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Greeks are known for great artwork o Advances in sculpture, painting, and architecture

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Greek statues are known for realism, natural look, and details

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Many Greek statues are displayed around the world today in museums

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Greeks tried to make statues look perfect o Studied human body to see how it looked o Made statues very life-like o Made many statues out of stone and marble

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Greek painting is known for realism and detail o Primarily painted on vases and pots

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Pictures often depicted athletic events or myths

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Black and Red are most popular colors

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Many ancient Greek buildings still survive today o Primarily Temples

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Greek buildings are known for their columns o Made them look perfectly straight o They were actually smaller at the top – Optical Illusion

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Greeks believed their buildings should reflect the glory of their cities

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Most impressive building from Ancient Greece is the Parthenon in Athens o Built around 400sBCE o Interior decorated with carvings and more columns o Inside was a 40-foot tall statue of Athena

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Parthenon sculptor was Phidias o Seen as one of the greatest sculptors in Greek history

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Greeks created new forms of writing o Drama and History o Dramas were originally used for religious ceremonies  Actors portrayed gods and heroes  Eventually dramas began to become entertainment

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400sBCE – Athenians wrote some of the greatest plays in the Ancient World o Tragedies and Comedies

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Philosophers were people who sought explanations for the world besides the gods o Believed in the power of the human mind  To reason, think, explain, and understand

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Three of the greatest ancient philosophers were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

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Socrates is considered one of the greatest Greek philosophers

o Believed people should never stop looking for knowledge 

Socrates taught by asking questions o Called the Socratic Method o Socrates tried to make people question their beliefs

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People did not always agree with Socrates’ teachings o Socrates was arrested and condemned to death  Questioning the authority of the gods

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Plato was a student of Socrates

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Plato created a school known as The Academy o One of the most prestigious schools in Ancient Greece

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Plato is well-known today for writing The Republic o Very important book about the ideal society

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Plato believed only philosophers knew what was best for everyone

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Aristotle was a student of Plato o Arguably the greatest thinker of Ancient Greece

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Aristotle believed people should practice moderation o People should think about their actions and how they affect others

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Aristotle inspired many later scientists and philosophers with his methods of thinking o Aristotle was a teacher of Alexander the Great

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The Greeks made many contributions to Math: o Geometry rules (Euclid) o Many theories on Volume and Area o Pythagorean Theorem o Accurately calculated the size of the earth o Pi o Beginnings of Calculus

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The Greeks have contributed many things to our modern-day society: o Hippocratic Oath (for doctors) o Archimedes Screw o Democracy o Olympic Games o History Writing (Herodotus)

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Greeks are known for great _______________

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Greek statues are known for ______________, natural look, and details

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Greeks tried to make ____________ look perfect o Studied _________________________ to see how it looked

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Greek ______________ is known for realism and detail

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Pictures often depicted athletic events or ____________

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Many ancient Greek ______________ still survive today

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Greek buildings are known for their _____________ o Made them look perfectly ______________

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Greeks believed their _____________ should reflect the glory of their cities

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Most impressive building from Ancient Greece is the _______________ in Athens o Inside was a 40-foot tall statue of ____________

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Parthenon sculptor was ______________ o Seen as one of the greatest ______________ in Greek history

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Greeks created new forms of ______________ o ____________ and History

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400sBCE – _______________ wrote some of the greatest plays in the Ancient World o _____________ and Comedies

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_______________ were people who sought explanations for the world besides the gods o Believed in the power of the ____________________

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Three of the greatest ancient philosophers were Socrates, ____________, and Aristotle

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____________ is considered one of the greatest Greek philosophers o Socrates tried to make people ____________ their beliefs

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People did not always agree with _____________ teachings o Socrates was ______________ and condemned to death

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___________ was a student of Socrates

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Plato created a school known as __________________

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Plato is well-known today for writing __________________

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Plato believed only ______________ knew what was best for everyone

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_______________ was a student of Plato o Arguably the greatest _____________ of Ancient Greece

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Aristotle believed people should practice ____________

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______________ inspired many later scientists and philosophers with his methods of thinking o Aristotle was a teacher of ______________________

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The Greeks made many contributions to ___________: o Geometry rules (_____________) o Many theories on ___________ and Area o ____________ Theorem o Accurately calculated the size of the _________ o Pi o Beginnings of ____________

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The Greeks have contributed many things to our modern-day society: o Hippocratic Oath (for doctors) o ____________ Screw o Democracy o _____________ Games o History Writing (_____________)

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Greeks are ___________ for great _______________

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Greek statues are known for ______________, natural look, and _____________

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Greeks tried to make ____________ look perfect o Studied _________________________ to see how it _____________

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Greek ______________ is known for ____________ and detail

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Pictures often depicted ____________ events or ____________

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Many ancient Greek ______________ still survive today

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Greek ______________ are known for their _____________ o Made them look _____________ ______________

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Greeks believed their _____________ should reflect the glory of their ___________

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Most impressive ____________ from Ancient Greece is the _______________ in Athens o Inside was a ___________ tall statue of ____________

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Parthenon sculptor was ______________ o Seen as one of the greatest ______________ in Greek history

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Greeks created new forms of ______________ o ____________ and ___________

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400sBCE – _______________ wrote some of the greatest plays in the ___________________ o _____________ and ____________

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_______________ were people who sought _________________ for the world besides the ________ o Believed in the power of the ____________________

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Three of the greatest ancient philosophers were _______________, Plato and ______________

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____________ is considered one of the greatest Greek ________________ o Socrates tried to make people ____________ their _____________

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People did not always agree with _____________ teachings o Socrates was ______________ and condemned to _______________

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___________ was a student of _______________

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Plato created a _____________ known as __________________

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____________ is well-known today for writing __________________

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Plato believed only ______________ knew what was ___________ for _____________

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_______________ was a student of ___________ o Arguably the greatest _____________ of Ancient Greece

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_____________ believed people should practice ____________

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______________ inspired many later _____________ and philosophers with his methods of thinking o Aristotle was a teacher of ______________________

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The Greeks made many contributions to ___________: o Geometry rules (_____________) o Many theories on ___________ and ____________ o ____________ Theorem o Accurately _____________ the size of the _________ o ___________ o Beginnings of ____________

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The Greeks have contributed many things to our modern-day society: o _________________ Oath (for doctors) o ____________ Screw o ________________ o _____________ Games o History Writing (_____________)