Golden Age of Athens 2021-2022

Discover Athens' Golden Age! Learn about its art, thinkers, and society.

Having just won the Persian War, Athens formed the Delian League, an alliance for which Athens promised protection for its members. The city-states that joined this league had to pay dues to join. Athens used this money to protect Greece and to rebuild Athens following its descruction that happened after the Battle of Thermopylae during the Persian War.Sparta lead their own league called the Peloponnesian League, and charged its members a tax to join. Name the pottery that is painted black and scraped off to reveal red designs. Black Figure Pottery Red Figure Pottery Geometric Pottery Name the pottery with shapes and patterns on them. Black Pottery Red Pottery Geometric Pottery Name the pottery with black figures painted on red clay. Black Figure Pottery Red Figure Pottery Geometric Pottery Use this image to help you answer the question below. Fill in the blanks below to complete the statement about Ancient Athens. The most famous building in Athens was The Parthenon, a temple built to honor Athena. It was built on the high hill call an acropolis. In Greece, during the Golden Age, who was able to attend school? All children Rich girls Rich boys Slaves What three schools were part of the education in Athens, for the people who were able to attend school? A sentence frame could be, "The three schools wealthy, Athenian boys were able to attend were _, _, _. Use this image to help you answer the following question. What did all Athenian, male citizens have to do at the age of 18? A sentence frame could be, "At age 18, all Athenian males were required to _" Use the image above to help you fill in the blanks. During the Golden Age, Greeks were know for creating dramas in two forms. One was comedy and the other was tragedy. Use the image above to help you create adjectives to describe Greek sculpture. Greek sculpture created the human body in perfect form. They often looked like they were in motion. Match the Greek writer with the title of their writing. Homer Iliad, an epic poem about the Trojan War Aesop Fables such as "The Hare and the Torgoise" Connect the Greek historian with the historic event they wrote about. Herodotus Persian War Thucydides Peloponnesian War Connect the Greek Philosopher with the desciptions. Socrates encouraged his students to examine their beliefs by asking them questions, sentenced to death in a trial and forced to drink poison Plato wrote about an ideal government called "The Republic," started the school called the Academy Aristotle invented a method of debating that followed rules of logic that were ultimately applied to science, tutored Alexander the Great Philosophy was developed by the Greeks. It is the study of basic truths and ideas about the universie. Choose the answers below that describe their basic beliefs. The gods controlled the universe and humans could do nothing to change that. The universe is chaotic and nothing could control it. The universe is put together in an orderly way and laws of nature control the universe. Match the Greek scientist with their discovery and what they are famous for. Ptolomy placed the earth at the center of the universe (incorrect view that lasted 1400 years) Archimedes created a device to lift water to irrigate fields but which was eventually used to build pumps & steam engines Euclid Know as the father of Geometry