Section 1: Greek Art of the Golden Age

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CHAPTER 6
Greeces Golden and Hellenistic Ages
Section 1 Greek Art of the Golden Age Section 2
Philosophers and Writers of the Golden
Age Section 3 Alexander the Great Section 4 The
Spread of Hellenistic Culture
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SECTION 1
Greek Art of the Golden Age
Examples/Artists
Characteristics
balanced proportions columns statues
Architecture
Parthenon
everyday life and myths graceful, natural
movement light, shade show contour, depth
Painting
vases
showed how people lived and worked early figures
were stiff and unnatural later figures were
lifelike, natural
Sculpture
steles Myrons The Discuss Thrower statues by
Phidias Praxiteles
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SECTION 2
Philosophers and Writers ofthe Golden Age
Scientists
Contribution
Pythagoras
Pythagorean theorem
foundations for anatomy, botany, zoology
classification
Aristotle
medical studies, cures
Hippocrates
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SECTION 4
The Spread of Hellenistic Culture
Skepticism
Stoicism
Cynicism
Epicureanism
Pyrrho
Zeno
Diogenes
Epicurus
live simply no regard for wealth, pleasure,
status
seek pleasure avoid pain limit desires to avoid
suffering
divine reason directs world acceptance of fate
changing universe uncertain knowledge acceptance
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SECTION 1
Greek Art of the Golden Age
Question What are some characteristics and
examples of art from the golden age?
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SECTION 2
Philosophers and Writers ofthe Golden Age
Question What were some Greek contributions to
science and medicine?
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SECTION 4
The Spread of Hellenistic Culture
Question Who were some of the philosophers of
Hellenistic Greece, and what were their beliefs?
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CHAPTER 6
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. In what way did the rise of Macedon under
Phillip II influence unity among the Greek
city-states? 2. How did new ideas of what it
meant to be Greek influence the growth of
Hellenistic culture? 3. Why was the Hellenistic
Age a time of economic prosperity for many?