Greek Hellenistic Period

Hellenic

This refers to the civilization of the Hellas.

Hellenistic

This refers to the civilization outside of the Hellas.

Philip II of Macedonia

Who was the king of Macedonia who conquered Greece?

338 BCE

This was the year the king of Macedonia conquered Greece.

Alexander the Great

He was King Philip II’s son who would come to rule the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.

336 BCE

When did Alexander the Great assume the kingship from his father?

Phalanx

This is the military strategy wherein a bod of heavily armed infantry formed in close deep ranks and files.

• defeating the Persian Empire

  • extending the Macedonian Empire up to the Indus Valley

Alexander the Great was responsible for:

spreading of Hellenic culture and civilization outside of Greece

This was the impact of Alexander the Great’s conquest of the world.

Library at Alexandria and the Colossus of Rhodes

These are the two triumphalist construction during the Greek Hellenistic Period.

Library at Alexandria

This was a structure built in Egypt that was said to have housed all of the world’s knowledge at the time.

Colossus of Rhodes

This was built in commemoration of the victory of the island of Rhodes against the predations of Antigonus I of Monopthalmus.

98 foot tall

How tall was the Colossus of Rhodes?

science and philosophy

During the Greek Hellenistic Period, an advancement of science was done and it was because of the sharper separation between _____ and _____.

speculation and observation

During the Greek Hellenistic Period, an advancement of science was done and it was because of the sharper distinction between _____ and _____.

Samos

He figure the distance from the Earth to the Moon as well as the Earth to the Sun.

Samos

He speculated that the Earth is round and that it revolves around the Sun.

Eratosthenes

He studied the inclination of the eclipse.

Eratosthenes

He used Geometry to correctly calculate the circumference of the Earth.

Euclid of Alexandria

He opened a school of Geometry in Alexandria and laid down the fundamental principles of Geometry and Arithmetic.

Euclid of Alexandria

He wrote the book “Elements” which contained 465 carefully presented geometry propositions and proofs which was used worldwide well beyond the 1900s.

Hipparchus of Nicaea

He calculated the Earth’s distance to the moon and sun and measure the exact length of the year.

Archimedes

He computed the value of pi and discovered that levers could be used to lift heavy objects.

Archimedes

Who said “Give me a place to stand and [a big enough lever[ and I can move the Earth.”

Theophrastus

He described and classified plants.

Herophilus

He dissected human bodies to observe the circulation of blood, and the nervous and muscular systems.

Stoicism and Epicureanism

During the Greek Hellenistic Period these types of philosophy which are concerned with the right way to live emerged:

Zeno

Who founded Stoicism?

live in accordance with the laws of the universe and consider virtue as having mastery over one’s self

Stoicism taught that we must:

• by accepting the moment as it presents itself

• by not allowing oneself to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or fear of pain

• by using one’s mind to understand the world and to do one’s part in nature’s plan

• by working together and treating other’s fairly and justly

According to Stoicism the path to happiness is:

Epicurus

Who founded Epicureanism?

the greatest good was to seek modest, sustainable pleasure in the form of a state of

tranquility and freedom from fear and the absence of bodily pain

Epicureanism teaches us that: 

reducing pain and suffering and increasing the enjoyment of life

Epicureanism is interested in: