First Age of Empires, Classical Greece, Ancient Rome and Early Christianity

1. First Age of Empires, Classical Greece, Ancient Rome and Early Christianity AP Unit #3 – Chapters 4-6

2. Hyksos • Asiatic invaders who used horse-drawn chariots to conquer Egypt in 1640 B.C. and ruled the kingdom until 1570 B.C. The Hyksos invasion signaled the end of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom and proved to the Egyptians that, despite the desert barriers that surrounded them, they were vulnerable to attack from outsiders. • After the prosperity of the Middle Kingdom, Egypt descended into war and violence. This was caused by a succession of weak pharaohs and power struggles among rival nobles. The weakened country fell to invaders who swept across the Isthmus of Suez in chariots, a weapon of war unknown to the Egyptians. During the Hyksos rule, some historians believe that another Asiatic group, the Hebrews, settled in Egypt. According to the Bible, Abraham and his family first crossed the Euphrates River and came to Canaan around 1800 B.C.. Then, around 1650 B.C., the descendants of Abraham moved again – this time to Egypt. Some historians believe that the Hyksos encouraged the Hebrews to settle there because the two groups were racially similar. The Egyptians resented the presence of the Hyksos in their land but were powerless to remove them. • Around 1600 B.C., a series of warlike rulers began to restore Egypt’s power. Among those who helped drive out the Hyksos was Queen Ahhotep. She took over when her husband was killed in battle. The next pharaoh, Kamose, won a great victory over the hated Hyksos. His successors drove the Hyksos completely out of Egypt and pursued them across the Sinai Peninsula into Palestine. According to some Biblical scholars, the Hebrews remained in Egypt and were enslaved and forced into hard labor. They would not leave Egypt until sometime between 1500 and 1200 B.C., the time of the Exodus.

3. New Kingdom / Hatshepsut • Established circa 1570 after the overthrow of the Hyksos, the New Kingdom ruled Egypt until 1075 B.C. Equipped with bronze weapons and chariots, the Egyptians became conquerors, expanding trade and territory far beyond previous dynasties. • Hatshepsut – Female pharaoh who ruled from 1472 to 1458 B.C. She took over because her stepson, the male heir to the throne, was a young child at the time. Unlike other New Kingdom rulers, Hatshepsut spent her reign encouraging trade rather than waging war, specifically with regions along the East Coast of Africa. • The trading expedition Hatshepsut ordered to the Land of Punt (poont), near present-day Somalia, was particularly successful. Hatshepsut sent a fleet of five ships down the Red Sea to Punt in search of myrrh, frankincense, and fragrant ointments used for religious ceremonies and in cosmetics. In addition to these goods, Hatshepsut’s fleet brought back gold, ivory, and unusual plants and animals. • Hatshepsut was an excellent ruler of outstanding achievement who made Egypt more prosperous. As male pharaohs had done, Hatshepsut planned a tomb for herself in the Valley of the Kings. Carved reliefs on the walls of the temple reveal the glories of her reign. The inscription from Hatshepsut’s obelisk at Kamal trumpets her feelings about herself: “I swear as Re loves me, as my father Amon favors me, as my nostrils are filled with satisfying life, as I wear the white crown, as I appear in the red crown… as I rule this land like the son of Isis.” C. 4, S. 1, Q. 1: How did the New Kingdom of Egypt become so powerful and wealthy?

4. Thutmose III / Nubia • Thutmose III – Hatshepsut’s stepson, ruled Egypt from 1458 to 1425 B.C. Thutmose led multiple military conquests eastward into Palestine and Syria and southward to Nubia. • Nubia – African region on the upper Nile River which was controlled by Egypt during the New Kingdom era. • Thutmose was far more warlike than Hatshepsut had been. He may have even murdered his stepmother in his eagerness to ascend to the throne. Between the time he took power and his death around 1425 B.C. Thutmose II led a number of victorious invasions eastward into Palestine and Syria. His armies also pushed farther south into Nubia. Egypt was now a mighty empire. It controlled lands around the Nile and far beyond. In addition, it drew boundless wealthy from them. Contact with other cultures brought Egypt new ideas as well as material goods. Egypt had never before – nor has it since – commanded such power and wealth as during the reigns of the New Kingdom pharaohs. • Like the rulers of the Old Kingdom, who built the towering pyramids, rulers of the New Kingdom erected grand buildings. In search of security in the afterlife – and protection from grave robbers – they hid their splendid tombs beneath desert cliffs. The site they chose was the remote Valley of the Kings near Thebes. Besides royal tombs, the pharaohs of this period also built great palaces and magnificent temples. Indeed, the royal title pharaoh means “great house” and comes from this time period. C. 4, S. 1, Q. 1: How did the New Kingdom of Egypt become so powerful and wealthy?

5. Ramses II • Pharaoh who ruled Egypt from 1290 to 1224 B.C. Ramses made a treaty with the Hittites following the Battle of Kadesh in 1285 B.C., then dedicated his reign to building projects, such as a monumental temple built at Karnak to Amon-Re, Egypt’s chief god. Some bible scholars and historians believe that Ramses was pharaoh at the time of the Hebrew Exodus from Egypt. • The Egyptians’ conquest of parts of Syria and Palestine around 1400 B.C. brought them into conflict with the Hittites. The Hittites had moved into Asia Minor around 1900 B.C., and later expanded southward into Palestine. After several smaller battles, the Egyptians and Hittites clashed at Kadesh around 1285 B.C.. The pharaoh Ramses II and a Hittite king later made a treaty that promised “peace and brotherhood between us forever.” Their alliance lasted for the rest of the century. • Ramses II stood out among the great builders of the New Kingdom. Apart from the grand temple built at Karnak, Ramses also ordered a temple to be carved into the red sandstone cliffs above the Nile River at Abu Simbel. He had these temples decorated with enormous statues of himself. The ears of these statues alone measured more than three feet. The empire that Thutmose III and Ramses II had ruled slowly came apart after 1200 B.C. as other strong civilizations rose to challenge Egypt’s power. Shortly after Ramses died, the entire eastern Mediterranean suffered a wave of invasions. C. 4, S. 1, Q. 1: How did the New Kingdom of Egypt become so powerful and wealthy?

6. C. 4, S. 1, Q. 2: Why did the New Kingdom of Egypt decline and eventually cease to exist? • Both the Egyptian empire and the Hittite kingdom were attacked by invaders called the “Sea Peoples” in Egyptian texts. These invaders may have included the Philistines, who are often mentioned in the Bible. Whoever they were, the Sea Peoples caused great destruction. The Egyptians faced other attacks. In the east, the tribes of Palestine often rebelled against their Egyptian overlords. In the west, the vast desert no longer served as a barrier against Libyan raids on Egyptian villages. • After these invasions, Egypt never recovered its previous power. The Egyptian empire broke apart into regional units, and numerous small kingdoms arose. Each was eager to protect its independence. Almost powerless, Egypt soon fell to its neighbors’ invasions. Libyans crossed the desert to the Nile Delta. There they established independent dynasties. From around 950 to 730 B.C., Libyan pharaohs ruled Egypt and erected cities. But instead of imposing their own culture, the Libyans adopted the Egyptian way of life. When the Nubians came north to seize power, they too adopted Egyptian culture.

