1. Chapter 4: The Hellenistic World Fall 2013

2. Guiding Questions  What were the legacies of Alexander’s conquests?  How was the Hellenistic World different than the Hellenic World?

3. Alexander’s Wars  King of Macedonia in 336 BCE  Attacked Persia in 334 BCE  Arrived at Indus River in 326 BCE  Died in 323 BCE

7. Breakup of Alexander’s Empire  Antigonus Gonatas = Antigonid Dynasty (Macedonia)  Ptolemy = Ptolemaic Dynasty (Egypt)  Seleucus = Selucid Dynasty (Persia/Middle East)  Individual Greek States

9. “Hellenic”  “Hellenistic”

10. Hellenistic Politics  Resurgence of monarchy  Rise of cities

11. Religion  “Mystery” cults

12. Philosophy  Epicureanism  Stoicism