Greek希腊文化.ppt

文档介绍：Part 1: Greek Culture (2)
The Historical Context (2)
around 1200 B. C.: the war with Troy
5th century .: high point of development
second half of the 4th century .: Alexander
146 .: the Romans conquered Greece
Social & Polical Structure (3)
Politics: democracy (adult male citizens)
Economy: slave labour, exploitation
Social life: sports, Olympus Mount
(every four years) (revived in 1896)
Epics: Homer (3)
Iliad: Greek (Achilles, Odysseus) --  Troy (Hector)
Odyssey: the return of Odysseus after the Trojan war , adventures, reunion
Lyric Poetry: Sappho, Pindar (13)
I could not hope
to touch the sky
with my two arms
Sappho (14)