Greek Theater
Open air theaters attracted over 15,000 people. Each play that was played on stages were very successful. Greeks were very competitive and held drama contests between other towns. Since all competitions were for fun, they were all good sports if they were to lose. Many Greeks attempted to be famous playwrights, but only one was successful. The famous Greek playwright was Sophocles and he wrote 120 very successful playwrights. Theaters were built on hillsides and contained steep rows of seats. That’s why all theaters and stadiums’ seats are angled they way they are; so people behind everyone can see the event. Greeks invented three types of plays; tragedy, comedy, and satire. Tragedy ended with sad endings. Comedy ended with happiness. Satires were based on real people for fun. If plays were pointed to the gods, punishment was death.
Olympics
First Greek Olympics were held in 776 B.C.E to honor Zeus their god. Used word pentathlon (contest with five events); footrace, discus throw, long jump, javelin throw, and wrestling. They mainly invented the Olympics to test the all-around athletic skill and to honor Zeus religiously. Games begin when a runner with a torch ignites a fire to mark the start of the games. The torch burns until the end of ceremonies. All game events were held for almost the whole day. But now, the Olympics are played by athletes all over the world.
Literature
Many English words came from Greece like telephone, which meant "far away sound." Even our writing system has Greek roots. Greek language was the one of the longest surviving languages in its existence from the fifth century AD. The first people who learned the language fluently told stories. The alphabet was originally two Greek words that were made up from alpha and beta. We even get our formatting from ancient Greece. Like punctuation, grammar, and paragraphing. Many modern historians are currently studying Herodotus "father of history" and Thucydides.
Medicine
The Greeks believed that the gods and goddesses controlled natural events including health and sickness. Greeks believed that sickness and accidents were punishments sent from the gods. A Greek doctor named Hippocrates changed the way people thought about health and medicine by bringing a scientific way of thinking to his work as a doctor. He believed that diseases had natural causes so he taught his students to carefully observe their patients and write down what they saw. He was often called the "father of modern medicine." Doctors today take the Hippocratic Oath which has a promise to be honest, to preserve life, and to keep information about their patients private.
Human Anatomy
The Greeks loved sports so the athletes' injuries were examined so it gave them a better understanding about the way peoples' bodies move. But their understanding was very limited mainly because they couldn't look inside the body to see how it works. They could not do it because they believed that cutting open humans offended the gods. But as their beliefs changed over time, they made many new discoveries. Centuries later after Hippocrates, many medical students were able to name and describe organs and bones inside the body. They discovered that the heart was a pump that sent blood flowing throughout the body. They also figured out the brain was the center of the nervous system.
Olympics
First Greek Olympics were held in 776 B.C.E to honor Zeus their god. Used word pentathlon (contest with five events); footrace, discus throw, long jump, javelin throw, and wrestling. They mainly invented the Olympics to test the all-around athletic skill and to honor Zeus religiously. Games begin when a runner with a torch ignites a fire to mark the start of the games. The torch burns until the end of ceremonies. All game events were held for almost the whole day. But now, the Olympics are played by athletes all over the world.
Literature
Many English words came from Greece like telephone, which meant "far away sound." Even our writing system has Greek roots. Greek language was the one of the longest surviving languages in its existence from the fifth century AD. The first people who learned the language fluently told stories. The alphabet was originally two Greek words that were made up from alpha and beta. We even get our formatting from ancient Greece. Like punctuation, grammar, and paragraphing. Many modern historians are currently studying Herodotus "father of history" and Thucydides.
Medicine
The Greeks believed that the gods and goddesses controlled natural events including health and sickness. Greeks believed that sickness and accidents were punishments sent from the gods. A Greek doctor named Hippocrates changed the way people thought about health and medicine by bringing a scientific way of thinking to his work as a doctor. He believed that diseases had natural causes so he taught his students to carefully observe their patients and write down what they saw. He was often called the "father of modern medicine." Doctors today take the Hippocratic Oath which has a promise to be honest, to preserve life, and to keep information about their patients private.
Human Anatomy
The Greeks loved sports so the athletes' injuries were examined so it gave them a better understanding about the way peoples' bodies move. But their understanding was very limited mainly because they couldn't look inside the body to see how it works. They could not do it because they believed that cutting open humans offended the gods. But as their beliefs changed over time, they made many new discoveries. Centuries later after Hippocrates, many medical students were able to name and describe organs and bones inside the body. They discovered that the heart was a pump that sent blood flowing throughout the body. They also figured out the brain was the center of the nervous system.