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Culture of Ancient Greece
Mr. Roe6th Grade
Social Studies
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Review
-You learned that under Pericles, Athens became a center of beauty and culture
-During this Golden Age, Greek writers, thinkers, and artists contributed many new ideas to the world
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K-W-L Chart
Begin by filling out the “K” section of your K-W-L chart for this section.
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BIG IDEA (s)The Greeks believed that gods and
goddesses controlled nature and shaped their lives
Greek poetry and fables taught Greek values
Greek drama still shapes entertainment today
Greek art and architecture expressed Greek ideas of beauty and harmony
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Content Vocabulary
MythOracleEpicFableDramaTragedyComedy
People:
*Homer
*Aesop
*Sophocles
*Euripides
Places:
*Mount Olympus
*Delphi
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After This Section, You Will Be Able To:
-Discuss the importance of gods and goddesses in the lives of the Greeks
-Describe how Greek poetry and fables taught Greek values
-Explain how Greek drama still shapes literature and language today
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Connections to Today
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More Connections
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Greek Mythology
• Greek mythology expressed the Greek’s religious views
• Myths explained things• Most impressive building were religious
buildings • Gods controlled nature• 12 Most important lived
on Mt. Olympus
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Partner Check
Turn to page 377Who was the twin sister of Apollo?Explain how Ares and Zeus were relatedWhich god is the central/main god?What other cultures have/had similar
religious beliefs?
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What Was a Greek Oracle?
• The Greeks believed that people had a destiny
• To find out about the future, Greeks visited Oracles -Shrine where a priest or priestess spoke on behalf of a god/es *called prophecies
*Most famous was the oracle at the temple of Apollo at Delphi
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Greek Poetry and Fables
*Taught Greek values
*Fables: Shorter Poems/Stories
*Epics: Long poems told about heroic deeds
Poet Homer wrote two of the earliest epics; the Iliad and the Odyssey
Turn to your partner, discuss what the Iliad was about. Remember the Trojan horse?
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Iliad and Odyssey
Iliad=Story of the Trojan war
Odyssey=Story of the hero Odysseus returning home after the Trojan war
Greeks believed these stories (epics) were real histories
Stories promoted courage, honor, loyalty. Etc…
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Aesop’s Fables
Greek SlaveFamous FablesTeaches LessonsAnimals Act Like PeoplePart of Greek Oral Tradition
EX: Tortoise and the Hare
What is the moral of this fable?
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This Week’s Challenge
Write your own fable. Remember, you need to teach a lesson (your fable must teach
us something).
The expectations are ½-1 page
80 Roebucks
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Greek Drama
Drama=Story told by actors who pretend to be characters in a story
Comedies and Tragedies are two kinds of Greek dramas
Individual work: Take out a piece of paper. Start on page 382, and compare and contrast Greek drama’s. Choose the best GRAPHIC ORGANIZER for YOU. Look at the example on the board.
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Art and Architecture
Greek artists wanted people to see reason, balance, and harmony in their work
Painting and Pottery were popularTemples to Gods/Goddesses were the
most famous structures EX. Parthenon (page 384)
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Individual Task
Turn to page 384. We will make Greek pottery in class. Use pages 384-385 and your Greek Pottery handout to help you. Think about what daily scene you are trying to depict. Or, what feeling are you trying to
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Summary
• The Greeks believed gods and goddesses controlled their lives
• Greeks wrote long poems, called epics, and short tales, called fables, to pass on Greek values
• The Greeks created the ideas of tragedy and Comedy that are still in drama today
• Greek art forms, such as painting, architecture, and sculptures, expressed Greek ideas of beauty, harmony, and moderation
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K-W-L Chart
Please take this time to complete your KWL chart
for this section!