Chapter 4 The Hellenistic World Macedonia and the
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Chapter 4 The Hellenistic World
Macedonia and the Conquests of Alexander § § Macedonia Philip II (359 – 336 B. C. E. ) and the Conquest of Greece § § Philip’s reforms Athenian reaction to Philip § § Battle of Chaeronea (338 B. C. E. ) Corinthian League
Alexander the Great (336 – 323 B. C. E. ) § Alexander’s Conquests § § § § Granicus River (334 B. C. E. ) Issus (333 B. C. E. ) Syria, Palestine and Egypt (332 B. C. E. ) Gaugamela (331 B. C. E. ) Persepolis (330 B. C. E. ) India (327 B. C. E. ) Hydaspes River (326 B. C. E. ) Death of Alexander (323 B. C. E. ) § The Legacy: Was Alexander Great? § § § Military leader The Hellenistic Age Cultural legacy § § Cities Settlers
The World of the Hellenistic Kingdoms § § Disintegration of the Empire Hellenistic Monarchies § § § Macedonia – Antigonids Syria – Seleucids Pergamum – Attalids Egypt – Ptolemies The Threat from the Celts Political and Military Institutions § § Common political system Greco-Macedonian ruling class
Hellenistic Cities § § § Settlement of Greeks Greek Culture Political Institutions Modeled after the Polis Exclusion of Local Population Spread of Hellenistic Culture in Near East
Economic Trends in the Hellenistic World § § § The Importance of Agriculture Shift of Manufacturing Centers to the East Commercial Expansion § § Trade routes Variety of products
Hellenistic Society § New Opportunities for Women § Upper-class women § § § The Role of Slavery § § Sources of slaves Contributed to the Hellenizing process § § Spartan and Athenian women Queens Slaves absorbed Greek ways The Transformation of Education § § The evolution of the gymnasium The diffusion of Greek culture
Culture in the Hellenistic World § New Directions in Literature § § Theocritus (c. 315 – 250 B. C. E. ) Menander (c. 342 -291 B. C. E. ) § § Polybius (c. 203 -c. 120 B. C. E. ) § § New Comedy History Hellenistic Art § Patrons, architects, and sculptors
A Golden Age of Science and Medicine § Astronomy § § § Geometry § § § Aristarchus (c. 310 -230 B. C. E. ) Eratosthenes (c. 275 -194 B. C. E. ) Euclid (c. 300 B. C. E. ) Archimedes of Syracuse (287 -212 B. C. E. ) Medicine
Philosophy: New Schools of Thought § Epicureanism § Epicurus (341 – 270 B. C. E. ) § § Stoicism § Zeno (335 – 263 B. C. E. ) § § Doctrine of “pleasure” Public Service – Politics The Focus on Human Happiness
Religion in the Hellenistic World § § The Decline of Civic Cults Mystery Religions § § Cult of Isis The Jews in the Hellenistic World § Judaea § § Judah Maccabaeus (164 B. C. E. ) Jews outside Judaea
Discussion Questions § § § Why was King Philip successful in conquering the Greeks? Why was Alexander so successful in building his empire? What impact, if any, did Hellenistic culture have outside of Europe? How did slaves fare in the Hellenistic world? Why? What were the main goals of Greek philosophy in the third and second century B. C. E. ? How did these goals differ from philosophy during the classical period? What do mystery cults tell us about Greek tolerance toward other cultures?
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