PPT-The Early Greeks: The Ancient Greek World

Lesson Module The Greek World Click to enlarge Iron Age Governments Based on agriculture and centered on rivers King owns everything and has a special relationship with the gods Priests. Today we’re going to begin the study of Greek Literature. We’ll be examining various aspects of the Golden Age of Greece including culture, art, playwrights, philosophy and theater, and how these things are still affective in today’s society. We’ll be looking into Greek Mythology, their belief in immortality of the gods, and how the very building blocks of our language today stems from that of the ancient Greeks.. The beliefs of the ancient Greeks reflected the violent storms, volcanoes and earthquakes that were a part of their experience. . Greek mythology is based on legends passed down through generations by word of mouth, so there are many versions of Greek mythology and not all of the stories agree with one another. . 6. th. Grade. Government. The government that we have in the United States was influenced by the democratic government that was formed in . Athens. around 500 B.C. . The . Greeks invented the idea of citizenship. They are the forefathers of many modern democracies.. Poli. Ancient . Greece. Ancient Greece was not a unified nation, but a collection of city-states known as . poli. . . Poli. is the plural of polis. Polis is often translated as city, but there was a very important difference between an ancient Greek polis and a modern city. The ancient Greeks saw themselves as citizens of their . By Aoibheann Treanor. GREECE. The Capitol of Greece is Anthens. It is in the North of Greece! The size of Greece is 131,957km²!!! The population is 11.1 million, that is loads more than Ireland. The language they speak as you can guess is Greek! Their National day is the 25. . Do Now: Write a response to the . . . following question, . “What does the dialogue tell you about . Ancient Greek civilization?”. Person A: “I am Greek, but I am also Spartan!”. 9.1. Greece: Physical. Greece is a land of rugged mountains, rocky coastlines, and beautiful islands. The trees you see are olive trees. Olives were grown by the early Greeks for food and oil. . Lesson 1 – Geography and the Early Greeks. Words to Know . Polis. Classical. Acropolis . If you were there……. You live on a rocky coast of a bright blue sea. Across the water you can see dozens of islands and points of land jutting out into the sea. Rugged mountains rise steeply behind your village. It is hard to travel across the mountains in order to visit other villages or towns. Near your home on the coast is a sheltered cove where its easy to anchor a boat.. Lesson 3 – Greek Mythology and Literature . Lesson 3 – Greek Mythology . and Literature. Words to Know . Mythology. Homer. Sappho. Aesop. Fables. If You were there…... As a farmer in Ancient Greece, your way of life depends on events in nature. The crops you grow need sunshine and rain, though thunder and lightening scare you. When you look up at the night sky, you wonder about the twinkling lights you see there. You know that at certain times of the year, the weather will turn cold and gray and plants will die. Than, a few months later, green plants will grow again.. Can you find the location of Ancient Greece?. A. B. C. D. I’m sorry, try again. . Ancient Greece and the city-states that came into being after the Mycenaeans were defeated by the Dorians.. Good for you! You have an eye for location.. The Parthenon. I. Geography. Mountains. divided Greece and led to cultural and political divisions.. Greece is made up of two . peninsula. (southern most part of the Balkan Peninsula and the Peloponnese Peninsula) that is . Can you find the location of Ancient Greece?. A. B. C. D. I’m sorry, try again. . Ancient Greece and the city-states that came into being after the Mycenaeans were defeated by the Dorians.. Good for you! You have an eye for location.. mousike. ) was an integral part of life in the ancient . Greek.  world, and the term covered not only music but also dance, lyrics, and the performance of poetry. . A wide range of instruments were used to perform music which was played on all manner of occasions such as religious ceremonies, festivals, private drinking parties (. 6. th Grade UBD - Unit 6 - Greek Cultural Achievements. Preview. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. -. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle each developed distinctive philosophies. They were similar to and different from other philosophies..