7. Kush / Meroe • Kush – Nubian kingdom which existed between 2000 and 1000 B.C. Heavily influenced, and even ruled for a time, by Egypt, Kushite princes learned the Egyptian language and worshipped Egyptian gods, adopting other Egyptian customs as well. Following Egypt’s decline circa 1200, Kush regained its independence and, under the leadership of Piankhi, conquered lower Egypt in 751 B.C., ruling the entire Nile until 671 B.C. • Meroe – Following the Assyrian conquest of lower Egypt in 671 B.C., the Kushite royal family moved south to this new capital city near the coast of the Red Sea. Meroe became a center of trade among Africa, Arabia, and India, thriving until 150 A.D. • Nubia lay south of Egypt between the first cataract of the Nile, an area of churning rapids, and the division of the river into the Blue Nile and the White Nile. Despite several cataracts around which boats had to be carried, the Nile provided the best north-south trade route. Several Nubian kingdoms, including Kush, served as a trade corridor. They linked Egypt and the Mediterranean world to the interior of Africa and to the Red Sea. Goods and ideas flowed back and forth along the river for centuries. The first Nubian kingdom, Kerma, arose shortly after 2000 B.C.

8. C. 4, S. 1, Q. 3: Why was Kush able to thrive after losing Egypt to the Assyrians? • After their defeat by the Assyrians, the Kushite royal family eventually moved south to Meroe. Meroe lay closer to the Red Sea than Napata did and so became active in the flourishing trade among Africa, Arabia, and India. Kush used the natural resources around Meroe and thrived for several hundred years. Unlike Egyptian cities along the Nile, Meroe enjoyed significant rainfall. And, unlike Egypt, Meroe boasted abundant supplies of iron ore. As a result, Meroe became a major center for the manufacture of iron weapons and tools. • In Meroe, ambitious merchants loaded iron bars, tools, and spearheads onto their donkeys. They then transported the goods to the Red Sea, where they exchanged these goods for jewelry, fine cotton cloth, silver lamps, and glass bottles. As the mineral wealth of the central Nile Valley flowed out of Meroe, luxury goods from India and Arabia flowed in.

9. Closure Assignment #1 • Answer the following questions based on what you have learned from Chapter 4, Section 1: • How did the New Kingdom of Egypt become so powerful and wealthy? • Why did the New Kingdom of Egypt decline and eventually cease to exist? • Why was Kush able to thrive after losing Egypt to the Assyrians?

10. Assyria / Sennacherib • Assyria – Native to the northern part of Mesopotamia, Assyrians dominated the Fertile Crescent region from Egypt in the southwest to Babylon in the Persian Gulf between 850 and 612 B.C. • Sennacherib – Militaristic Assyrian king who claimed to have destroyed 89 cities, 820 villages, burned Babylon, and ordered most of its inhabitants killed. Sennacherib also established the Assyrian capital of Nineveh. • The Assyrians gained control of their empire by means of a highly advanced military organization and state-of-the-art weaponry. For a time, their campaign of conquest made Assyria the greatest power in Southwest Asia. The Assyrians came from the northern part of Mesopotamia. Their flat, exposed land made them easy for other people to attack. Invaders frequently swept down into Assyria from the nearby mountains. The Assyrians may have developed their warlike behavior in response to these invasions. Through constant warfare, Assyrian kings eventually built an empire that stretched from east and north of the Tigris River all the way to central Egypt. • Assyria was a society that glorified military strength. Its soldiers were well equipped for conquering an empire. Making use of the ironworking technology of the time, the soldiers covered themselves in stiff leather and metal armor. They wore copper or iron helmets, padded loincloths, and leather skirts layered with metal scales. Their weapons were iron swords and iron-pointed spears. C. 4, S. 2, Q. 1: Do you think the Assyrians’ almost exclusive reliance on military power was a good strategy for creating their empire? Why or Why not?

11. Nineveh / Ashurbanipal • Nineveh – Assyrian capital built along the Tigris river during the reign of Sennacherib. Three miles long and a mile wide, it was the largest city of its time. Archaeologists have also found finely carved sculptures which show Assyrians interest in two subjects: brutal military campaigns and the lion hunt. • Ashurbanipal – Assyrian king who collected more than 20,000 clay tablets in his library in Nineveh. His library had many of the features of modern libraries, such as being organized into rooms according to subject matter and possessing a cataloging system. • Advance planning and technical skill allowed the Assyrians to lay siege to enemy cities. When deep water blocked their passage, engineers would span the rivers with pontoons, or floating structures used to support a bridge. Before attacking, the Assyrians dug beneath the city’s walls to weaken them. Then, with disciplined organization, foot soldiers marched shoulder to shoulder. The foot soldiers approached the city walls and shot wave upon wave of arrows. Meanwhile, another group of troops hammered the city’s gates with massive, iron-tipped battering rams. When the city gates finally splintered, the Assyrians showed no mercy. They killed or enslaved their victims. To prevent their enemies from rebelling again, the Assyrians forced captives to settle far away in the empire’s distant provinces and dependent states. C. 4, S. 3, Q. 1: Do you think the Assyrians’ almost exclusive reliance on military power was a good strategy for creating their empire? Why or Why not?

12. Medes / Chaldeans • Enemy nations of Assyria who formed a combined army which conquered, burned, and leveled Nineveh in 612 B.C. After defeating the Assyrians, the Chaldeans established their dominance in the Fertile Crescent. For their capitol city they chose Babylon, the ancient center of the Babylonian Empire. • Between 850 and 650 B.C., the kings of Assyria defeated Syria, Palestine, and Babylonia. Eventually, the Assyrians ruled lands that extended far beyond the Fertile Crescent into Anatolia and Egypt. At its peak around 650 B.C., the Assyrian Empire included almost all of the old centers of civilization and power in Southwest Asia. Assyrian officials governed lands closest to Assyria as provinces and made them dependent territories. Assyrian kings controlled these dependent regions by choosing their rulers or by supporting kings who aligned with Assyria. The Assyrian system of having local governors report to a central authority became the fundamental model of administration, or system of government management. In addition, the military campaigns added new territory to the empire. These additional lands brought taxes and tribute to the Assyrian treasury. If a conquered people refused to pay, the Assyrians destroyed their cities and sent the people into exile. • Ashurbanipal proved to be one of the last of the mighty Assyrian kings. Assyrian power had spread itself too thin. Also, the cruelty displayed by the Assyrians had earned them many enemies. Shortly after Ashurbanipal’s death, Nineveh fell. Most people in the region rejoiced at Nineveh’s destruction. C. 4, S. 3, Q. 1: Do you think the Assyrians’ almost exclusive reliance on military power was a good strategy for creating their empire? Why or Why not?

