Today in class four groups presented their projects on Greece.
The first presentation was Pericles and the Golden Age by Ellee, Rory, and Kendall.
- Performed tragedies and comedies in plays written around 430 B.C.E
- Plato was the inventor of logic, "father of European thought"
- Socrates created the creator of the question and answer method
What ended the Golden Age?
- Athens wanted to become stronger while Sparta wanted them to become weaker
- This conflict created a war the broke out
The next presentation was the Hoplites & Triremes: Warfare by Karson, Jayla, and Zaire
- Hoplite: most common type of heavily armed foot-soldier in Greece
- 1/3 to 1/2 of men are estimated to have to fight and needed to buy materials for war
- Hoplon: A round shield used for protection for themselves and their neighbor, while also being used as a weapon to bash the enemies
- Triremes: Ancient boats used in the Mediterranean sea, Dominant ships
- Although large in size, they were light enough for the crew to carry back to shore
- Most used in the Persian war: Between Persia & the Greek city-states
After that Chesca, Jessica, and Alyssa presented Philosophers
- Socratic method influenced the scientific method
- Aristotle focused on the systematic concept of logic
- Plato was so upset from the Execution of Socrates that he left Athens
- Republic: Most influential work of Plato
- Socrates defended democracy but the philosophers didn't like the idea of stupid people having a vote
- Philosophers thought that there should be philosopher kings because they were more educated
The final presentation before the class ended was Art and Architecture by Alex and Arthur
- Three main orders: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian order
- Doric: simplest order, no base
- Ionic: more slender, more decorative, shaft taller than Doric
- Corinthian: most decorative, If it was a nice building, this order was used
Greeks used sculpture to depict battle, mythology, and ruler of the land
Mostly made of marble and bronze
The classical period was when sculpture was dramatically increased
The hellenistic period was the peak of Greek sculpture
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