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Glory that was Greece to Alexander the Great

Glory that was Greece to Alexander the Great. Pericles (Golden Age of Athens). Government Height of democracy Male citizens held office Ostracism: temporary banishment of a citizen, decided by popular vote. Peloponnesian War. 431 BC Conflict between Athens and Sparta Lasted 27 years

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Glory that was Greece to Alexander the Great

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  1. Glory that was Greece to Alexander the Great

  2. Pericles (Golden Age of Athens) • Government • Height of democracy • Male citizens held office • Ostracism: temporary banishment of a citizen, decided by popular vote

  3. Peloponnesian War • 431 BC Conflict between Athens and Sparta • Lasted 27 years • Aftermath a. Greece was politically unstable b. Athens 2nd rate power c. City-state wars continue

  4. Philosophers Philosophers- “lovers of wisdom” Rhetoric- the artful skill of speaking • Socrates • Socratic Method: examine beliefs and ideas through critical questioning

  5. Philosophers Plato • Academy: a special school in Athens for teaching philosophy • “The Republic”: Plato's view of the perfect society • 3 classes: philosophers, soldiers, & workers • Looked down on democracy • Allegory of the Cave

  6. Philosophers Aristotle • “Golden Mean”: the desirable middle between two extremes • Lyceum: school where he gave lectures

  7. Drama & History Tragedies • Aeschylus, Sophocles, &Euripides History • Herodotus: Father of History • Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War

  8. Philip II Goal to unite Greece Organized the best-disciplined army in Macedonian history Used phalanxes

  9. Alexander the Great • Conquered Persian Empire • Established empire that extended from Greece to Egypt & India • Almost never lost a battle

  10. Empire of Alexander the Great

  11. Legacy of Alexander Alexandria was capital of empire Most lasting achievement was the spread of Greek culture (Hellenistic Culture)

  12. Advances • Pythagoras- Pythagorean Theorem: derived a formula for the sides of a triangle • Euclid- basis of geometry

  13. Advances • Hippocrates- considered to be the founder of medical science • Archimedes- applied physics to practical inventions- lever and pulley

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