13. Nebuchadnezzar • Chaldean king who restored the city of Babylon, most famously building the hanging gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The Chaldean Empire fell shortly after Nebuchadnezzar’s death to the Persians in 550 B.C. • According to legend, one of Nebuchadnezzar’s wives missed the flowering shrubs of her mountain homeland. To please her, he had fragrant trees and shrubs of her mountain homeland. To please her, he had fragrant trees and shrubs planted on terraces that rose 75 feet above Babylon’s flat, dry plain. Indeed the entire city was a wonder. Its walls were so thick that, according to one report, a four-horse chariot could wheel around on top of them. To ensure that the world knew who ruled Babylon, the king had the bricks inscribed with the words, “I am Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon.” • The highest building in Babylon was a great, seven-tiered ziggurat more than 300 feet high. It was visible for miles. At night, priests observed the stars from the top of this tower and others in the city. Chaldean astronomers kept detailed records of how the stars and planets seemed to change position in the night sky. They also concluded that the sun, moon, Earth, and five other planets belonged to the same solar system. The Chaldeans’ observations formed the basis for both astronomy and astrology. Nebuchadnezzar's empire fell shortly after his death. The Persians who next came to power adopted many Assyrian military, political, and artistic inventions. The Persians would use the organization the Assyrians had developed to stabilize the region.

14. Cyrus • King of Persia who, from 550 to 530 B.C., led the Persian army to conquer several neighboring kingdoms and establish an empire that spanned 2,000 miles, from the Indus River in the east to Anatolia in the West. Cyrus is best known for his kindness toward conquered peoples, honoring local customs and religions instead of destroying temples and cities. • The Assyrians employed military forces to control a vast empire. In contrast, the Persians based their empire on tolerance and diplomacy. They relied on a strong military to back up their policies. Ancient Persia included what today is Iran. Indo-Europeans first migrated from Central Europe and southern Russia to the mountains and plateaus of the Fertile Crescent around 1000 B.C. This area extended from the Caspian Sea in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south. In addition to fertile farmland, ancient Iran boasted a wealth of minerals. These included copper, lead, gold, silver, and gleaming blue lapis lazuli. A thriving trade in these minerals, put the settlers in contact with their neighbors to the east and the west. • At first, dozens of tiny kingdoms occupied the region. Eventually two major powers emerged; the Medes and the Persians. In time, a remarkable ruler would lead Persia to dominate the Medes and found a huge empire. The rest of the world paid little attention to the Persians until 550 B.C. In that year, Cyrus, Persia’s king, began to conquer several neighboring kingdoms. Cyrus was a military genius, leading his army from victory to victory between 550 and 539 B.C. Cyrus allowed the Jews, who had been driven from their homeland by the Babylonians, to return to Jerusalem in 538 B.C. Under Persian rule, the Jews rebuilt their city and temple. The Jews were forever grateful to Cyrus, whom they considered one of God’s anointed ones.

15. Cambyses / Darius • Cambyses – Son of Cyrus and King of Persia from 530 to 522 B.C. Cambyses expanded the Persian Empire by conquering Egypt, but unlike his father he did not practice tolerance towards conquered peoples, leading to widespread rebellions in the empire following his death. • Darius – Originally a member of the king’s bodyguard, Darius became King of Persia during the chaotic period following the death of Cambyses thanks to the support of an elite group of soldiers, the Ten Thousand Immortals. Darius led his armies to expand the Persian Empire eastward into modern-day Afghanistan and India but failed to conquer Greece. • Although Darius was a great warrior, his real genius lay in administration. To govern his sprawling empire, Darius divided it into 20 provinces. These provinces were roughly similar to the homelands of the different groups of people who lived within the Persian Empire. Under Persian rule, the people of each province still practiced their own religion. They also spoke their own language and followed many of their own laws. This administrative policy of many groups – sometimes called “nationalities” – living by their own laws within one empire was repeatedly practiced in Southwest Asia.

16. Satrap / Royal Road • Provincial governor appointed by the King of Persia; Darius appointed Satraps who spoke local languages and practiced local customs in order to maintain loyalty in conquered territories. • Royal Road – Constructed by the Persian Empire under Darius’ order, the road stretched from Susa in Persia to Sardis in Anatolia, a distance of 1,677 miles, facilitating communication travel, and trade throughout the Persian Empire. • Although tolerant of the many groups within his empire, Darius still ruled with absolute power. In each province, Darius installed a governor called a satrap, who ruled locally. Darius also appointed a military leader and a tax collector for each province. To ensure the loyalty of these officials, Darius sent out inspectors known as the “King’s Eyes and Ears.” • Two other tools helped Darius hold together his empire. An excellent system of roads allowed Darius to communicate quickly with the most distant parts of the empire. The famous Royal Road, for example, ran from Susa in Persia to Sardis in Anatolia, a distance of 1,677 miles. Darius borrowed the second tool, manufacturing metal coins, from the Lydians of Asia Minor. For the first time, coins of a standard value circulated throughout an extended empire. People no longer had to weigh and measure odd pieces of gold or silver to pay for what they bought. The network roads and the wide use of standardized coins promoted trade. Trade, in turn, helped to hold together the empire. C. 4, S. 3, Q. 2: How did the Royal Road help Darius maintain control over his people?

17. Zoroaster • Persian prophet who lived around 600 B.C. and founded the religion known as Zoroastrianism. Zoroaster taught belief in one god, Ahura Mazda, and that the earth is a battleground for a great struggle between good and evil and each person is expected to take part in the struggle and will be judged according to their acts. • By the time of Darius’ rule, about 2,500 years had passed since the first Sumerian city-states had been built. During those years, people of the Fertile Crescent had endured war, conquest, and famine. These events gave rise to a basic question: Why should so much suffering and chaos exist in the world? Zoroaster offered an answer. He taught that the earth is a battleground where a great struggle is fought between the spirit of good and the spirit of evil. At the end of time, Ahura Mazda will judge everyone according to how well he or she fought the battle for good. Traces of Zoroastrism – such as the concept of Satan and a belief in angels – can be found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. • After the Muslim conquest of Persia in the A.D. 600s, the Zoroastrian religion declined. Some groups carried the faith eastward to India. Zoroastrianism also was an important influence in the development of Manichaeism, a religious system that competed with early Christianity for believers. The followers of Mithra, a Zoroastrian god, spread westward to become a popular religion among the military legions in the Roman Empire. Today, modern Zoroastrians continue to observe the religion’s traditions in several countries, including Iran and India, where its followers are called Parsis. C. 4, S. 3, Q. 3: What did Zoroaster teach?

18. Closure Assignment #2 • Answer the following questions based on what you have learned from Chapter 4, Sections 2 and 3: • Do you think the Assyrians’ almost exclusive reliance on military power was a good strategy for creating their empire? Why or Why not? • How did the Royal Road help Darius maintain control over his people? • What did Zoroaster teach?

19. C. 4, S. 4, Q. 1: How did Confucius believe that social order, harmony, and good government could be restored in China? • Confucius was born at a time of crisis and violence in China. He had a deep desire to restore the order and moral living of earlier times to his society. Confucius believed that social order, harmony, and good government could be restored in China if society were organized around five basic relationships. These were the relationships between: (1) ruler and subject, (2) father and son, (3) husband and wife, (4) older brother and younger brother, and (5) friend and friend. A code of proper conduct regulated each of these relationships. For example, rulers should practice kindness and virtuous living. In return, subjects should be loyal and law-abiding. • Confucius said that education could transform a humbly born person into a gentleman. In saying this, he laid the groundwork for the creation of a bureaucracy. According to Confucius, a gentleman had four virtues: “In his private conduct he was courteous, in serving his master he was punctilious (precise), in providing for the needs of the people he gave them even more than their due; in exacting service from the people, he was just. Education became critically important to career advancement in the bureaucracy.

