the age of expansion of the Greek language and ideas to the non-Greek world of Southwest Asia and beyond. It was created by Alexander the Great.

established a school in Athens at the end of the fourth century BC; he believed that human beings were free to follow self-interest as a basuc motivating force. Happiness was the goal of life. The means to achieve happiness was the pursuit of pleasure,

became the most popular philosophy in the Helenistic world and later flourished in the Roman Empire. Zeno taught that happiness could only be found by gaining inner peace by living in harmony with the will of God.

became king of Macedonia in 359 BC,built a powerful army and gained control of all of the Greek-city states. Forced all of Greece to fight against Persia. He was assinated before he could invade Asia.

became king of Macedonia when his father, Phillip II was assinated. Since Phillip II trained Alexander to take over as his successor, Alexander quickly invaded the Persian Empire to fulfill his father's dreams. He gained control of Asia Minor, Syria, pa

mathematician who wrote the Elements, a textbook on plane geometry, this work has been used up to modern times

the most famous of the scientists fro the Helenistic period, important because of his work on the geometry of spheres and cylinders, established the value of the mathematical constant pi

the astronomer who developed the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe while the Earth rotates around the sun in a circular orbit. The prevailing view, in contrast, held that he Earth is at the center of the universe. His theory was not w

the astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, an estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure.

Why was Alexander the Great so successful?

Alexander the Great had planned to fuse Macedonians, Greeks, and Persians in his new empire by using Macedonians as officials nd encouraging his soldiers to marry native women. All government business was conducted in Greek. Alexander created new cities

What happened to Alexander's empire after his death?

After Alexander's death the Greek world separated into four emerging kingdoms. (Egyptian Kingdom, Macedonian Kingdom,Pergamum Kingdom, Syrian Kingdom) The Syrian Kingdom had the most territory.

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Ch4.5 Classic Greece

World History - The Culture of Classical Greece Chapter 4 Section 5

Question	Answer
Hellenistic Era	the age of expansion of the Greek language and ideas to the non-Greek world of Southwest Asia and beyond. It was created by Alexander the Great.
Epicureanism	established a school in Athens at the end of the fourth century BC; he believed that human beings were free to follow self-interest as a basuc motivating force. Happiness was the goal of life. The means to achieve happiness was the pursuit of pleasure,
Stoicism	became the most popular philosophy in the Helenistic world and later flourished in the Roman Empire. Zeno taught that happiness could only be found by gaining inner peace by living in harmony with the will of God.
Phillip II	became king of Macedonia in 359 BC,built a powerful army and gained control of all of the Greek-city states. Forced all of Greece to fight against Persia. He was assinated before he could invade Asia.
Alexander the Great	became king of Macedonia when his father, Phillip II was assinated. Since Phillip II trained Alexander to take over as his successor, Alexander quickly invaded the Persian Empire to fulfill his father's dreams. He gained control of Asia Minor, Syria, pa
Eratosthenes
Euclid	mathematician who wrote the Elements, a textbook on plane geometry, this work has been used up to modern times
Archimedes	the most famous of the scientists fro the Helenistic period, important because of his work on the geometry of spheres and cylinders, established the value of the mathematical constant pi
Aristarchus	the astronomer who developed the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe while the Earth rotates around the sun in a circular orbit. The prevailing view, in contrast, held that he Earth is at the center of the universe. His theory was not w
Eratosthenes	the astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, an estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure.
Why was Alexander the Great so successful?	Alexander the Great had planned to fuse Macedonians, Greeks, and Persians in his new empire by using Macedonians as officials nd encouraging his soldiers to marry native women. All government business was conducted in Greek. Alexander created new cities
What happened to Alexander's empire after his death?	After Alexander's death the Greek world separated into four emerging kingdoms. (Egyptian Kingdom, Macedonian Kingdom,Pergamum Kingdom, Syrian Kingdom) The Syrian Kingdom had the most territory.

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