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The Rise of Greek Civilization and the Spread of Hellenistic Culture

Explore the geographic setting, political structure, religion, literature, art, science, and the spread of Greek culture during the Hellenistic era. Suitable for 10th-grade Global History and Geography.

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The Rise of Greek Civilization and the Spread of Hellenistic Culture

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  1. To Examine the rise of Greek Civilization and the Spread of Hellenistic Culture Global History and Geography 10th Grade Br. Siraj / Friday, December 20, 2019

  2. Geographic Setting of Greece • Mountainous Peninsula in the Balkans • Broken Coastline – good harbors • Many Islands USH&G Br. Siraj

  3. Characteristics of Greek Civilization • Politics • Type of States: feuding City-States [Polis] • Government • Monarchy in the Beginning • Transformation to aristocracy • Democracy and Militarism • Sparta and Athens two Most Powerful States USH&G Br. Siraj

  4. Characteristics of Greek Civilization • Religion: Polytheistic • No Moral Values/Ethics related to religion • Gods lived on Mount Olympus • Leisure: Olympic Sports • Philosophy: • Many Great Philosophers including Socrates, Plato & Aristotle USH&G Br. Siraj

  5. Characteristics of Greek Civilization • Literature • Epics Iliad & Odyssey by Homer • Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides wrote Tragedies and others wrote comedies • Herodotus & Thucydides wrote history • Art & Architecture • Paintings and Statues – depicted idealistic view • Architecture: Column Style USH&G Br. Siraj

  6. Characteristics of Greek Civilization • Science and Mathmatics • Aristurchus discovered that Earth moved in its axis and around the sun. • Archimedes explored the principles of lever and pulley also specific gravity • Pythagoras and Euclid wrote on Geometry USH&G Br. Siraj

  7. Spreading of Greek Culture • Alexander the Great Created Hellenistic Era. • Alexander was Macedonian. • Greek (Hellenistic) Culture spread all over his empire. • After his death his empire was divided into Hellenistic States: Syria, Pergamum, Egypt and Macedonia USH&G Br. Siraj

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