Chapter 10 Study Guide Terms: Knossos Aristotle Pericles Socrates Salamis Alexander Polis Philip II Plato Solon Stoics Persian Wars Peloponnesian War Marathon Antigonid Empire Ptolemaic Empire Seleucid Empire Epicureans Skeptics Pericles Philip of Macedon Alexander of Macedon Seleucus Sappho Antigonus Ptolemy Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides Aristophanes Athens Sparta Possible Essay Questions Topics 1. Arrian proposed that Alexander the Great “had an uncanny instinct for the right course.” What were Alexander’s main goals? Was his ambition his greatest strength or most dangerous weakness? 2. Socrates believed that “no evil can happen to a good man, either in life, or after death.” How would Socrates define a good man?
By the year 3000 BC, Egypt was divided into two areas upper In Ancient Egypt new cultures had developed early. By 3100 BC. King Menes untied upper, Lower Egypt two independent kingdoms along the Nile River to what has become a great empire. To start, Ancient Egypt and Africa is one of the best places to vacation on. For instance you can go on an hour tour or so and go and look at the Old Kingdom of Egypt which was known for there sun worship, pyramid building trading expedition as far as the North and the Black Sea.
The Greeks had the distinction of populating Southern Italy at the beginning of the Kingdom of Rome, and were later subject to conquest on both the home peninsula and Aegea. As the Romans had done with Etruscan culture, they adopted Greek customs as time progressed. It is important to keep in mind that the post-Alexandrian conquest Mediterranean was dominated by Hellenism, and cities such as Athens and Alexandria had given birth to an enormous cultural hegemony. The first and most obvious influence upon Roman culture lie in art. Though the Etruscans made Roma a metropolis, the Romans themselves adopted Greek artistic customs instead.
What role did cities play in Mesopotamian society? (CH 2) Early civilizations first developed in Mesopotamia around 3500 BCE. Some of the first cities such as Eridu, Nippur and Uruk were started and a writing system was developed. Empires began and monumental buildings were constructed. As each new group of people moved into the region governments were established.
The Ancient Greeks and Romans both began their histories as city-states. The rise of the Greek civilization developed in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, specifically in the Balkan Peninsula, near the west coast of Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands. These regions were mountainous and had irregular climates, which not allow the Greeks to communicate with each by land. In contrast, the rise of Roman civilization developed on the slopes of Palatine Hill along the River Tiber in Central Italy. Rome went from being a small town in Italy to being the center of a vast empire, after hundreds of years and many wars.
Thus, at least at its inception, Athens was willing to work within the League’s aims. It is significant because until cities were freed from the Persians, Athens could not have it empire! This cooperative spirit began to change with the conquest of Scyrus in 474-73BC. Plutarch states that Cimon captured Scyrus, in order to secure trade routes which passed there. Thus was economically sound, however, it is the first step towards Empire.
Lindsey Swidergal Period 7 October 29, 2010 The Greeks Impact on Western Civilization More than thousands of years ago the Greeks made advancements that have affected our society today. Art had affected this by the building of sculptures, different architecture, the beginning of drama, and literature. In math, different solutions were created that we still use in present day. Through philosophy, people came with new ideas of thinking and understanding, Democracy made the society have freedom and increase in advancements. The ancient Greeks contributed philosophy, art, math, and democracy to Western Civilization.
The majority of evidence comes from grave goods in the form of votive offerings and pottery, such as those found at Kerameikos cemetery in Athens, and from settlements like Lefkandi on the island of Eubdea. From the fall of the Mycenae, around 1200 – 1100 BCE, with its large stone built buildings, such as the citadel at Mycenae, it seems that the Greek people as a whole fell onto much less prosperous times. This can be seen from the types of building being constructed. The largest Dark Age building to be discovered, the “Chiefs House” at Lefkandi is markedly smaller than any Myceane palace and
Eesa: The Roman Republic/ we are going to be talking about Hierarchy, important dates, and how was the Roman Republic was run. Inez: the roman republic was the period of the ancient roman civilisation characterized by a republican form of government. It began with the overthrow of the Roman Monarchy in 508 BC, and lasted 482 years until its subversion, through a series of civil war, into the Principate form of government Amin: these are significant dates (READ 3 EACH) 509 BC - Lucius Junius Brutus became the founder of the Roman Republic. 501 BC - T.Lucius was appointed the first ever dictator. 428 BC - Rome invaded Fidenae.
This is simply shown in Mejia’s notes, “First to think of 3 branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.” (Mejia’s notes). Those 3 branches as simple as they may seem are crucial to democracy today. Last but certainly not least, they “developed theatre, the Olympic games, philosophy, democracy, and individualism.”(Mejia’s notes). This is just a prime insight to the depth of the contributions that the Greeks made. Not only was Greek a big part of democracy but Rome it self played a big part of it too.