2.4 The spread of Greek culture

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The Greeks

2.4 The spread of the Greek culture

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

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

Learning objectives 

1. You can regognize examples of Greek architecture and sculpture 
2. You can explain how Greek culture spread.
3. You can explain why people in the West find Greek culture important.

What does the word culture mean?

Culture

*Everything what people come up with, make and do themselves

The Greek culture

* Romans + Greeks

* Classical culture

* Thought their culture was the best

* Foreigners -> barbarians

* Religion, temples, philosophy

Greek sculptures

*Sculptures

* Lifelike  

* Gods

* Perfect bodies

Greek architecture

* Temples

* As beautiful as possible (brightly coloured

* Columns -> Egyptians

* Math

* Balance

The spread of the Greek culture

* 2 waves

First wave

* 8th and 7th cenuturies BC.

* Population grew

* Food shortages

* People were sent to other places -> colonization

Second wave

* Around 330 BC.

* Alexander the Great

* Conquered large areas

* Introduced the same culture everywhere

Why do you think that we still know so many things of the Greeks nowadays?

Why do we find the Greek culture so important nowadays?

1. The Greeks thought up some exceptional things that now really value (democracy, philosophy)  

2. The Greek culture took over other cultures. We know less about other cultures, but quite a lot of Greek culture.

3. In Europe, there was a lot of interest in the Greek culture. (Due to the classical culture)  

The Greek culture and the Roman culture together are called the classical culture

1. True
2. False

The Greeks believed in 1 god

1. True
2. False

What is the reason for the growth of the Greek Empire?

1. Food shortage
2. Trade
3. Alexander the Great
4. Democracy

 Story's about gods that aren't based on facts ....

The Greeks called foreigners ...

An other word for city-state is ...

Small group of people rules the empire

All the people have the power

Barbarians

Myths

Polis

Aristocracy

Democracy

Name two Greeks gods or goddesses

Name two things you have learned from the lessons about the Greeks

Name something of the Greeks that you want to learn more about

What do you see in our society that has been taking from Greek culture?