Hellenistic Greece The Classical Age of Greece was marked by an explosion in literature‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ and history. This period produced such philosophers as Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle; the Greek drama and comedy was introduced; Alexander the Great built one of the largest empires ever known. The Classical Age forced people to reexamine themselves and the world they lived in. The Classical Age began with the philosophers. They first began to investigate how the universe was made
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overcome communication issues. Darius the Great was a ruler of 20 nations. Most people couldn’t read and they were lacking a postal system. Darius decided to create a symbol for himself. Darius had stone reliefs created that were placed all over the empire and on coins; the carvings showed each nation bring tributes to their king. This showed a sign of respect and the carvings communicated Darius’s admiration and respect for his people. But unlike Darius‚ Alexander the Great’s political image was created
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taxes would cost for that year. Like the great King Hammurabi‚ Darius adopted rules and laws from the people in which he conquered. Darius then drew a single code of laws in which the people within the empire had to abide by.”He did not abolish the existing laws of individual lands or peoples‚ nor did he impose a uniform law code on his entire empire.”(Bentley and Ziegler 170) . Since the Persians also had a great government they had a equally as great economy. Since the Persians were very big
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT Phillip II‚ King of Macedonia was murdered in 336 BC when he attended the wedding between his daughter‚ Cleopatra and his brother in law‚ Alexander of Epirus. As he walked into the theatre where the wedding was to be held‚ he was fatally stabbed by a man named Pausanias‚ his head of guards. There were many theories behind the reason for Pausanias’ actions. Many said that it was pent up anger that drove Pausanias‚ while others suggested that Phillip’s wife‚ Olympias of Epirus
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entire eastern Mediterranean‚ and Southwest Asia. Greek culture and power extended itself across the known world: while the classical age of Greece produced great literature‚ poetry‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ and art. The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle
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Final Exam Review FIRST POWER POINT • Greek art • Tyrants are usually the ones that commissioned art. • Greek Drama • Battle of Salamis - major battle when the tide turns and is a major blow to the Persian army. Miltiades the father of Kimon won the battle‚ they were from the island of Ajax‚ • Rebuilding Athens • both Miltiades and Kimon were ostracized • Kimon died at Cyrpress Egyptian campaign • • Kimon campaign preceded Alexander’s campaign by over a century • Battle of the Eurmedon
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they had a strong centralized government that provided them with laws to obey and live by (9). With the idea of their centralized government came the silver Macedonian coin that represented King Alexander II of Epirus. The coin represents the rapid growth of trade and wealth for the Greeks (3). King Alexander also persuaded economic life in the Macedonian empire. He believed that with the mingling of cultures‚ their economy would grow strong‚ and would get the praise‚ and he would be obeyed by all his
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There are many historical people to come out of Greece i mean many but ill only tell you a few. One person I like to talk about is Nick Galis which is a historical athlete basketball player in the history of Greece.He was born in New Jersey USA? IN 1957 from immigrant parents from Rhodes Greece. In high school Nick showed talent and a crave for sport in the 70s then soon he was accepted in to Seton Hall University. Galis quickly became a star in his team and at his last year in the collegiate league
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Phase 431-21—aka Archidamian War) Nicias Cleon Brasidas Mothakes Alcibiades Lysander 30 Tyrants Aegospotami Socrates Epaminondas Corinthian War The King’s Peace Argeads Philip II of Macedonia Battle of Chaeronea Corinthian League Alexander Granicus Darius III Indian Campaign The Successors: Antigonus‚ Ptolemy and Seleucus Hellenistic Age (art‚ literature‚ religion‚ philosophy‚ syncretism) Essay. Choose 1 of the following and write a coherent‚ organized response to it. 40 points
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according to the timeline of the film‚ have not came out yet. 2. The movie Forest Gump‚ Forest invests in Apple Computers in 1975 but they did not go public until 1977 Antithesis 1. “To err is human; to forgive is divine” – Alexander Pope This is antithesis because the Alexander pope is comparing the average human to the divine‚ and he is divine‚ but made a human mistake in the statement. 2. “We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom” -JFK Aphorism 1. “Lord‚ what fools these
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