2.3 Religion, science and philosophy

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2.3 Religion, science and philosophy

Learning goals

• You can give a description of the world of the Greek gods and explain what a myth is.
  

• You can explain the difference between a mythological explanation and a scientific explanation of the world.
  

• You can explain the difference between religion and philosophy.

Put the tasks to the right gods

Zeus

Poseidon

Hades

Athena

Apollo

God of the sea

Uppergod

God of music

God of the underworld

God of war and peace

Religion 

Greek religion --> polytheistic religion ( most of the Greek people believed in the gods)

Greek gods are immortal 

Each god had a task (war, wisdom, hunt or crops.)

The stories told about the gods is what we call myths.

You are a Greek citizen. An earthquake has struck your town. How did this happen?

Altar

Myths

Offering

Priest/Priestess

Is intented for a god

Stands in front of a temple

Tells you something about the gods

Is allowed inside a temple

Science 

The Greeks used myths to explain everything.

There were scholars who didn't agree with myths.

Hippocrates thaught his student to study people's behavior and lifestyle. 

Science: Gaining knowlegde by studying things and events. 

Scientists look for explanations and try to find proof. 

Noteworthy scientists

Hippocrates, Herodotus, Eratosthenes and Archimedes

A statement: ''The Greeks discovered science.''

Explain why this statement is not correct.

Philosphy

Some Greeks used another method to understand the world. 

Not by making observations but rather thinking hard. 

They aksed themselves the questions; 

• What is good or bad 
• What is the best form of government 
• What is the meaning of life 

Philosophy: Searching for wisdom and knowledge in an effort to better understand the world and people. 

Socrates and Plato were against democracy.

Noteworthy philosophers:

Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

There were three ways of explaining reality in Greek times. Most people believed in the [..............1...............] : they thought that the gods had a great influence on what happened. Others tried to understand the world by thinking logically about important questions. They are called [..............2...............]. Finally, there are the [..............3...............] , who did very precise research. Politicians in Athens sometimes found the [..............4...............] dangerous because it questioned the [... ...........5...............] .

Make the text correct

Woorden

[..............1...............]

[..............2...............]

[..............3...............]

[..............4...............]

[..............5...............]

Philosophy

Myths

Science

Philosophers

Priests

Scientists

Philosophy

Religion

Science

Democracy

world of gods

Science

Start of democracy appears

Start of monarchy in Greece

First kings in Egypt

Start of arable and livestock farming

Start of social differences

Start of urban communities

Macedonia took over Greece