20. Confucius (551 – 479 B.C.) / Filial Piety • Known as The First Teacher by the Chinese, Confucius is the founder of Confucianism. As a young man he hoped to get a job as a political advisor to the Emperor but was unable to do so because of the violence and corruption of his time. • Hoping to persuade the Chinese to change their ways, Confucius traveled throughout China and gained a small group of followers. Though he did not have much success in his lifetime, his ideas have been accepted and taught by Chinese emperors and leaders ever since. C. 4, S. 4, Q. 2: How would followers of the three philosophical traditions in China react to the idea that “all men are created equal”?

21. Bureaucracy • A trained civil service, or those who run the government. In following Confucian ideas, Zhou Chinese emperors established an examination that any man seeking a position in the government was required to pass. Education became essential to those who hoped to enter the civil service as a result. • Confucius wanted to reform Chinese society by showing rulers how to govern wisely. Impressed by Confucius’s wisdom, the duke of Lu appointed him minister of justice. According to legend, Confucius so overwhelmed people by his kindness and courtesy that almost overnight, crime vanished from Lu. When the duke’s ways changed however, Confucius became disillusioned and resigned. Confucius spent the remainder of his life teaching. His students later collected his words in a book called the Analects. A disciple named Mencius also spread Confucius’s ideas. • Confucianism never became a religion, but it was an ethical system, a system based on accepted principles of right and wrong. It became the foundation for Chinese government and social order. In addition, the ideas of Confucius spread beyond China and influenced civilizations throughout East Asia.

22. Daoism / Legalism • Daoism – Philosophy taught Laozi, A chinese thinker who likely lived in the 6th century B.C. Daoists believe that a universal force, known as the Dao, guides all things, and that of all the creatures in nature only humans fail to follow the Dao. Daoists seek for knowledge and understanding of nature in order to learn the way of the Dao. As a result, discoveries in the sciences of alchemy, astronomy, and medicine were made. • Legalism – Chinese political philosophy which teaches that a highly efficient and powerful government is the key to maintaining order in society. Legalists encouraged a strict enforcement of the law to end civil disorder and restore harmony. • The Legalists taught that a ruler should provide rich rewards for people who carried out their duties well. Likewise, the disobedient should be harshly punished. In practice, the Legalists stressed punishment more than rewards. For example, anyone caught outside his own village without a travel permit should have his ears or nose chopped off. The Legalists believed in controlling ideas as well as actions. They suggested that a ruler burn all writings that might encourage people to criticize government. After all, it was for the prince to govern and the people to obey. C. 4, S. 4, Q. 2: How would followers of the three philosophical traditions in China react to the idea that “all men are created equal”?

23. I Ching / Yin and Yang • I Ching – A Book of Oracles which used by Chinese spiritualists to solve ethical or practical problems. Readers used the book by throwing a set of coins, interpreting the results, and then reading the appropriate oracle, or prediction. • Yin and Yang – Chinese concept the natural rhythms of human life were governed by two forces. Yin represents all that is cold and dark, soft and mysterious. Yang represents warmth, lightness, hardness, and clarity. • In sharp contrast to the followers of Confucius and Laozi was a group of practical political thinkers called the Legalists. They believed that a highly efficient and powerful governmetn was the key to restoring order in society. They got their name from their belief that government should use the law to end civil disorder and restore harmony. Hanfeizi and Li Si were among the founders of Legalism. • People with little interests in the philosophical debates of the Confucians, Daoists, and Legalists found answers to life’s questions elsewhere. Some consulted the I Ching, while others turned to the idea ancient thinkers, the concept of Yin and Yang. C. 4, S. 4, Q. 2: How would followers of the three philosophical traditions in China react to the idea that “all men are created equal”?

24. Qin Dynasty / Shi Huangdi • Qin Dynasty – Chinese Dynasty which replaced the Zhou in 241 B.C. The Qin employed Legalist ideas to subdue warring states, double China’s territorial size, and unify the country. Under the leadership of the Qin the Chinese undertook great building projects, such as the Great Wall of China. • Shi Huangdi – Ruler of the Qin Dynasty, also known as the First Emperor. Huangdi was known for his brutal oppression of his opponents, murdering hundreds of Confucian Scholars who questioned his methods. • In 221 B.C., the Qin Dynasty replaced the Zhou Dynasty. It emerged from the western state of Qin. The ruler who founded the Qin Dynasty employed Legalist ideas to subdue the warring states and unify his country. Shi Huangdi began his reign by halting the internal battles that had sapped China’s strength. Next he turned his attention to defeating invaders and crushing resistance within China to his rule. Shi Huangdi’s armies attacked the invaders north of the Huang He and south as far as what is now Vietnam. His victories doubled China’s size. Shi Huangdi was determined to unify China. • Shi Huangdi acted decisively to crush political opposition at home. To destroy the power of rival warlords, he introduced a policy called “strengthening the trunk and weakening the branches.” He commanded all the noble families to live in the capital city under his suspicious gaze. This policy, according to tradition, uprooted 120,000 noble families. Seizing their land, the emperor carved China into 36 administrative districts. C. 4, S. 4, Q. 3: Why did Shi Huangdi have his critics murdered?

25. Autocracy • Autocracy – A government that has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary manner; i.e. the Qing Dynasty. • To prevent criticism, Shi Huangdi and his prime minister, Legalist philosopher Li Su, murdered hundreds of Confucian scholars. They also ordered “useless” books burned. These books were the works of Confucian thinkers and poets who disagreed with the Legalists. Practical books about medicine and farming, however, were spared. Through measures such as these, Shi Huangdi established an autocracy. Shi Huangdi’s sweeping program of centralization included the building of a highway network of more than 4,000 miles. Also, he set the same standards throughout China for writing, law, currency, and weights and measures – even down to the length of cart axles. This last standard made sure that all vehicles could fit into the ruts of China’s main roads. • Under Shi Huangdi’s rule, irrigation projects increased farm production. Trade blossomed, thanks to the new road system. Trade pushed a new class of merchants into prominence. Despite these social advances, harsh taxes and repressive government made the Qin regime unpopular. Shi Huangdi had unified China at the expense of human freedom. Scholars hated Shi Huangdi for his book burning. Poor people hated him because they were forced to work on the building of a huge defensive walls. Earlier, Zhou rulers had erected smaller walls to discourage attacks by northern nomads. Shi Huangdi determined to close the gaps and extend the wall almost the length of the empire’s border. Enemies would have to gallop halfway to Tibet to get around it. The Great Wall of China arose on the backs of hundreds of thousands of peasants. The wall builders worked neither for wages nor for love of empire. They faced a terrible choice: work on the wall or die. Many of the laborers worked on the wall and died anyway, victims of the crushing labor or the harsh winter weather. C. 4, S. 4, Q. 3: Why did Shi Huangdi have his critics murdered?

