People and Contributions of Greece’s Golden AgeDrama

Mathematics

Science

Sculpture

History

Philosophy Socrates Plato Aristotle

ThucydidesHerodotus

ComedyTragedy

Archimedes

MyronPhidias

Pythagoras

Hippocrates

Aeschylus – 1st great tragedy writer-80 plays- Oresteia = most famousSophocles - about 100 playsOedipus the King & Antigone

Aristophanes – Wrote 1st great comedies and satires-The Birds-Lysistrata

1st Greek historian“Father of History”Wrote Historia about Persian Wars

Wrote History of the Peloponnesian War•Rejected idea of deities in history•Followed strict standards for gathering evidence

•Developed Law of the Lever•Compound Pulley

•“Father of medicine”•Believed in natural cause of disease•Inspired Hippocratic Oath

•Developed Pythagorean theorem•Taught world was round & revolves around fixed point

-“Father of Philosophy”-Encouraged people to examine beliefs by questioning-Socratic Method-Sentenced to death for corrupting youth and neglecting gods

-Pupil of Socrates-Wrote book on political science –The Republic-Importance on state rather than individual, philosopher-king should rule-Opened school called The Academy

-Pupil of Plato-Developed method of arguing according to rules of logic – became basis of Scientific Method-Opened school called the Lyceum-Tutored Alexander the Great

•Lead construction of Parthenon•Carved statue of Athena in the Parthenon

•Great Golden Age sculptor•Sculpted Discus Thrower

Euclid“Father of Geometry”Wrote the “Elements”: geometry text

Aeschylus

1st great tragedy writer

- 80 plays- Oresteia =

most famous- Is about

family of Agamemnon

The murder of Agamemnon

Sophocles• about 100

plays• Oedipus the

King & Antigone

Antigone

Aristophanescomedy writer

Wrote 1st great comedies and satires

- The Birds- Lysistrata

Herodotus “Father of History”

1st Greek historianWrote Historia about

Persian Wars

Intro to HistoriaHerodotus of Halicarnassus here displays his enquiry, so that human achievements may not become forgotten in time, and great and marvelous deeds – some displayed by Greeks, some by barbarians – may not be without their glory; and especially to show why the two peoples fought with each other.

ThucydidesGreat Greek historian

• Wrote History of the Peloponnesian War

• Rejected idea of deities in history

• Followed strict standards for gathering evidence

PhidiasGolden Age Sculpture

• Lead construction of Parthenon

• Carved statue of Athena in the Parthenon

MyronGolden Age sculptor

• Sculpted Discus Thrower

Hippocrates“Father of Medicine”

• “Father of medicine”• Believed in natural

cause of disease• Inspired Hippocratic

Oath• Opened Hippocratic

school of medicine• Made medicine a

profession

Archimedes

Law of the Lever Compound Pulley

Pythagoras

• Developed Pythagorean theorem

• Taught world was round & revolves around fixed point

The Pythagorean theorem: The sum of the areas of the two squares on the legs (a and b) equals the area of the square on the hypotenuse (c).

EuclidHellenistic mathematician

Wrote Elements – basis of modern geometry

Elements

Socrates“Father of Philosophy”

- Encouraged people to examine beliefs by questioning

- Socratic Method- Sentenced to death

for corrupting youth and neglecting gods

Death of Socrates

Plato

- Pupil of Socrates- Wrote book on political

science –The Republic- Importance on state

rather than individual, philosopher-king should rule

- Opened school called The Academy

Plato and Aristotle

AristotlePhilosopher

- Pupil of Plato- Developed method of

arguing according to rules of logic – became basis of Scientific Method

- Opened school called the Lyceum

- Tutored Alexander the Great