1. 9-3 Review 9-4 Notes and Discussion

2. Alexander the Great Review
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-Must read then answer question correctly
-You may not use the book or notes

3. What was Philip II’s goal before he died?
Who was Philip II?
What was Philip II’s goal before he died?

4. Why was Philip II’s death bittersweet?

5. How old was Alexander when he became king?
How old was he when he died?
How did Alexander the Great die and where did he die?

6. Why was Alexander the Great called “great?”

7. What are two reasons the Macedonian army was so successful?

8. From east to west, Alexander’s empire stretched from ______ to ______.

9. Alexander was a huge patron of ______ culture.
What is the term used for a “greek-like” culture?
Be sure to associate this term with Macedonia and Alexander the Great

10. What did Alexander name his Hellenistic Kingdoms?
What blend of cultures were in his kingdoms?
Alexander also thought education was very important. He created libraries, in fact the largest library in the ancient world.

11. Greek Achievements Page 277-282
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Notes/Discussion
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12. The Arts
The arts consists of sculpture, paintings, architecture, and writings
The Greeks were master artists and their work has been admired for centuries.
Perfection: Living up to the Classical Age, Greek artists made their statues perfect to show how beautiful people could be.

13. Sculpture and Paintings Perfection, Realism, Naturalistic Detail

14. Greek Pottery Red/Black Art
Artifact
Amphora

15. Architecture Tall Columns and Temples Designed to look stately and inspiring
Doric Column
Ionic Column
Corinthian Column

16. Architecture Tall Columns and Temples Designed to look stately and inspiring
The Parthenon is the most impressive of all ancient Greek buildings. It is located on the Athenian acropolis. The Parthenon is dedicated to Athena.

17. The Parthenon in Nashville The White House with Greek (Ionic) Columns

18. Greek Writings Plays, Genres, Entertainment
Greek writings were religious (about the gods), and/or secular (about heroes).
Greeks turned a lot of their writings/stories into plays.
Greeks used many genres in their writings: drama, comedies, tragedies, histories (1st)
Herodotus (Father of History)
Thucydides (Peloponnesian War)

19. Greek Philosophy Reason not Religion
Before the gods/goddesses explained mysteries of the world, but philosophers began to find other explanations.
They believed the power of the human mind to think, explain, and understand life.
Their main focus was knowledge, wisdom, and truth!

20. Contribution to the world
Greek Thinkers
Name
Life
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Euclid
Hippocrates
Philosophy/
Teachings/
Contribution to the world

21. Greek Thinkers Name Life Socrates Plato Aristotle Euclid Hippocrates
Athens BC
Arrested, Trialed and Sentenced to death. He was forced to drank poison and died.
Plato BC
Student of Socrates became a teacher and created a founded a school (The Academy).
Aristotle
Student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great
Euclid
Study of Geometry
Spent life studying Mathematics
Hippocrates
Greek doctor known as the Father of Medicine
Studied diseases and treatments
Philosophy/
Teachings/
Contribution to the world
Socratic Method
Conversational Learning and Questioning
Ideal Society based on justice and fairness, ran by philosophers
Wrote The Republic which is considered the first book on political science
Founded The Academy
Wrote on a variety of topics
People should live life of moderation and balance (be reasonable)
Major Topics: Making inferences and the field of logic
Studied lines, angles and shapes
Created Geometry rules
Hippocratic Oath which explains how doctors should behave.

22. Trial of Socrates

23. School of Athens