26. Closure Assignment #3 • Answer the following questions based on what you have learned from Chapter 4, Section 4: • How did Confucius believe that social order, harmony, and good government could be restored in China? • How would followers of the three philosophical traditions in China react to the idea that “all men are created equal”? • Why did Shi Huangdi have his critics murdered?

27. Mycenaean • An Indo-European group of people that entered Greece in approximately 1900 B.C. and gradually gained control of the surrounding land. Mycenaean-Greek city-states were ruled by monarchs who achieved power through warfare and built fortified cities on hills surrounded by stone walls. • A large wave of Indo-Europeans migrated from the Eurasian steppes to Europe, India, and Southwest Asia. Some of the people who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C. were later known as Mycenaeans. The name came from the leading city, Mycenae. Mycenae was located in southern Greece on a steep, rocky ridge and surrounded by a protective wall more than 20 feet thick. The fortified city of Mycenae could withstand almost any attack. From Mycenae, a warrior-king ruled the surrounding villages and farms. Strong rulers controlled the area around other Mycenaean cities, such as Tiryns and Athens. These kings dominated Greece from about 1600 to 1100 B.C. • Sometime after 1500 B.C., through either trade or war, the Mycenaeans came into contact with the Minoan civilization. From their contact with the Minoans, the Mycenaeans saw the value of seaborne trade. Mycenaean traders soon sailed throughout the eastern Mediterranean, making stops at Aegean islands, coastal towns in Anatolia, and ports in Syria, Egypt, Italy and Crete. The Minoans also influenced the Mycenaeans in other ways. The Myceaneans adapted the Minoan writing system to the Greek language and decorated vases with Minoan designs. The Minoan-influenced culture of Mycenae formed the core of Greek religious practice, art, politics, and literature. Indeed, Western civilization has its roots in these two early Mediterranean civilizations.

28. Trojan War • Ten-year war fought by the Mycenaeans against Troy, an independent trading city located in Anatolia. According to legend, a Greek army besieged and destroyed Troy because a Trojan prince had kidnapped Helen, the beautiful wife of a Greek king. Historians once believed that the Trojan War was fictional, but archaeological findings support the truthfulness of the legends. • Ancient Greece consisted mainly of a mountainous peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea. It also included about 2,000 islands in the Aegean and Ionian seas. Lands on the eastern edge of the Aegean were also part of ancient Greece. The region’s physical geography directly shaped Greek traditions and customs. The sea shaped Greek civilization just as rivers shaped the ancient civilizations of Egypt, the Fertile Crescent, India, and China. In one sense, the Greeks did not live on a land but around a sea. Greeks rarely had to travel more than 85 miles to reach the coastline. The Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, and the neighboring Black Sea were important transportation routes for the Greeks became skilled sailors, sea travel connected Greece with other societies. Sea travel and trade were also important because Greece lacked natural resources, such as timber, previous metals and usable farmland. • Rugged mountains covered about three-fourths of ancient Greece. The mountain chains ran mainly from northwest to southeast along the Balkan Peninsula. Mountains divided the land into a number of different regions. This significantly influenced Greek political life. Instead of a single government, the Greeks developed small, independent communities within each little valley and its surrounding mountains. Most Greeks gave their loyalty to these local communities. C. 5, S. 1, Q. 1: Other than the explanation offered in the legend, why do you think the Greeks went to war with Troy?

29. Dorians • Dorians – Following the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization around 1200 B.C., the Dorians, who spoke a dialect of Greek but were far less advanced than the Mycenaeans, moved into the Greek countryside. During the Dorian Age (1150-750 B.C.) the Greeks did not produce any written records, trade came to a standstill, and the economy collapsed. • In ancient times, the uneven terrain made land transportation difficult. Of the few roads that existed, most were little more than dirt paths. It often took travelers several days to complete a journey that might take a few hours today. Much of the land itself was stony, and only a small part of it was arable, or suitable for farming. Tiny but fertile valleys covered about one-fourth of Greece. The small streams that watered these valleys were not suitable for large-scale irrigation projects. With so little fertile farmland or fresh water for irrigation, Greece was never able to support a large population. Historians estimate that no more than a few million people lived in ancient Greece at any given time. Even this small population could not expect the land to support a life of luxury. A desire for more living space, grassland for raising livestock, and adequate farmland may have been factors that motivated the Greeks to seek new sites for colonies. • Climate was the third important environmental influence on Greek civilization. Greece had a varied climate, with temperatures averaging 48 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter and 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. In ancient times, these moderate temperatures supported an outdoor life for many Greek citizens. Men spent much of their leisure time at outdoor public events. They met often to discuss public issues, exchange news, and take an active part in civic life.

30. Homer / Epic / Myth • Homer - Epic Greek Poet, lived in the 8th century B.C. in Athens. Blind, Homer was known as the greatest storyteller of the Dorian Age and taught the history of his people through the spoken word. • Epic – A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero. • Myths – Traditional stories; The Greeks developed a rich set of myths about their gods. The works of Homer and other epic poets are the source of much of Greek mythology and religion. • Homer is best known for his Epic Poems, the Odyssey and the Illiad, recounting a war between the Mycenaean Greeks and the city-state of Troy which supposedly took place around 1250 B.C. Because Homer’s poem is the only source regarding the Trojan War, some historians doubt that the war ever took place. Sharing his stories during the end of the Dorian age, Homer taught his peoples’ history through the spoken word. • The heroes of the Illiad are warriors: the fierce Greek Achilles and the courageous and noble Hector of Troy. These characters give insight into the Greek heroic ideal of arete, meaning virtue and excellence. A Greek could display this ideal on the battlefield in combat or in athletic contests on the playing field. • Greeks attributed human qualities, such as love, hate, and jealousy, to their gods. The gods quarreled and competed with each other constantly. However, unlike humans, the gods lived forever. Zeus, the ruler of the gods, lived on Mount Olympus with his wife, Hera. Hera was often jealous of Zeus’ relationships with other women. Athena, goddess of wisdom, was Zeus’ daughter and his favorite child. The Greeks thought of Athena as the guardian of cities, especially of Athens, which was named in her honor.

31. Polis / Acropolis • Polis - The Greek term for city-state; The polis was a town, a city, or a village, along with its surrounding countryside. People who lived in the polis would meet for political, social, or religious activities. • Acropolis - The main gathering place within any polis, usually located at the top of a hill and surrounded by high walls and towers to protect citizens during a war. • During the Dorian period, Greek civilization experienced decline. However, two things changed life in Greece. First, Dorians and Mycenaeans alike began to identify less with the culture of their ancestors and more with the local area where they lived. Second, by the end of this period, the method of governing areas had changed from tribal or clan control to make formal governments – the city-states. • By 750 B.C., the city-state, or polis, was the fundamental political unit in ancient Greece. A polis was made up of a city and its surrounding countryside, which included numerous villages. Most city-states controlled between 50 and 500 square miles of territory. They were often home to fewer than 10,000 residents. At the agora, or marketplace, or on a fortified hilltop called an acropolis, citizens gathered to discuss city government.

