CRADLE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION ANCIENT GREECE

What is a cradle?

a. A small bed for a baby. b. Place where something is born or

begins.

Politics

Sports

Science

A Cradle

Architecture

CIVILIZATION OF ANCIENT GREECE

The civilization of ancient Greece flowered more than 2500 years ago.

The ideas of the ancient Greeks continue to influence the way we live today, for example, democracy and Olympic Games.

The ancient Greeks attempted to explain the world through the laws of nature and made important discoveries in science and architecture.

DEMOCRACY

It came from Athens.

People there could decide what they wanted.

Citizens were allowed to vote. It was formed from the Greek words 'demos' (people)and

'kratein'(rule).

A. POLITICS

MODERN DEMOCRACY

Different from the Greek form of Democracy

The 2 basic principles of modern democracy: Equality and Freedom.

All adults have right to vote.

The universal value in modern society; Hong Kong sets it as the principle of political progress.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y86jWWgXK48

A Greek philosopher and mathematician

He discovered the Pythagoras Theorem.

Pythagoras B. SCIENCE

A Greek physician

"Father of Western Medicine”

One of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.

He believed that diseases were caused naturally, not because of gods.

He separated the discipline of medicine from religion.

Hippocrates

A Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer

Archimedes' principle

A ship would sink to a certain level until its weight is equal to the buoyant force.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFSM58b5P2c

Archimedes

The first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 BC.

They were dedicated to the Olympian gods in Olympia.

They continued for nearly 12 centuries and then it stopped.

The first Modern Olympic Games took place in 1896 in Athens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUhNjot1nC8

Olympic Games C. Sports

The ancient Greek architectural style still affect us.

Representative temples are Parthenon and the temple of Zeus.

D. Architecture

The buildings follow the Greek architectural style nowadays:

- The White House in the US and - The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (the former Legislative Council Building), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZnyzmhzrGs

VOCABULARY

Cradle 搖籃 Origin 起源 Civilization 文明 Athens 雅典 Equality 平等 Universal value 普世價值 Pythagoras Theorem 畢氏定理 Archimedes' Principle 阿基米德定律 Buoyant force 浮力

CONCLUSION

The civilization of ancient Greece is one of the origin of the modern life.

History is closely related to our lives.

The End