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GRRR: Golden Ages

GRRR: Golden Ages. Athens. When was their Golden Age? 5th Century BC (400s) Alexander the Great = 4th C (300s) What led to their Golden Age? Strong economy and good government; Hellenistic Age = Cultural Diffusion

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GRRR: Golden Ages

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  1. GRRR: Golden Ages

  2. Athens When was their Golden Age? 5th Century BC (400s) Alexander the Great = 4th C (300s) What led to their Golden Age? Strong economy and good government; Hellenistic Age = Cultural Diffusion List at least 5 accomplishments of their Golden Age: Democracy, philosophy, architecture (Parthenon, Column) Geometry, Pythagoras’ Pythagorean Theorem), Hippocrates set ethical standards for doctors

  3. Renaissance Italy When was their Golden Age? 1300s - Spread to Europe in 1500s/1600s What led to their Golden Age? Contact with Muslims, trade, stronger governments List at least 5 accomplishments of their Golden Age: Humanism, Art (perspective, DaVinci and the human form), Michelangelo (Sistine Chapel), Shakespeare, Dante, Machiavelli, printing press, scientific method, Galileo, Newton (Gravity) Copernicus (heliocentric model)

  4. Muslim World When was their Golden Age? Mid 8th-13th C What led to their Golden Age? Cultural tolerance of conquered peoples led to a blending of cultures List at least 5 accomplishments of their Golden Age: Geometric shapes and patterns, calligraphy, House of Wisdom, Dome of the Rock, literature, preservation of Greco-Roman texts, algebra, hospitals, optics, sharia law

  5. Tang and Song Dynasties, China When was their Golden Age? Tang 618-907, Song 960-1279 What led to their Golden Age? Stronger government, unified country, abundance of food because of improved rice technologies List at least 5 accomplishments of their Golden Age: Gunpowder, Moveable type, mechanical clock, porcelain, art (calligraphy, landscapes), vaccines, literature

  6. Renaissance Athens Muslim World Tang Song China

  7. Document Based Question A printer could arrange blocks of individual characters in a frame to make up a page for printing. This was an easier, faster, and more efficient way to print. This is significant because it allowed for improved record keeping and increased access to books.

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