rows of columns. It was also built by the order of Pericles.
How Greeks used the visual and dramatic arts in their lives.
Ancient Greeks used their arts in their lives a lot. They used it when they were building buildings. They also used it in dramas, such as tragedies, or comedies.
What I enjoyed the most about this chapter.
I enjoyed learning about the trojan war and the greek gods.