The History of the Ancient Mediterranean Mr. Ott @ BETA 2010 Minoans – Phoenicians - Mycenaean - Greeks Aim: What contributions did ancient Greek culture make to the ancient world and today? Do Now: 1) Quiz 2) Worksheet “Contributions of Ancient Greece”
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The History of the
Ancient Mediterranean
Mr. Ott @ BETA 2010
Minoans – Phoenicians - Mycenaean - Greeks
Aim: What contributions did ancient Greek culture make to the ancient world and today?
Do Now: 1) Quiz 2) Worksheet “Contributions of Ancient Greece”
Corinthian Doric Ionic Corinthian
Corinthian
Doric
Ionic
The White House
U.S. SUPREME COURT
The Lincoln Memorial
The Greek Alphabet
The Greeks borrowed their alphabet from the Phoenicians.
Most European languages, including English borrowed ideas from the Greek alphabet.
Parthenon and Acropolis
Ancient Olympics – 776BC to 393AD
Modern Olympics – 1896 to present
Socrates• Socrates was a philosopher of Ancient Greece.
• A philosopher is someone who tries to explain the nature of life.
• Socrates taught by by asking questions. This method of questioning is still called the Socratic method.
Plato • Plato was a student of Socrates
• Started a school called The Academy
• Wrote “The Republic” about Justice
• Taught Aristotle who in turn taught Alexander the Great