Greek Achievements

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Greek Achievements

• What were some important Greek achievements?

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Greek Achievements

• Socrates, a Greek philosopher, is one of the most
  admired people in history.
• He led his students to examine their beliefs and
  ideas.
• The unexamined life is not worth living
• Socrates died in 399B.C. after being found guilty
  and condemned to death. It was thought he
  encouraged his students to try and overthrow the
  government.

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• Plato, Socrates student wrote down what he said.
• Plato started a school near Athens, called the
  Academy.
• Aristotle studied under Plato. He later became
  Alexander the Greats teacher.
• All men by nature desire to know

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• One of the greatest works of architecture was the
  Parthenon. It was the temple of Athena, goddess
  of the city. It stood on the Acropolis, a high
  rocky hill, so it could be seen from all parts of
  the city.

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• The Parthenon seems in decent repair considering
  the 1687 attack, here seen from the hill of the
  Pnyx to the west, but modern problems threaten
  the ancient temple.

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• The western face of the Parthenon remains
  relatively intact.

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• The Greeks builders made use of many stone
  columns. We still use these styles today. The
  Lincoln Memorial has Doric columns. The
  Jefferson Memorial has Ionic columns and the
  Supreme Court Building are Corinthian.

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• The Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian orders were
  among the most common used during ancient times.

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• Ancient Olympics
• Greeks took sports seriously. A sound mind in a
  sound body
• Sporting events were part of religious festivals.
  Zeus, the greatest of gods, created the Olympic
  games in his own honor. A temple to Zeus stood at
  Olympia, where the games took place every 4 years.

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• Track and Field
• Discus and javelin throwing
• Wrestling
• Chariot racing
• The first modern Olympic games were at Athens in
  1896.
• The games have been held every 4 years since
  then, except during WWI and WWII.

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• The ancient Greeks liked plays. Every Greek city
  had its theater, and plays were a part of
  religious festivals. People came to
  amphitheaters, or large open-air theaters.
• Some Greek plays have survived over thousands of
  years and are presented today.

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• Amphitheater