PPT-It s All Greek to Me!

Greek Gods Greek religion was POLYTHEISTIC The Greeks created their gods IN THEIR OWN IMAGES Greek mythology is largely made up of stories about gods and goddesses but it CANNOT be read as a Greek Bible. 7 of Greek GDP in 2009 he current economic crisis and the resulting recessionary environment coupled with the massive offer of illegal gambling services have negatively affected total turnover generated in Greece by legal gambling activities The annu The Living Tradition and Folklore. Greek Identity. Greek identity is determined “. not only by the inanimate structures that belong to bygone times but by the living tradition. " . Ahrweiler-The Making of Europe. Dr. Neighbours. NRHS . Theatre Classes. The land. The myths. The stage. The. . Land. Located in Europe in the Aegean Sea. The Land. PURPOSE OF GREEK DRAMA. Dramas presented by the state at annual religious festivals. . Before the war. 400s B.C.: Persian Empire intends to extend influence over all of Europe. Greek city-states cooperate with each other in resisting the Persian attack. The Persian Wars. 546 B.C.: Persian armies led by Cyrus II, conquered Greek city-states of Ionia in Asia Minor. Crucial to grasp:. Greek and Roman architecture has been arguably the most influential architecture in the world’s history. . Try to describe what all of the following images have in common (try to be specific), and then have a guess at what/where they all are. . The world of (gentle) men. The symposium. Sacrifice at the altar. Athletic scenes. School. The world of (ladies) women. At the loom. Weddings. Funerary rituals. Fountain house . Religious procession. Aim: How did Ancient Greece influence the world?. Do Now: Write your prediction to the following:. Ms. C is going to say something to a student secretly. . Do you think that statement will be distorted by the time it gets to the last student? Why or why not?. Sophomore English . 2013-2014. What is a root word?. A "root word" is the basic linguistic unit of a word, the form of a word after all affixes are removed. Also known as the "stem word.”. Ex/ "export" has a root word ". Spelling List 7. Mrs. Maimone. orthodox . Ortho. means correct or right. It comes from the . Greek. word . orth. , meaning correct or straight.. Dox. (also, . doc. or . doct. ) means opinion or thinking. It comes from the Latin word . Myth. -traditional . story concerning some hero or event with or without a verifiable basis of . fact. -Deities . or demigods. .. -Explains . some . human or . natural event. . Ex. Why the sun rises.. Unit: Greek Theatre History. Questions Asked. Why are there only two types of Greek plays?. What was the most famous Greek play. ?. What was the last known play?. What was more popular, comedies or tragedies?. Theatre Performances in Ancient Greece. Performed over several days as part of a religious festival honoring . Dionysus. Dionysus. (Roman Name: Bacchus) : god of wine, fertility, and the harvest. City . Ctx000Brsx000EsGREEKCGREEKCGREREKCtECx000BGREEKGREREKCtECx000BGREEKCx001Fsx000Eisux000Fx000Eix001Fs x001Ff GREEKGREREKCtECx000BGREEKx001BCGREREKCtECx000BGREEKGREEKx001BCHx001Frx000BrGREREKCtECx000BGRE Who thought it up?. What did they believe?. How . many Gods & Goddesses? . Sources. Information on the Greek belief system comes from many sources. Unlike followers of religions such as Christianity, Judaism, & Islam, the Greeks did not have a single sacred text, such as the Bible or Koran from which their beliefs and religious practices derived. Instead, they generally used oral traditions, passed on by word of mouth, to relate sacred stories. Priest and priestesses to various gods would also guide people in worship in various temples across Greece. We know something about these beliefs because Greek poets such as Homer, Hesiod and Pindar, and Greek dramatists such as Euripides, Aristophanes & Sophocles mention the myths in their various works. .