ANCIENT GREECE Song by Mr Nicky

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TEACHERS: Mr. Nicky is booking his 2024-25 virtual assemblies and online history songwriting lessons! These programs (via Zoom/Google Meet/etc.) meet state learning standards in both social studies and ELA, and they’re tons of fun. Please send an e-mail to [email protected] for full information. (Students will not receive a response, but thank you for your support!) • LYRICS BELOW - • Here's the MERCH! : https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-nick... • Ancient Greece Song By Mr. Nicky • To the tune of “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor • Backing track property of Karaoke Version/Tency Music. • Because I taught Alexander the Great, I'm the great Aristotle • Alexander the Great, I'm the great Aristotle • Alexander the Great, I'm the great Aristotle • Alexander the Great, I'm so great (great, great, great, great, great) • If you're a polytheist, you should be thanking Zeus • For all the Greek achievements that they've passed down to you • 'Cause you got Democracy from the folks in Athens • Our alphabet is from the Phoenicians • Minoans and Mycenaeans • worked at their sailing trade • Around an acropolis they'd build a city-state • Wasn't much farming soil, barely enough • On the peninsulas of Attica and Peloponnesus • So in Athens they'd given their citizens voting rights (rule by the people) • But in Sparta they were doing their duty and trained to fight (their duty, duty, for their oligarchy) • Though the Spartans had helots, they were jealous of Athens' power (Athens' jury and assembly) • With their allies they all fought the Peloponnesian War • It was a battle between city-states, city-states • A battle between two city-states, city-states • A battle that ends the Golden Age, Golden Age • A battle where Pericles was slain by a plague (ugh!) • Then Macedonians • Invaded from the north in a phalanx • Phillip II fought on horses' backs • The Greeks got warnings from Demosthenes the Orator but Phillip's cavalries won • His son Alexander spread Greek culture through his empire (mixing the traditions) • With a library in Alexandria on the Nile (they built a Pharos, it's a giant lighthouse) • Hellenism spread eastward till he died in Babylon (His generals split his Empire) • He should have prayed to Athena inside of the Parthenon • It's like a tragedy by Sophocles, Sophocles, Greek Drama • Or by Euripides, Euripides, Greek Drama • Or Aristophanes, Aristophanes, Greek Drama • It's like a tragedy, tragedy • It's like the Iliad and Odyssey, Odyssey by Homer • It's like the Iliad and Odyssey, by Homer • It's like the Iliad and Odyssey by Homer • It's like the Iliad and Odyssey • That's right I taught Alexander the Great, I'm the great Aristotle • Alexander the Great, I'm the Great Aristotle • Alexander the Great, I'm the Great Aristotle • Alexander the Great, I'm so great • I learned from philosophy from Socrates, Socrates, I'm Plato • I learned from philosophy from Socrates, Socrates, I'm Plato • I learned from philosophy from Socrates, Socrates, I'm Plato • Play-doh? hahaha

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