9-3 Review9-4 Notes and Discussion

Alexander the GreatReview

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Who was Philip II?

What was Philip II’s goal before he died?

Why was Philip II’s death bittersweet?

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?

Why was Alexander the Great called “great?”

What are two reasons the Macedonian army

was so successful?

From east to west, Alexander’s empire

stretched from ______ to ______.

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

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.

Greek AchievementsPage 277-282

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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.

Sculpture and PaintingsPerfection, Realism, Naturalistic Detail

Greek PotteryRed/Black Art

ArtifactAmphora

ArchitectureTall Columns and TemplesDesigned to look stately and inspiring Doric Column Ionic Column Corinthian

Column

ArchitectureTall 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.

The Parthenon in

Nashville

The White House with

Greek (Ionic) Columns

Greek WritingsPlays, 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)

Greek PhilosophyReason 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!

Greek Thinkers

Name

Life

Socrates Plato Aristotle Euclid Hippocrates

Philosophy/Teachings/Contributio

n to the world

Greek ThinkersName

Life

SocratesAthens

469-39 BCArrested,

Trialed and Sentenced to

death. He was forced to drank

poison and died.

PlatoAthens

427-347 BCStudent of

Socrates became a teacher and

created a founded a school (The Academy).

AristotleAthens

384-322Student of Plato

and tutor of Alexander the

Great

EuclidStudy of

GeometrySpent life studying

Mathematics

Hippocrates

Greek doctor known as the

Father of Medicine

Studied diseases and treatments

Philosophy/Teachings/Contributio

n to the world

Socratic MethodConversational 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.

Trial of Socrates

School of Athens