Symposium

Standard: 6.4.8 Describe the enduring contributions of important Greek figures in the arts and sciences.
 * __SYMPOSIUM__**

Socrates (handout +text) Pericles (handout + text) Phidias (handout + web) Homer (handout+ text) Archimedes (handout + web) Alexander the Great (handout + text) Plato (web + text) Aristotle (web + text) Euclid (web + text) Hippocrates (web + text)

Students will work individually using the handout/text/internet resources to get the information to answer their question. The polis will then work together to compile this information into an introduction of their person/people which will be posted on their wiki page as well as given verbally to the class.
 * __Objective And Expectations__** :

Each member in the polis will answer one of the following questions about the people their group are responsible for researching.
 * __Tasks:__**

1. List major facts about their life (Who were they? What did they do?)

2. Explain their role and importance in ancient Greece culture and society. (What was their position in society and why were the important in Greece?)

3. Illustrate their impact on future history and world culture. (Why do we remember them? How have they impacted the world beyond their time?)

4. Compare this figure to a modern equivalent: someone who has made or is making notable contribution(s) in a similar field (it might not be the exact same field but something as important or similar) (Who in today’s world is like this person in that they will be remembered for their contributions to our world and culture and the way things are done?) sculpture/art vs. media math vs. technology or economics science vs. tech in science philosophy vs. religion/thinking/news/communication (the way we see the world) Politics/military – politics/military medicine- medical advancements literature- literature

[] Euclid, Aristotle, Socrates, Hippocrates, Homer, Pericles, Phidias, Plato

[] Pericles, Alexander the Great, Aristotle, Plato, Phidias, Socrates, Homer, Archimedes

[] Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

[] Archimedes

[] [] [|http://www.math.tamu.edu/~dallen/history/euclid/euclid.html] Euclid

[] [] [] Hippocrates