32. Monarchy / Aristocracy • Monarchy – A government in which a single person, called a king or queen, rules absolutely. • Aristocracy – A government ruled by a small group of noble, landowning families. The city-states of ancient Greece were generally ruled by one of these two versions of government, though other forms of government existed as well. • Greek city-states had many different forms of government. In some, a single person, called a king, ruled in a government called a monarchy. Other adopted an aristocracy. The very rich families that ruled in aristocracies often gained political power after serving in a king’s military cavalry. Later, as trade expanded, a new class of wealthy merchants and artisans emerged in some cities. When these groups became dissatisfied with aristocratic rule, they sometimes took power or shared it with the nobility. They formed an oligarchy. • In many city-states, repeated clashes occurred between rulers and the common people. Powerful individuals, usually nobles or other wealthy citizens, sometimes seized control of the government by appealing to the common people for support. These rulers were called tyrants. Unlike today, tyrants generally were not considered harsh and cruel. Rather, they were looked upon as leaders who would work for the interests of the ordinary people. Once in power, for example, tyrants often set up building programs to provide jobs and housing for their supporters.

33. Oligarchy / Tyrants • Oligarchy - Literally means “rule by the few”; In Greek history oligarchies were made up of wealthy aristocrats who used their money to rule city-states. • Tyrants - Rulers who seize power through the use of force. Greek tyrants seized power from aristocrats in the 7th and 6th centuries B.C. They gained and kept power by hiring soldiers. Many tyrants worked to improve their city-states by building public works, such as marketplaces, temples, and walls. • The idea of representative government also began to take root in some city-states, particularly Athens. Like other city-states, Athens went through power struggles between rich and poor. However, Athenians avoided major political upheavals by making timely reforms. Athenian reformers moved toward democracy. The first step toward democracy came when a nobleman named Draco took power. In 621 B.C., Draco developed a legal code based on the idea that all Athenians, rich and poor, were equal under the law. Draco’s code dealt very harshly with criminals, making death the punishment for practically every crime. It also upheld such practices as debt slavery, in which debtors worked as slaves to repay their debts.

34. Athens / Democracy • Athens - Established around 700 B.C., located in eastern Greece on the peninsula of Attica. From 700 to 510 B.C. a series of tyrants ruled Athens, supporting an aristocratic style of government. In 508 B.C. Cleisthenes, supported by the lower-class, gained power in Athens and created a council of 500 men to supervise political issues and created the Athenian Assembly, which was composed of all male citizens, and had the final authority to pass laws by vote. • Democracy - Government by the people; Literally means “rule of the many”. The first known democracies were established in Ancient Greece, most notably in Athens. • For the most part, only the sons of wealthy farmers received formal education. Schooling began around the age of seven and largely prepared boys to be good citizens. They studied reading, grammar, poetry, history, mathematics, and music. Because citizens were expected to debate issues in the assembly, boys also received training in logic and public speaking. C. 5, S. 2, Q. 2: How was living in Athens different from living in Sparta?

35. Sparta / Helots • Sparta - Greek polis located to the south of Athens near the Mediterranean Sea. Sparta is best known for its focus on war. All boys learned military discipline and were required to join the army at the age of 20, which they could not leave until the age of 60. Around 730 B.C. Sparta conquered Messenia and Laconia, becoming the most powerful city-state in southern Greece. • Spartan government had several branches. An assembly, which was composed of all Spartan citizens, elected officials and voted on major issues. The Council of Elders, made up of 30 older citizens, proposed laws on which the assembly voted. Five elected officials carried out the laws passed by the assembly. These men also controlled education and prosecuted court cases. In addition, two kings ruled over Sparta’s military forces. • The Spartan social order consisted of several groups. The first were citizens descended from the original inhabitants of the region. This group included the ruling families who owned the land. A second group, noncitizens who were free, worked in commerce and industry. The helots, at the bottom of Spartan society, were little better than slaves. They worked in the fields or as house servants. C. 5, S. 2, Q. 2: How was living in Athens different from living in Sparta?

36. Phalanx / Persian Wars • Phalanx - Heavily armed infantry (foot soldiers) formation invented and used by the Greeks. Each soldier carried a round shield, a short sword, and a 9 foot long spear.The soldiers would march shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation with those in front lowering their spears and those in the back raising their spears, creating a wall of attack. • Persian Wars – Series of conflicts between Greek City-States and the Persian Empire over control of Anatolia. The Greeks living there were conquered by Persia in 546 B.C., but rebelled against Persian rule, leading Kings Darius and Xerxes of Persia to attempt invasions of Greece in 490 and 480 B.C. • In 490 B.C., a Persian fleet carried 25,000 men across the Aegean Sea and landed northeast of Athens on a plain called Marathon. There, 10,000 Athenians, neatly arranged in phalanxes, waited for them. Vastly outnumbered, the Greek soldiers charged. The Persians, who wore light armor and lacked training in this kind of land combat, were no match for the disciplined Greek phalanx. After several hours, the Persians fled the battlefield. The Persians lost more than 6,000 men. In contrast, Athenian casualties numbered fewer than 200.

37. Thermopylae / Salamis • Thermopylae – Key land battle fought between the Greeks and Persians during the 2nd Persian invasion of Greece in 480 B.C. At a narrow mountain pass, 7,000 Greeks, including 300 Spartans, blocked the Persian army led by Xerxes. The Greeks stopped the Persian advance for 3 days. Only a traitor’s informing the Persians about a secret path around the pass ended their brave stand. Fearing defeat, the Spartans held the Persians back while the other Greek forces retreated. The Spartans’ valiant sacrifice – all were killed – made a great impression on all Greeks. • Salamis – Decisive Naval battle of the 2nd Persian invasion of Greece. Themistocles, an Athenian leader, convinced the Athenians to abandon their city and fight at sea near the island of Salamis, a few miles southwest. After setting fire to Athens, Xerxes sent his warships to block both ends of the channel. However, the channel was very narrow, and the Persian ships had difficulty turning. Smaller Greek ships armed with battering rams attacked, puncturing the hulls of many Persian warships, destroying a third of the Persian fleet. C. 5, S. 2, Q. 3: Why were the Spartan soldiers willing to sacrifice themselves at Thermopylae?

38. Closure Assignment #4 • Answer the following questions based on what you have learned from Chapter 5, Sections 1-2: • Other than the explanation offered in the legend, why do you think the Greeks went to war with Troy? • How was living in Athens different from living in Sparta? • Why were the Spartan soldiers willing to sacrifice themselves at Thermopylae?

39. Pericles / Direct Democracy • Pericles - Important political leader in the democracy of Athens between 461 and 429 B.C. Under Pericles’ leadership Athens enjoyed its golden age, becoming the most powerful city-state in Greece, leading the Delian League (A defensive alliance against Persia), and establishing a successful trade network throughout the Mediterranean. • Direct Democracy - A system of government in which every male citizen participates directly in government decision making through mass meetings. In Athens, under the leadership of Pericles, every 10 days an assembly of all male citizens was held. This assembly voted to pass laws, elect officials, and make decisions concerning war. • To strengthen democracy, Pericles increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries. Earlier in Athens, most positions in public office were unpaid. Thus, only wealthier Athenian citizens could afford to hold public office. Now even the poorest citizen could serve if elected or chose by lot. Consequently, Athens had more citizens engaged in self-government than any other city-state in Greece. This reform made Athens one of the most democratic governments in history.

