Geo Day 58
Starter When was this statue created? What are the characteristics that make you think so? What era was this Greek house built in? What are the characteristics that make you think so? What was significant about the Greek Philosophers’ way of thinking?
Grades Class Average % Failing A1 70.41 29% A4 78.41 18% B5 70.94 35% 80.85 23% B8 73.82 37%
Classical Greece
Hellenistic Greece
Alexander the Great King of the Greek Kingdom of Macdon (or Macedonia) Alexander of Macedonia Invaded Persian empire and expanded Greek control to the Indus River Influenced much of the development of Asia When he dies his “empire” is split between 3 generals Ptolemaic Seleucid Macedonia
Influences Common language Stabilized governments to encourage participation in trade Silk Road Spread culture Arts Religion Brought Egypt under Greek control
History of Greece (800 BCE – 146 BCE) The height of Greece (Hellenistic Era) comes to an end with the takeover by the Romans Was Greece an empire that fell? No. They had a shared history, but were not united in government.
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