The lecture covered the history and culture of Classical Greece, including the development of democracy in Athens and Sparta, the Persian Wars between Greece and Persia, and the Golden Age of Greece in the 5th century BCE. During this period, art, theater, and philosophy flourished with the creation of sculptures like the Discus Thrower and buildings like the Parthenon. Philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle established the foundations of Western philosophy and logic. The lecture concluded with an assignment to create a newspaper reporting on various topics from Classical Greece such as current events, arts, sports, and astrology.

1. LECTURE
on
Classical Greece

2. Bronze Age Greece

3. Birth of Democracy
1.Citizens = those that
participate in gov
2.Sparta = oligarchy
a) 2 Kings…
b) Council of elders…
c) Assembly...
d) Ephors…
3.Athens = direct
democracy
a) Assembly…
b) Council of 500…

4. Persian Wars
1.Ionian Revolt…
2.Battle of Marathon…
3.Battle of
Thermopylae…
4.Battle of Salamis…

5. Golden Age
1.Art = idealism and
symmetry
a) Discus Thrower…
b) Parthenon…
2.Theater = Tragedy
a) Sophocles’ Oedipus…
b) Euripides’ Medea…
3.Philosophy = thinking
and logic
a) Socrates…
b) Plato…
c) Aristotle…

6. Golden Age
1.Art = idealism and
symmetry
a) Discus Thrower…

7. Golden Age
1.Art = idealism and
symmetry
a) Discus Thrower…
b) Parthenon…
2.Theater
a) Sophocles’ Oedipus…
b) Euripides’ Medea…
3.Philosophy = thinking
and logic
a) Socrates…
b) Plato…
c) Aristotle…

8. Golden Age
1.Art = idealism and
symmetry
a) Discus Thrower…
b) Parthenon…
2.Theater = Tragedy
a) Sophocles’ Oedipus…
b) Euripides’ Medea…
3.Philosophy = thinking
and logic
a) Socrates…
b) Plato…
c) Aristotle…

9. Newspaper Assignment
• News and Current Affairs (your choice for a feature!)
• Letters to the Editor (letters for or against Pericles, the Assembly, or
the Council)
• Entertainment and Arts (review of a famous play, building, or
sculpture)
• Sports Section (report from the most recent Olympics)
• Advertisements (Imagine items or foods you might find for sale in
the Greek Agora)
• Weather Report (describe the weather in Greece and which god on
Olympian is responsible)
• Astrology (describe the latest prophesy from the Oracle of Delphi)
• Obituary (invent an obituary for a hoplite infantryman who excelled
at the Battle of Marathon, Thermopylae, or Salamis.

10. Newspaper Assignment
• News and Current Affairs (your choice for a feature!)
• Letters to the Editor (letters for or against Pericles, the Assembly, or
the Council)
• Entertainment and Arts (review of a famous play, building, or
sculpture)
• Sports Section (report from the most recent Olympics)
• Advertisements (Imagine items or foods you might find for sale in
the Greek Agora)
• Weather Report (describe the weather in Greece and which god on
Olympian is responsible)
• Astrology (describe the latest prophesy from the Oracle of Delphi)
• Obituary (invent an obituary for a hoplite infantryman who excelled
at the Battle of Marathon, Thermopylae, or Salamis.