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What is a legacy?
Traditions, skills and knowledge of a culture that get passed on to people in the future. Something a culture is known for. A gift from the past. Below are some examples of Ancient Greek legacies.

Democracy
A government where the people have the right to make decisions about leaders and laws. Greek word meaning “power of the people.” Athens developed the first democracy. Nearly all Western governments are based on Athenian democracy. Democracy in Athens Athens had the first democratic constitution (a set of rules for how the government should run). All men over 20 years old could participate in the Assembly (the lawmaking group). Each year 500 names of citizens were drawn to be on the Council of Five Hundred who ran the daily business of Athens

Trial By Jury
When a group of citizens decides if a person is innocent or guilty of a crime. Serving on a jury was a citizen’s duty. About 500 jurors for a trial. Jurors were paid for service

Epics
Long poems written about gods, heroes, and history of a culture. Homer most famous author of Greek epics. Wrote the Illiad about the Trojan War. The Odyssey about a Trojan War hero, Odysseus.

Greek Mythology
Myths are stories about gods & goddesses that were used to explain events in nature Zeus; Hera; Athena; Poseidon; Apollo; Demeter; Hades; Artemis; Aphrodite; Hermes; Hephaestus; Ares.

Theater
Grew out of festivals dedicated to Dionysus and developed into stories that were acted out. Plays were performed at festivals and became competitions. Only male actors but women could watch. Actors wore masks to show gender, age & mood. Theater was carved into a hillside.

Olympic Games
Festival held in Olympia to honor Zeus. Every four years-began 776B.C. Only men: women couldn’t watch. Olympians swore not to cheat. Called a truce from war. Won an olive wreath. Winners were heroes.

Architecture[[image:images6.jpg width="180" height="102" align="right"]]
The art and science of building. Doric; Ionic; Corinthian. Greeks well known for using three styles of columns in their buildings. The design of many buildings today has been influenced by the classical style of the Greeks. Why would many government buildings have been built using Greek architecture?

Philosophy
Love of wisdom; trying to figure things out through learning and reasoning. Socrates: Socratic Method Plato: Political Science Aristotle: Science & Logic

Socratic Method
Teaching through step-by-step questions that are designed to lead the student to the truth. Socrates was a Greek philosopher who wanted people to question and think for themselves. Athenians were afraid and threatened by his ideas, so he was tried and put to death.

Classification of Living Things
A system of grouping plants and animals that have similar characteristics. Developed by Aristotle. Helps scientists to handle a lot of info. Still used today.

Scientific Method
Process used by scientists to study something 1. Collect Info 2. Form Hypothesis 3. Test Hypothesis

Hippocratic Oath
A list of rules about practicing medicine that doctors today still promise to follow. Hippocrates was the “Father of Scientific Medicine.” Believed that disease came from natural causes not evil spirits. Doctors have to: Honour their teachers. Do their best for the sick. Never give poisons. Keep the secrets of patients.

Your research task:
Now that you are aware of them, you will see the legacies of the ancient Greeks cropping up all over the place.
 * Your task is to use your internet research skills to find images of legacies of Ancient Greece.You can use the text examples as your inspiration.
 * Make sure that your images are //modern examples//, not images of ancient greece itself.
 * Copy your images in a Word document and write something about the picture underneath.
 * Make sure you save your document, then print it off on a colour printer and stick it in your workbook. Please also email it to MsV.





Source of drawn images on this page: http://greece.mrdonn.org/