40. Classical Art • The Greek value of harmony, order, balance, and proportion evidenced in sculptures, paintings, and architecture. Human figures created by Greek artists were graceful, strong and perfectly formed with their faces showing only serenity. • After the defeat of the Persians, Athens helped organize the Delian League. In time, Athens took over leadership of the league and dominated all the city-states in it. Pericles used the money from the league’s treasury to make the Athenian navy the strongest in the Mediterranean. A strong navy was important because it helped Athens strengthen the safety of its empire. Prosperity depended on gaining access to the surrounding waterways. Athens needed overseas trade to obtain supplies of grain and other raw materials. Athenian military might allowed Pericles to treat other members of the Delian League as part of the empire. Pericles also used the money from the Delian League to beautify Athens. Without the league’s approval, he persuaded the Athenian assembly to vote huge sums of the league’s money to but gold, ivory, and marble. Still more money went ot pay the artists, architects, and workers who used these materials. • Pericles’ goal was to have the greatest Greek artists and architects create magnificent sculptures and buildings to glorify Athens. At the center of his plan was one of architecture’s noblest works – the Parthenon. The Parthenon, a masterpiece of architectural design and craftsmanship, was not unique in style. Rather, Greek architects constructed the 23,000-square-foot building in the traditional style that had been used to create Greek temples for 200 years. This temple, built to honor Athena, the goddess of wisdom and the protector of Athens, contained examples of Greek art that set standards for future generations of artists around the world. Pericles entrusted much of the work on the Parthenon to the sculptor Phidias. Within the temple, Phidias crafted a giant statue of Athena that not only contained such precious materials as gold and ivory, but also stood over 30 feet tall.

41. Tragedy / Comedy • Tragedy – A serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war or betrayal. Dramas featured a main character, or tragic hero who was usually an important person and often gifted with extraordinary abilities. A tragic flaw usually caused the heroes downfall, and often this flaw was excessive pride. • Comedy – A light-hearted drama filled with slapstick comedy and crude humor which often made fun of politics, respected people, and ideas of the time. • Drama as we know it in the United States (Plays, Movies, TV Shows) was created by the Greeks. Greek plays were presented in outdoor theatres originally as part of religious ceremonies. Famous Greek playwrights include Aeschylus (Agamemnon), Sophocles (Oedipus Rex), and Euripides (Alcestis) The Greeks invented drama as an art form and built the first theaters in the West. Theatrical productions in Athens were both an expression of civic pride and a tribute to the gods. As part of their civic duty, wealthy citizens bore the cost of producing the plays. Actors used colorful costumes, masks, and sets to dramatize stories. The plays were about leadership, justice, and the duties owed to the gods. They often included a chorus that danced, sang, and recited poetry. • Greece had three notable dramatists who wrote tragedies. Aeschylus wrote more than 80 plays. His most famous work is the trilogy – a three-play series – Oresteia. It is based on the family of Agamemnon, the Mycenaean king who commanded the Greeks at Troy. The plays examine the ideas of justice. Sophocles wrote more than 100 plays, including the tragedies Oedipus and the King and Antigone. Euripides, author of the play Medea, often featured strong women in his works.

42. Peloponnesian War • Conflict among Greek city-states seeking for domination in Greece between 431 B.C. and 405 B.C. The city-states were divided into two groups; the first led by Athens and the second led by Sparta. For the entire war the Spartans and their allies surrounded the city of Athens. As a result of disease and starvation, Athens surrendered in 405 B.C. The war weakened all of the major city states in Greece, making them vulnerable to attack from Macedonia, a growing civilization to the north. • As Athens grew in wealth, prestige, and power, other city-states began to view it with hostility. Ill will was especially strong between Sparta and Athens. Many people thought that war between the two was inevitable. Instead of trying to avoid conflict, leaders in Athens and Sparta pressed for a war to begin, as both groups of leaders believed their own city had the advantage. Eventually, Sparta declared war on Athens in 431 B.C. • When the Peloponnesian War between the two city-states began, Athens had the stronger navy. Sparta had the stronger army, and its location inland meant that it could not easily be attacked by sea. Pericles’ strategy was to avoid land battles with the Spartan army and wait for an opportunity to strike Sparta and its allies from the sea. Eventually, the Spartans marched into Athenian territory. They swept over the countryside, burning the Athenian food supply. Pericles responded by bringing residents from the surrounding region into the city walls. The city was safe from hunger as long as ships could sail into port with supplies from Athenian colonies and foreign states. In the second year of the war, however, disaster struck Athens. A frightful plague swept through the city, killing perhaps one-third of the population, including Pericles. Although weakened, Athens continued to fight for several years. Then, in 421 B.C., the two sides, worn down by the war, signed a truce. .

43. Philosophers / Socrates (470-399 B.C.) • Philosophers – People who develop organized systems of thought. The root word in Greek literally means “love of wisdom”. Greek philosophers focused on the development of critical or rational thought about the nature of the universe. Most of the philosophic thought developed in Europe, and later the United States, is founded on Greek philosophy. • Socrates - Greek philosopher from Athens who taught ethics; a set of moral guidelines which should govern behavior. Socrates developed the Socratic Method of teaching, which used a question and answer format to lead students to see things for themselves by using their own reason. Because Socrates did not write his philosophies, what we know about him comes from the writings of his students, including Plato. Socrates taught his students to question authority, and as a result he was accused of corrupting the youth of Athens and was sentenced to die by drinking poison. C. 5, S. 3, Q. 1: Do you agree with Socrates that there are absolute standards for truth and justice? Why or Why not?

44. Plato (428-347 B.C.) / Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) • Plato - Greek philosopher from Athens and student of Socrates. Plato focused on the question, “How do we know what is real?” • According to Plato, a higher world exists which is made up of unchanging Forms. The objects that we perceive with our senses (such as individual trees) are reflections of these unchanging Forms. (Treeness) Plato believed that all human beings are governed by three competing factors: reason, courage, and desire. In order to be truly happy a person must learn how to control these factors and make them work together for good purposes. Plato’s most famous written work on government, The Republic, argues that a perfect society would be made up of three groups: Philosopher Kings, Warriors, and Everyone Else. Plato established a school at Athens known as The Academy., in which he taught many of the young men of Athens. • Aristotle - Greek philosopher from Athens and student of Plato at The Academy. He is viewed as the most influential thinker of the western (European) world. • Like Plato and Socrates, Aristotle believed that happiness is the result of moral behavior. Aristotle expanded the number of topics to study, creating new categories including logic, biology, physics, politics, and other sciences. To carry out scientific studies Aristotle made and recorded observations, establishing the foundation for the Scientific Method. Unlike Plato, Aristotle believed that the best form of government is a constitutional government; a society in which people are governed by laws which are mutually agreed upon.

