Warm Up

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Warm Up

• 1. What philosopher taught his students to
  question in order to learn?
• 2. What philosopher did western civilization base
  scholarship on until the 1600s, with the advent
  of the Scientific Revolution?
• 3. What philosopher was concerned with reality
  what is reality, how do we know what is reality,
  etc?
• 4. Explain the difference between democracy in
  Athens and the US today.

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Philip II

• King of Macedonia
• rules 359-336 BC
• Kingdom in north
• Father of Alexander the Great
• Admired Greece
• conquered it after Peloponnesian Wars (c. 338 BC)
• Macedonians seen as barbarians by Greeks

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Alexander the Great
Alexander the Greats Music Video ?

• Son of Philip II,
• ruled 336-323 BC, may have helped kill father to
  get throne
• Learned warfare from early age
• master strategist and general (teacher
  Aristotle)
• Conquered Persian Empire 334-331 BC
• Conquered Egypt
• built Alexandria which became one of most
  important cities
• 326 BC crossed Indus River
• soldiers refused to go on
• Went back to Babylon
• where he died in his early 30s from a
  combination of wounds, too much alcohol, and
  fever
• His empire spread Greek culture, thought, and
  language

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Alexander the Great
1. FILM Trailer (Im not a fan of this film for
various reasons and it is rated R, thus your
parents always need to preview this if you watch
at home on your own time, but it does show his
accomplishments)

• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vcoiJThHAcb8
• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vuWOIhTr1wPI

2. Smithsonian Documentary- 20 minutes on
Alexander, his tomb, and his legacy Take notes
while watching and be prepared to turn in a list
of at least 10 interesting facts you didnt know
or that you found fascinating.
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Hellenistic Age

• AFTER Alexanders death, empire divided into 3
  kingdoms ruled by his generals
• Kept Greek culture
• (Hellenistic about Greek culture)
• Greeks/Macedonians
• rulers/officials in all kingdoms
• Greek language
• became language of govt, business, education,
  etc.
• Alexandria (in Egypt)
• became largest city 1st Century BC, center for
  learning, home to scholars, scientists, largest
  library

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Hellenistic Culture

• New cities throughout WORLD
• built w/traditional Greek layout
• Sculptures no longer idealistic, but more
  realistic
• Scholastic gains in astronomy and mathematics
• Knew earth is sphere, calculated circumference
• Plane geometry (Euclid) and geometry of
  spheres/cylinders, value of pi (Archimedes)
  developed
• Philosophy still centered in Athens (new
  philosophy)
• Epicureanism
• self-interest was basic motivation, pursuit of
  pleasure (If it makes you happy) founded by
  Epicurus
• Stoicism
• reason, self control, discipline, morality,
  always fine, founded by Zeno (more popular in
  Greece and Rome), you do not give into desires

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Hellenistic Culture
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Comparing the Classical Age and the Hellenistic
Age(use pages 134-155 create a Venn Diagram)
Classical Age 20 items
Hellenistic Age 20 items
Both 10 items
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GREECE QUIZ

• All material from 3 powerpoints on Greece are
  covered on the quiz (informal), however make sure
  to study
• Items in bold or underlined
• MAJOR concepts and people
• The types of GOVERNMENT
• Sparta v. Athens
• Philosophy and culture
• Wars
• Alexander the Great and Hellenism