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The Legacies Influences of Ancient Greece What is a legacy? Next Slide 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 Babe Ruth’s legacy was homerun hitting. The Legacies Influences of Ancient Greece architecture Olympics epics Greek mythology tragedy comedy trial by jury democracy theater marathon Hippocratic Oath Please click on a button to view more information about that topic. Conclusion Cities withGreekInfluences Democracy Next Slide Athens developed the first democracy Greek word meaning “power of the people” Previous Slide Democracy in Athens Main Menu 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 Main Menu 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 Main Menu Long poems written about gods, heroes, and history of a culture Wrote the Illiad about the Trojan War Homer most famous author of Greek epics. The Odyssey about a Trojan War hero, Odysseus Greek Mythology Main Menu Myths are stories about gods goddesses that were used to explain events in nature Poseidon Hades Hermes Hera Apollo Artemis Hephaestus Athena Demeter Aphrodite Ares Zeus Go to M for more on Greek mythology! Theater Next Slide Grew out of festivals dedicated to Dionysus and developed into stories that were acted out Theater was carved into a hillside Only male actors but women could watch Plays were performed at festivals and became competitions Actors wore masks to show gender, age mood Theater Main Menu Previous Slide The Theatre was known as the temple for Dionysus the god of wine and pleas