PPT-Greek Culture

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. 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. Pages 13. -23. What is Greek mythology?. Greek Mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the . a. ncient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature. of . the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. The Opening Ceremony. At the Olympics, which was always held in Olympia, a ceremony was held, in which a priestess would light a flaming torch to then be ran in laps around the city by athletes in a kind of relay before being taken to the arena to light the fire. That is why we do the torch relay and opening ceremony at the modern Olympics!. 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.. Dionysus. God of wine, theatre, revelry, and fertility. Also known as Bacchus by Romans. Born from the thigh of Zeus (twice born). Instructed on winemaking . Greek theatre came out of the worship of Dionysus. History of the English Language . Ancient Romans spoke Latin and conquered most of Europe. Julius Caesar . and his adopted son, Augustus, gave their names to the months of. July and August.. September means seventh. Music in ancient Greece was intimately linked to poetry and dance and was very present in the life of Greek society.. 1. . Introduction. :. Music was important in religious ceremonies, at private parties, education, war and work and even had a recognized . What makes a culture unique?. Terms. myth . a traditional story that explains a culture’s beliefs or part of the natural world . ritual . words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony. oracle . Northeastern Mediterranean Sea. Aegean Sea to the East, Ionian Sea to the West. Long, uneven coastline. Sea played an important role in Greece. Mountainous, kept villages apart, couldn’t unite, allowed invaders from the North. By: Joshua Raymond Lacny, Jonathan Gregory Truba, Brandon David Vincent. Important Places. Aegean Sea. Balkan and Peloponnesus peninsula, Europe, Asia Minor. Mediterranean Sea. Black Sea, Dardanelles. What is mythology?. Mythology. -- A collection of . stories, . esp. . belonging . to a particular religious or cultural tradition. . . A . myth. is a traditional story belonging to a group or culture. . ‘Laughter must answer to certain requirements of life in common. It must have a . social . signification.’ (p12). The ‘birth of Latin literature’. In 240BCE, . Livius. Andronicus . stages one of his plays as part of the . ‘Laughter must answer to certain requirements of life in common. It must have a . social . signification.’ (p12). The ‘birth of Latin literature’. In 240BCE, . Livius. Andronicus . stages one of his plays as part of the . 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. .