To Examine the rise of Greek Civilization and the Spread of Hellenistic Culture Global History and Geography 10th Grade Br. Siraj / Friday, February 22, 2019
Geographic Setting of Greece Mountainous Peninsula in the Balkans Broken Coastline – good harbors Many Islands 22 February 2019 USH&G Br. Siraj
Characteristics of Greek Civilization Politics Type of States: feuding City-States [Polis] Government Monarchy in the Beginning Transformation to aristocracy Democracy and Militarism Sparta and Athens two Most Powerful States 22 February 2019 USH&G Br. Siraj
Characteristics of Greek Civilization Religion: Polytheistic No Moral Values/Ethics related to religion Gods lived on Mount Olympus Leisure: Olympic Sports Philosophy: Many Great Philosophers including Socrates, Plato & Aristotle 22 February 2019 USH&G Br. Siraj
Characteristics of Greek Civilization Literature Epics Iliad & Odyssey by Homer Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides wrote Tragedies and others wrote comedies Herodotus & Thucydides wrote history Art & Architecture Paintings and Statues – depicted idealistic view Architecture: Column Style 22 February 2019 USH&G Br. Siraj
Characteristics of Greek Civilization Science and Mathmatics Aristurchus discovered that Earth moved in its axis and around the sun. Archimedes explored the principles of lever and pulley also specific gravity Pythagoras and Euclid wrote on Geometry 22 February 2019 USH&G Br. Siraj
Spreading of Greek Culture Alexander the Great Created Hellenistic Era. Alexander was Macedonian. Greek (Hellenistic) Culture spread all over his empire. After his death his empire was divided into Hellenistic States: Syria, Pergamum, Egypt and Macedonia 22 February 2019 USH&G Br. Siraj