45. Macedonia / Philip II • Macedonia - Kingdom directly north of Greece that conquered the Greek city-states in 338 B.C. As a result of the Great Peloponnesian War the once powerful city-states of Athens and Sparta had lost thousands of warriors, leaving them too weak to withstand the Macedonian invasion. Macedonians were viewed as barbarians by the Greeks because they were a simple farming people that did not achieve the high level of education of the Greeks. • Philip II - King of Macedonia from 359 B.C. to 338 B.C.; led the Macedonians to conquer and control Greece. During the Great Peloponnesian War Macedonia was able to stay out of the conflict, allowing Phillip to build his army while the Greeks were destroying themselves in a Civil War. Although Phillip was viewed as an outsider by the Greeks, he admired Greek culture and achievements, so much so that he sent his son, Alexander, to be tutored in the Academy in Athens by the Greek Philosopher Aristotle. Phillip hoped to unite all of Greece under the leadership of Macedonia and lead the Greeks on an invasion of Persia to seek revenge for the Persian invasion in 480 B.C.. However, shortly after gaining control of Greece Phillip was assassinated.

46. Alexander the Great / Darius III • Alexander the Great - King of Macedonia from 338 B.C. to 323 B.C., Alexander led a combined army of Macedonians and Greeks to conquer the Persians and formed an empire that stretched from India to Greece. • Alexander was the son of Phillip II, who sent Alexander to be trained in Greek culture and learning in Athens by Aristotle. His favorite story was Homer’s The Iliad, and he tried to pattern his life after the warrior Achilles. After his father’s death, at the age of 20 Alexander became King and immediately went to work carrying out his father’s plan of destroying Persia. In a period of 2 years, from 334 B.C. to 331 B.C., Alexander led an army of 42,000 men to conquer all of Persia, winning major victories at Issus (near the Mediterranean Sea on the border between modern Turkey and Syria) and Gaugamela (near Babylon in modern Iraq). After conquering Egypt in 332 B.C. Alexander oversaw the building of Alexandria, which would become the capital of Egypt and the academic capital of the world in the Hellenistic Era. From 331 B.C. to 323 B.C. Alexander extended his empire east to India. Shortly after returning to Babylon Alexander died from wounds and a fever. He was only 32 years old at the time. • Darius III – Persian King who, between 334 and 326 B.C., witnessed his empire’s defeat at the hands of Alexander. Fleeing from Alexander’s army, Darius was killed by one of his own satraps shortly after the Persian capital of Persepolis was burned to the ground.

47. C. 5, S. 4, Q. 2: What happened to Alexander’s empire after his death? • In 326 B.C., Alexander and his army reached the Indus Valley. At the Hydaspes River, a powerful Indian army blocked their path. After winning a fierce battle, Alexander’s soldiers marched some 200 miles farther, but their morale was low. They had been fighting for 11 years and had marched more than 11,000 miles. The had endured both scorching deserts and drenching monsoon rains. The exhausted soldiers yearned to go home. Bitterly disappointed, Alexander agreed to turn back. By the spring of 323 B.C., Alexander and his army had reached Babylon. Restless as always, Alexander announced plans to organize and unify his empire. He would construct new cities, roads, and harbors and conquer Arabia. However, Alexander never carried out his plans. He became seriously ill with a fever and died a few days later. He was just 32 years old. • After Alexander died, his Macedonian generals fought among themselves for control of his empire. Eventually, three ambitious leaders won out. Antigonous became king of Macedonia and took control of the Greek city-states. Ptolemy seized Egypt, took the title of Pharaoh, and established a dynasty. Seleucus took most of the old Persian Empire, which became known as the Seleucid kingdom. Ignoring the democratic traditions of the Greek polis, the rulers and their descendants governed with complete power over their subjects.

48. Hellenistic / Alexandria • The Hellenistic Era describes the time period in which Macedonian generals, who served with Alexander, and their descendants ruled the territory conquered by Alexander and Greek language and culture was spread throughout the Empire. • The era began with the military success of Alexander and ended when the Roman Empire conquered Greece in 146 B.C. Following Alexander’s Death his Kingdom was divided into four sections: Macedonia and Greece in the West, Syria in the East, Pergamum in the Middle East, and Egypt. In each of these sections Greek ideas and language were spread, and Greek colonists were encouraged to establish their homes. Important achievements were made in Astronomy by Eratosthenes, who determined that the Earth is round, and in Mathematics by Euclid, the founder of Geometry, and Archimedes, who worked on spheres and cylinders and calculated the value of Pi. Greece remained the cultural center of the Empire, and arts such as sculpting and drama flourished in Athens. A new form of drama, the comedy, was developed during this time period. • Alexandria - City built by Alexander the Great as the Greek capital of Egypt in 332 B.C. It became one of the most important cities in Egypt and the Mediterranean World. • Alexandria is located in northern Egypt, west of the Nile River on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Its location made it an important center for trade between Africa, Europe, and Asia. Alexandria also became one of the most important centers of learning in the world. The Library of Alexandria is world famous to this day for its collection of ancient writings. Following his death in Babylon Alexander’s body was brought to Alexandria and buried there. With Alexandria as its capital, Egypt became the center of intellectualism, as poets, writers, philosophers and scientists came to Alexandria and helped establish the Library of Alexandria.

49. Euclid / Archimedes • Euclid – A highly regarded mathematician of the Hellenistic era who taught in Alexandria. His best known book, Elements, contained 465 carefully presented geometry propositions and proofs. Euclid’s work is still the basis for courses in geometry. • Archimedes – Scientist and mathematician of the Hellenistic era who studied at Alexandria. Archimedes accurately estimated the value of pi – the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. A gifted inventor, Archimedes developed the Archimedes screw, a device that raised water from the ground, the compound pulley used to lift heavy objects, and his ideas inspired the creation of the force pump and steam engine. • Alexandria’ museum contained a small observatory in which astronomers could study the planets and stars. One astronomer, Aristarchus of Samos, reached two significant conclusions. In one, he estimated that the Sun was at least 300 times larger than Earth. Although he greatly underestimated the Sun’s true size, Aristarchus disproved the widely held belief that the Sun was smaller than Greece. In another conclusion, he proposed that Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun. Unfortunately for science, other astronomers refused to support Aristarchus’ theory. In the second century A.D., Alexandria’s last renowned astronomer, Ptolemy, incorrectly placed Earth at the center of the solar system. Astronomers accepted this view for the next 14 centuries. C. 5, S. 5, Q. 3: What do you think was the greatest scientific advance of the Hellenistic period? Why?

50. Epicureanism / Stoicism • Epicureanism – Founded by Epicurus in Athens in the 4th century B.C.; taught that human beings are free to follow their own self-interest and make happiness their goal. Happiness comes from pleasure, and its pursuit is the only true good. Pleasure comes from being free from worry, which is the result of removing oneself from public activity. • Stoicism – Founded by Zeno, a Syrian who lost all of his possessions during a voyage to Athens. Zeno was taught by philosophers in Athens that material possessions are not necessary for a person to be happy. Zeno took this idea and began teaching that real happiness is found in living in harmony with the will of God, and that if a person truly did this they could handle anything that life threw at them. Unlike Epicureans, Stoics believed that they had a duty to perform public service and be good citizens.