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1 Section 1: Greek Art of the Golden Age
CHAPTER 6 Greece’s Golden and Hellenistic Ages Section 1: Greek Art of the Golden Age Section 2: Philosophers and Writers of the Golden Age Section 3: Alexander the Great Section 4: The Spread of Hellenistic Culture

2 SECTION 1 Greek Art of the Golden Age Question: What are some characteristics and examples of art from the golden age?

3 Greek Art of the Golden Age
SECTION 1 Greek Art of the Golden Age Examples/Artists Characteristics balanced proportions; columns; statues Architecture: Parthenon everyday life and myths; graceful, natural movement; light, shade show contour, depth Painting: vases showed how people lived and worked; early figures were stiff and unnatural; later figures were lifelike, natural Sculpture: steles; Myron’s The Discuss Thrower; statues by Phidias; Praxiteles

4 Question: What were some Greek contributions to science and medicine?
SECTION 2 Philosophers and Writers of the Golden Age Question: What were some Greek contributions to science and medicine?

5 Greek Science and Medicine
SECTION 2 Philosophers and Writers of the Golden Age Greek Science and Medicine Scientists Contribution Pythagoras Pythagorean theorem foundations for anatomy, botany, zoology; classification Aristotle Hippocrates medical studies, cures

6 SECTION 4 The Spread of Hellenistic Culture Question: Who were some of the philosophers of Hellenistic Greece, and what were their beliefs?

7 The Spread of Hellenistic Culture
SECTION 4 The Spread of Hellenistic Culture Cynicism Skepticism Stoicism Epicureanism Diogenes Pyrrho Zeno Epicurus live simply; no regard for wealth, pleasure, status changing universe; uncertain knowledge; acceptance divine reason directs world; acceptance of fate seek pleasure; avoid pain; limit desires to avoid suffering

8 Chapter Wrap-Up CHAPTER 6
1. In what way did the rise of Macedon under Phillip II influence unity among the Greek city-states? 2. How did new ideas of what it meant to be Greek influence the growth of Hellenistic culture? 3. Why was the Hellenistic Age a time of economic prosperity for many?


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