The History of the

Ancient Mediterranean

Mr. Ott @ BETA 2010

Minoans – Phoenicians - Mycenaean - Greeks

Aim: What contributions did ancient Greek culture make to the ancient world and today?

Do Now: 1) Quiz 2) Worksheet “Contributions of Ancient Greece”

Corinthian Doric Ionic Corinthian

Corinthian

Doric

Ionic

The White House

U.S. SUPREME COURT

The Lincoln Memorial

The Greek Alphabet

The Greeks borrowed their alphabet from the Phoenicians.

Most European languages, including English borrowed ideas from the Greek alphabet.

Parthenon and Acropolis

Ancient Olympics – 776BC to 393AD

Modern Olympics – 1896 to present

Socrates• Socrates was a philosopher of Ancient Greece.

• A philosopher is someone who tries to explain the nature of life.

• Socrates taught by by asking questions. This method of questioning is still called the Socratic method.

Plato • Plato was a student of Socrates

• Started a school called The Academy

• Wrote “The Republic” about Justice

• Taught Aristotle who in turn taught Alexander the Great