1、Greek Cultural Contributions,Religious Practices Theater Science/Philosophy Discoveries/Inventions,Go to this website to learn more about Greek gods and heroes.,Olympics - to honor Zeus,Boxing - fought until one was knocked out or gave up Equestrian Events - chariot racing and riding - jockeys rode

2、without stirrups Pankration - boxing and wrestling Pentathlon - combination of 5 events: discus, javelin, jumping, running, wrestling Running - 4 types of races *Jumping - they carried stone or lead weights,Entrance to the Olympic Stadium,At Olympia,Theater,Ancient Greek theater has been fascinating

3、. Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes and others, have been the teachers of morality, nobleness, courage and patriotism across the centuries. Theater originated as a festival to the god Dionysus, the god of joyous life and hospitality.,Tragedy,set in the past relationships between people a

4、nd gods not all had unhappy endings though people suffered, most still carried on despite their suffering,Writers of Tragedy,Aeschylus - wrote about power and its effect on people Sophocles - suffering was due to sins and mistakes and suffering could make someone a better person Euripides - people s

5、uffered because they did bad things,Comedy,set in the present had a happy ending poked fun at certain politicians in the audience (not the brightest idea!) later poked fun at a certain kind of person,Writers of Comedy,Aristophanes - found something funny about every one Did you know that the first S

6、hrek movie followed the rules for Shakespearean and ancient Greek comedy? Check it out.,Shrek,A typical comedy: contains comic devices such as puns (Donkey calls Shrek “really tall” instead of “ogre”), slapstick antics (Shreks wax, mud shower, barrel, Donkey can fly), misunderstandings (Shrek thinks

7、 Fiona cant stand him, Fiona thinks a handsome prince rescued her), mistaken or hidden identities (Shrek is not a handsome prince, the dragon is nice, Fiona is an ogre) and eavesdropping (Shrek overhears Fiona and Donkey talking). is set (at least in part) in the country, which is often depicted as

8、a magic, idealized place (coming back from rescuing Fiona, Shreks swamp).,Shrek - a classic comedy, has shepherds, farmers and other middle-class people as characters (though it may have royal and upper-class characters, as well) - (townsfolk, soldiers, Monsieur Hood, fairy tale characters, ogre/her

9、o, prince/villain). opens by showing the hero in some kind of distress, troubled by a problem and trying to figure out a way to solve it (fairy tale characters move to Shreks swamp after being evicted, he wants them to leave).,Shrek - a classic comedy, criticizes society or specific people in societ

10、y in a funny way (prince is small and compensates for his size with gigantic surroundings). ends with the heros triumph (Shrek gets Fiona and his swamp back). frequently closes with a scene in which a wedding or another type of celebration takes place (Shrek marries Fiona). ends with the reestablish

11、ment of order and a sense that a new “golden age” is beginning (song “Im A Believer,” prince is killed, soldiers become nice, Shrek and Fiona ride off in a carriage, - they all lived happily ever after).,Science/Philosophy,Science - studying the laws of nature; scientists Philosophy - loving wisdom;

12、 philosophers Together they were called philosophia Socrates (below),Socrates,History for kids Go to this website: /learn/greeks/philosophy/socrates.htm,Socrates,This is supposed to be of Socrates, but it was made after he had already been dead for some time, by someone who did

13、 not know what Socrates looked like. He believed people could discover truth if they knew how to think. Plato was his pupil.,Plato,A student of Socrates His school was called the Academy He wrote The Republic about an ideal state Truth could be found after a long, hard search One of his brightest pu

14、pils was Aristotle,Platos Academy,Plato and Aristotle,Aristotle,Pupil of Plato “the master of them that know” Provided the third step to the scientific method - testing the hypothesis Developed the syllogism Taught Alexander the Great First to classify plants and animals,Discoveries/Inventions,Natural events are not caused by the way the gods behave The world is governed by natural laws They predicted the