Welcome back, future leaders! • For today’s warm-up please do the following: • Grab your student log and notebook from the crates. • Take out your homework – (yesterday’s Exit Ticket). • Write in today’s date and objective on your student log. • Open your notebook and respond to the following prompts: • As a farmer in ancient Greece, your way of life depends on • events in nature. Crops need sunshine and rain to grow. The sun • rises and sets, but you don’t know what those twinkling lights are • in the sky at night. If you don’t know about science, how might • you explain these events? Write one full paragraph. • Make effort, not excuses. USE YOUR TIME WISELY!
Welcome back, future leaders! • For today’s warm-up please do the following: • Grab your student log and notebook from the crates. • Draw an X through today’s homework box. • Write in today’s date and objective on your student log. • Open your notebook and respond to the following prompts: • As a farmer in ancient Greece, your way of life depends on • events in nature. Crops need sunshine and rain to grow. The sun • rises and sets, but you don’t know what those twinkling lights are • in the sky at night. If you don’t know about science, how might • you explain these events? Write one full paragraph. • Make effort, not excuses. USE YOUR TIME WISELY!
World History with Mr. Golden __________________________________________________________ Intro to Greek Mythology
Objective: ________________________________________________________ FLWBATevaluate the value of mythology to ancient Greek culture
Agenda: ________________________________________________________ • Review • Greek god matching • Guided notes • Who do you pray to? • - We’re done!
Greek God Matching ________________________________________________________ Time for another look at symbolism - I don’t expect you to know who’s who right now, but I’d like to see if you can’t guess just by looking at the symbols in these pictures… = King of gods and the sky
What is Mythology? ________________________________________________________ Well, we’ve already talked about it… Remember Ancient Egypt?
What is Mythology? ________________________________________________________ Mythology: A collection of stories about gods and heroes that attempts to explain howtheworldworks.
What is Mythology? ________________________________________________________ Greek Mythology: • Greek mythology (religion) is polytheistic • The Greek gods live on MountOlympus, the peak of the highest mountain in Greece
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Zeus: • The king of gods • God of the sky & lightning • Overthrew the Titans to take overcontrol of the universe andcreated humankind • Shape-shiftingwomanizerwith a passion for mortal women
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Hera: • WifeANDsister to Zeus (ewwww!) • Goddess of women and marriage • She was jealous and spiteful because of her cheating husband (Zeus)
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Poseidon: • God of the sea and earthquakes • Brother of Zeus Yeah, it’s a seahorse chariot. What’s up now?!
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Hades: • Tricked by Zeus and Poseidon to rule the underworld • Brother of Zeus • Symbolized by a three-headeddog (Cerberus) that guarded the gates to the underworld
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Demeter: • Goddess of theharvest • Watched over crops, fertility, and the seasons • Symbolized the cycle of life and death
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Athena: • Goddess of wisdom, militarytactics, and justice • Athensis named after her • Burst out of Zeus’s head at birth Sorry Dad!
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Apollo: • God of the sun • Rode his goldenchariot, carrying the sun, across the sky each day (sunrise to sunset) NASA even named the moon-landing missions after him!
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Ares: • God of war, courage, and bloodshed • Son of Zeus and Hera I came here to kick butt and chew bubblegum… and I’m all outta bubblegum!
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Aphrodite: • Goddess of love, sexuality, and beauty • She was so beautiful that Zeus forced her to marry Hephaestus to keep peace between the gods (they’re a jealous bunch)
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Hephaestus: • God of crafts, metals, artists, and fire • Son of Zeus and Hera • Deformedat birth and cast out of Olympus by Hera Kind of like what the Spartans did with their newborns, right? Geee… I wonder where they got the idea from???
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Dionysus: • God of wine, festivals, and general good-times • That’s right, the Greeks pretty much had a god of parties and boozin’ Woohoo! Party at my place!
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Hermes: • Messengergod and guide to the underworld • Patron to travelers, thieves and poets The original FLASH superhero was based on Hermes!
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Take a look back at your notes: Both Athena and Ares are gods of war, so why are there two of them? How are they different? BRAINS! BRAWN!
Greek Mythology: ________________________________________________________ Make sure you don’t dial a wrong number on that prayer… • There were a lot of Greek gods and goddesses, but one thing all have in common is that they have very human qualities • They’re abusive, lustful, jealous, spiteful, reckless, and generally just not all that pleasant if you anger them • AncientGreeks believedthat if you prayed to the wrong god, they would smite you! So, the question is… WHO DO YOU PRAY TO?
Greek Mythology: Just for fun… ________________________________________________________
Greek Mythology: Just for fun… ________________________________________________________ Holy crap… THIS MOVIE IS AWFUL!
We’re done! ________________________________________________________ Make sure to put your notebooks in the crate and your folders in folders, please! Thank you for all your hard work today!
