This lesson contains 29 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 4 videos.
Items in this lesson
The Time of Greeks and Romans
4.4 Greek Art and Culture
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What is this lesson about?
There are still many things in our everyday lives that come from the Ancient Greeks. Maybe you have heard of Pythagoras in your Maths class, or been to a play written by an Ancient Greek. Or maybe you noticed a fancy building with columns or just watched the Olympic Games on TV. All these things come from the Ancient Greeks.
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What you can explain / do after this lesson
that the Greeks created literature, that is still read today
that the Greeks developed scientific and architectural ideas that are still used today
how Greek culture spread beyond Greece in the time of Hellenism
where the Olympic Games come from
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Word Duty
Columns: round straight stone constructions that can carry the roof of a temple or similar building
Olympic Games: games that were held every four years at Olympia, to honour Zeus
Mythology: stories of the gods and demi-gods
Pillars: round straight stone constructions that can carry the roof of a temple or similar building
Philosophers: people who make a living just by thinking and talking about all sorts of things
Comedies: Greek theatre plays that ridicule politics or philosophy
Tragedies: Greek theatre plays that are about people and the gods. Normally they do not end well
KEY WORDS
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Culture
Take a look at the headings of lesson 3.4 in your textbook.
Every heading tells you something about Greek culture.
Which 6 (!) cultural subjects does this lesson teach you about?
science
climate
sports
entertainment
landscape
architecture
stories
religion
Slide 5 - Drag question
theory:
Lesson 4.4: Greek culture.
Culture is the opposite of nature.
Culture is everything people do, create, invent and think about.
In the broad sense of the word culture also includes language, politics, technology and economics, because this is al "human activities".
But most of the time culture is used in connection with arts, music, architecture and literature. So, also in this lesson.
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Now it's time for your textbook.
Here you find the hotspots with the audio texts of your textbook
Intro, greek games, p 62
Greek architecture, p 63 / 64
Greek theatricals, p 64
Living with the gods, p 65
Mythology, p 63
Scholars and scientists, p 65
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1d. By just reading the text, what would you say "Pan Hellenic" means?
A
Games in honour of the
Greek god Pan
B
games for all the Greeks
C
greek paralympic games
D
Olympic Games, but not in Olympia
Slide 8 - Quiz
fronton of
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Zeus
Hera
Apollo
Hades
Poseidon
Ares
Athena
Hephaistos
2. Read "Mythology". Make the correct connections. You need to find information on internet.
God of the sea
God of war
king of the gods
goddess of wisdom
god of music + the sun
goddess
of matrimony
god of metallurgy and fire
god of the under
world
spear and shield
thunder
bolt
trident
sun
anvil
peacock
owl
three headed dog
Slide 10 - Drag question
Slide 11 - Video
Slide 12 - Video
What two types of theatre plays did the Ancient Greeks have?
A
comedies and mythology
B
dramas and tragedies
C
comedies and horror
D
comedies and tragedies
Slide 13 - Quiz
5. Study the source. It is a panoramic view of the theatre of Epidaurus. This sources shows that:
A
both comedies and tragedies were performed here
B
Greek architects used a mountain site for a theatre.
C
visitors could not see the stage very well if they were seated in the middle rows.
D
actors had to speak up otherwise they would not be heard.
Slide 14 - Quiz
comedies
tragedies
Then
Now
Today these two genres are still used, but the meaning has changed a little over time. Make the correct combinatons.
plays that make people laugh
plays about people and the gods
plays that ridicule politics or philosophy
plays that tell a sad story
Slide 15 - Drag question
7. The fact that Athenian citizens could disagree with philosophers shows that:
A
citizens of Athens were not highly educated.
B
philosophers were seen as people who did not contribute to the polis.
C
there were great divisions between the Greeks in the poleis.
D
Athenian citizens could form their own opinion on subjects that mattered to them.
Slide 16 - Quiz
8. Read "Living with the gods".
a.
What were the gods like, according to the Greeks?
Slide 17 - Open question
8b. How much of Greek life was influenced by the gods, according to them?
A
they only interfered in wars, like the Trojan War
B
the gods influenced every part of daily life
C
the gods did not influence daily life at all
D
how much the gods influenced daily life depended on the offerings
Slide 18 - Quiz
8c. If someone was pretty, what did this mean according to the Greeks?
A
If you were pretty, it showed the gods liked you.
B
If you were pretty, it showed the gods were jealous of you.
C
If you were pretty, it showed you liked the gods
D
If you were pretty, it showed the gods were in a good mood.
Slide 19 - Quiz
9. The Greeks believed that gods were powerful beings. They could interact with you without you knowing it. Do you think it was important for the Greeks to honour their gods? Explain your answer.
Slide 20 - Open question
name
year
achievement
10. Read Scholars and scientists.
Put the right name, the time they lived and what they accomplished underneath the right pictures.
Relation in triangles
Aristotle
275-194 BC
Pythagoras
Discovered buoyancy
Archimedes
287-212 BC
Eratosthenes
Modern logic
c. 530 BC
Calculated circum-ference Earth
384-322 BC
Slide 21 - Drag question
11. Which Greek scholars thought about maths and medicine?
A
Archimedes and Pythagoras
B
Eratosthenes and Pythagoras
C
Hippocrates and Euripides
D
Pythagoras and Hippocrates
Slide 22 - Quiz
Slide 23 - Video
Egyptische kunst
Griekse kunst
Slide 24 - Slide
00:00
What information did Eratosthenes already have before he began his experiment? (3 things)
Slide 25 - Open question
Slide 26 - Video
What did Eratosthenes use to make his calculation of the earth's circumference?
A
a lot of books
B
a stick and his brain
C
an early type of calculator
D
witness accounts from travellers
Slide 27 - Quiz
Write down what you still find difficult in this lesson.