alexander the great (ppt)
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By: By: Susan M. PojerSusan M. PojerHorace Greeley H.S. Horace Greeley H.S.
Chappaqua, NYChappaqua, NY
Alexander the Great
356-323 B.C.E.
Alexander the Great’s Empire
Alexander the Great in Persia
Building Greek Cities in the East
Pergamum:
A New “Hellenis
tic”City
CosmopolitCosmopolitanan
CultureCulture
Trade in the Hellenistic World
Library at Alexandria (333 B.C.E.)
Hellenic vs. Hellenistic Art
Hellenistic Philosophers$ Cynics Diogenes
ignore social conventions & avoid luxuries.
citizens of the world. live a humble, simple life.
$ Epicurians Epicurus avoid pain & seek pleasure. all excess leads to pain! politics should be avoided.
Hellenistic Philosophers$ Stoics Zeno
nature is the expansion of divine will.
concept of natural law. get involved in politics, not
for personal gain, but to perform virtuous acts for the good of all.
true happiness is found in great achievements.
The “Known” World – 3c B.C.E.
Hellenism:The Arts & Sciences$ Scientists /
Mathematicians: Aristarchus heliocentric
theory. Euclid geometry. Archimedes pulley. Ptolemy geocentric
theory.
Ptolemaic View of the Universe
The Breakup of Alexander’s Empire
The Incursion of Rome into the
Hellenistic World