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ch.8 WOH2012
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Philip of Macedon, | - not the center of Greek culture - “backwoods” of Greece - excellent horsemen and warriors - King of Macedonia, ambitious - knew city-states were tired, decided they needed to be united - assassinated |
| Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) | - decisive battle when he conquered Greece - united/conquered |
| Alexander The Great | - 22 when he became ruler of Greece - wanted to bring east and west together - conquered Persia (approx. 334), did not get rid of culture, goal was unity - established new city in Egypt Alexandria - married Persian princess Roxana |
| Battle of Issus | coastline of modern day Lebanon |
| - Battle of Gaugamela (331) | - Darius III fought in this battle, Persians fought well - Alexander won, gave him access to heart of Persia - Takes Babylon, Susa, Persepolis - doesn’t stop with Persia, northwest India, stopped at the Hyphasis PRIZE WAS EGYPT |
| Mystery cults | - new religions emerged - people turned for reassurance and comfort - looking for a religion that was more personal - exclusive, secrets from everyone but members |
| koine greek | - just like the English language went through different stages, so did Greek language - no longer Classical Greek when Alexander reigned - koine means common, also called Hellenistic Greek - spoke until about the time Rome invaded |
| Seleucus | - one of the two generals who fought for the eastern part of the kingdom - primarily ruled Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Persian, Israel, and Syria - center of Seleucid kingdom of Asia Minor and Syria - Seleucids |
| What did Alexandria become | Became one of the most important centers for Hellenistic culture. Greek speaking capital of Egypt. Library, world-famous, museum (from Greek muses) |
| How far did Alexander get? | He got as far east as the Hyphasis River, northwest India |
| Ptolemy | - one of the two generals who fought for the eastern part of the kingdom - primarily ruled Egypt - alexandria was the most important of the Hellenistic cities - wonderful place to study and think - Last Ptolemaic rulers was Cleopatra 51-30 |
| Stoicism | no emotion,belief that there is a guiding intelligence that guides the world, LOGOS, principle that holds the world together, humans have the ability to reason, it makes human beings equal/world brotherhood, to be happy you need to live according to LOGOS |
| Cynicism, | live as simply as possible, you don’t need material things to be happy |
| Epicureanism | how do you experience happiness? most important thing in life is pleasure. Seek pleasure, avoid pain. Pleasure is the goal, but seek in moderation. Two things people fear: death and the gods. |
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