Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great’s Empire

Alexander the Great in Persia

The Hellenization of Asia

Pergamum: A Hellenistic City

The Economy of the Hellenistic World

Hellenistic Philosophers  Cynics  Diogenes  ignore social conventions & avoid luxuries.  citizens of the world.  live a humble, simple life.  Epicurians  Epicurus  avoid pain & seek pleasure.  all excess leads to pain!  politics should be avoided.

Hellenistic Philosophers  Stoics  Zeno  nature is the expansion of divine will.  concept of natural law.  get involved in politics, not for personal gain, but to perform virtuous acts for the good of all.  true happiness is found in great achievements.

Hellenism: The Arts & Sciences  Scientists / Mathematicians:  Aristarchus  heliocentric theory.  Euclid  geometry  Archimedes  pulley  Hellenistic Art:  More realistic; less ideal than Hellenic art.  Showed individual emotions, wrinkles, and age!

The Breakup of Alexander’s Empire

 Alexander was not from Athens, but Macedonia.  Alexander was a brilliant military strategist.  His favorite book was Homer ’ s Iliad

What happens when cultures collide?

 Hellenistic is a fancy word for Greek.  Alexander spread Greek technology and ideas throughout his empire

 1.What is Greece ’ s political contribution to the political world (especially the United States)?  2. How did geography influence Greece ’ s economy and military technology?  3. How did Hellenistic ideas spread throughout Asia?  4. Describe an example of how necessity brings about technological change.  5. Define monarchy  6. Define oligarchy

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