9-3 Review 9-4 Notes and Discussion

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9-3 Review9-4 Notes and Discussion
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Alexander the GreatReview

• Have a seat and take out your composition book
• Raise your hand to answer
• Tiger ticket for completely correct answers
• -Must read then answer question correctly
• -You may not use the book or notes

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• Who was Philip II?
• What was Philip IIs goal before he died?

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• Why was Philip IIs death bittersweet?

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• 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?

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• Why was Alexander the Great called great?

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• What are two reasons the Macedonian army was so
  successful?

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• From east to west, Alexanders empire stretched
  from ______ to ______.

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• 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

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• 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.

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Greek AchievementsPage 277-282

• Take out your composition book
• Notes/Discussion
• Write only the underlined material

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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.

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Sculpture and PaintingsPerfection, Realism,
Naturalistic Detail
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Greek PotteryRed/Black Art

• Artifact

Amphora
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ArchitectureTall Columns and TemplesDesigned to
look stately and inspiring
Doric Column
Ionic Column
Corinthian Column
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ArchitectureTall Columns and TemplesDesigned 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.
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The Parthenon in Nashville
The White House with Greek (Ionic) Columns
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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)

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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!

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Greek Thinkers
Name Life Socrates Plato Aristotle Euclid Hippocrates
Philosophy/ Teachings/ Contribution to the world
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Greek Thinkers
Name Life Socrates Athens 469-39 BC Arrested, Trialed and Sentenced to death. He was forced to drank poison and died. Plato Athens 427-347 BC Student of Socrates became a teacher and created a founded a school (The Academy). Aristotle Athens 384-322 Student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great Euclid Study of Geometry Spent life studying Mathematics Hippocrates Greek doctor known as the Father of Medicine Studied diseases and treatments
Philosophy/ Teachings/ Contribution to the world Socratic Method Conversational 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.
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Trial of Socrates
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School of Athens