GOLDEN AGE

ARCHITECTURE

• Athenians took pride in building temples, gymnasiums and theaters
• Acropolis offered a great vantage point for artistic creations
• At the top of the acropolis stood the parthenon, a white marble temple built in honor of Athena
• The parthenon is considered the finest example of greek architecture

ARTS

• Paintings were An important part of ancient Greece
• Unfortunatley most art work that they created is lost or badly damaged
• The knowledge of Greek paintings comes from written descriptions from later roman copies
• They adopted painting styles from different cultures

ACHIEVEMENTS

• One of the greatest achievements was the develpment of philosophy
• The 1st great philosopher was Thales of Miletus
• Thales of Miletus wanted to understand the theory of the cosmos
• Democritus, developed atomic theory by using logic and mathematics

EDUCATION

• Socrates was one of the most important thinkers of the new era
• He taught that education was the key to personal growth.
• They did not use memorization as a teaching tool instead the made them thank for themselves
• Aristotle founded his own school in 335 B.C.
• there field of study covered mathematics, medicine, and science

WRITING

• The Greeks become the first people to take the writing seriously
• Herodotus was the 1 historian of the western world,
• He was a interesting writer and a great story teller
• Thucydides became famous for his history of the peloponnisian war

PARTHANON