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of Greece
Philosophers lovers of wisdom, explored logic, music,
mathematics
They believed they could discover laws that could govern
the universe
Modern science traces his roots to the Greeks
values
Socrates
Was an Athenian stonemason and philosopher
All we know about him comes from his student Plato Would pass his days in the won square asking people about their
beliefs
He would use the Socratic Method challenging people on their
answers
When he was 70, was pt on trial, sentenced to death for
Plato
Sets up a school called the Academy
He emphasized the importance of reason Argued people could discover ethics, beauty, and how to best
organize a society
Wrote the Republic where he talks about how the state
should govern
Believed in 3 classes: workers, soldiers, philosophersthe
Plato (cont.)
Plato believed in general that men surpassed women in
Plato
Plato
Aristotle
Was Platos most famous student
Analyzed all forms of government (monarchy and
virtuous leader
Believed in living a life of moderation
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Sculptors
Early Greeks imitated Egyptian style
By 450 BCE, a more natural style developed that was
Greek life
Greek Literature
Greek literature begins with the epic poems of Homer
In later times, the poems of Sappho spoke of love and
beauty
Tragic Drama=Based on popular myths and legendsthey
Playwrights
Greatest ones were: Aeschylus and Sophocles
In Orestia, Aeschylus shows a powerful family torn apart
Greek Comedy
Some playwrights wrote comedieshumorous plays that
Aristophanes
Comedies ridiculed individuals such as: political figures,
history
Herodotus, often called the father of Western history, visited
many lands and collected a wealth of information..he wrote a great account of the Persian War
Thucydides, wrote an account of the Peloponnesian War Both of these individuals set the standard for future
This Guy
Great
Conquest begins with Philip II at the battle of
Macedonian Conquest
Philip wanted to take the Persian Empire, however was
time
Alexander, only 32, dies of fever
His empire is divided into thirds.Macedonia/Greece,
Egypt, Persia
Alexanders Legacy
Alexander was able to introduce Greek culture into the
regions he conquered
He eventually married a Persian woman and encouraged
and grander
New philosophy of stoicism comes aboutpreached
high moral standards and to avoid desires and disappointments by accepting life
Stoicism later influenced Roman and Christian thinkers