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SOCIAL STUDIES 607
WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
WORDS TO KNOW ............................................................................... 2
Chapter 1: The Golden Age of Ancient Greece ................................ 3
Section 1: The Persian War ............................................................................................... 3
Section 2: Pericles and Athens’ Government .................................................................. 6
Section 3: Ancient Greece’s Arts and Letters ................................................................. 7
Chapter 1 Review ..................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 2:The Golden Age’s End...................................................... 11
Section 1: The Peloponnesian War................................................................................. 11
Section 2: The Great Philosophers ................................................................................. 13
Chapter 2 Review ................................................................................................................... 16
Chapter 3: Alexander’s Empire ......................................................... 18
Section 1: Alexander’s Rise ............................................................................................. 18
Section 2: Alexander the Great....................................................................................... 20
Chapter 3 Review ........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
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OBJECTIVES
When you have successfully completed this Unit, you should be able to:
1. Trace the transition from tyranny and oligarchy to early democratic forms
of government and back to dictatorship in ancient Greece, including the
significance of the invention of the idea of citizenship (e.g., from Pericles'
Funeral Oration).
2.
State the key differences between Athenian, or direct, democracy and
representative democracy.
3. Outline the founding, expansion, and political organization of the Persian
Empire.
4.
Compare and contrast life in Athens and Sparta, with emphasis on
their roles in the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
5. Trace the rise of Alexander the Great and the spread of Greek culture
eastward and into Egypt.
6.
Describe the enduring contributions of important Greek figures in the
arts and sciences (e.g., Hypatia, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid,
Thucydides).
WORDS TO KNOW
Alexander: Conquered most of world known to him
Alexandria: City in Egypt that became cultural center of Hellenistic Age.
Archimedes: (ar-kuh-MEE-deez) Applied math to engineering
Aristarchus: (air-uh-STAR-kus) Alexandrian who used math to prove Earth moves
around sun.
Aristophanes: (air-uh-STAF-uh-neez) Wrote comedies
Aristotle: (Air-uh-stah-tul) Pioneered study of zoology and botany
Battle of Chaeronea: (ker-uh-NEE-uh) Fight in which Macedonia defeated Greece
Council of 500: Group of Athenians who made government decisions
Darius I: King of Peria
Delian League: Athenian league
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Direct: Democracy in which citizens vote on laws
Euclid: (YOO-kluhd) Alexandrian who pioneered geometry
Hellenistic Age: Era spanning several hundred years in which Greek culture
spread to other lands.
Herodotus: (he-ro-DO-tus) Recorded Persian War
King Porus: King of India who fought Alexander in his last battle.
Marathon: Plain where Darius was defeated by Athens.
Peloponnesian League: Spartan league
Pericles: (PAIR-uh-kleez) Athenian leader
Philip II: King of Macedonia
Plato: Founded Athenian school called the Academy
Representative: Democracy in which citizens elect representatives to vote on laws.
Salamis: (SAL-uh-mis) Island where Xerxes was defeated by Athens
Socrates: (SAH-kruh-teez) Great Athenian teacher
Sophocles: (SAF-uh-kleez) Wrote tragedies
Thucydides: (thoos-uh-DI-deez) Recorded Peloponnesian War
Xerxes: (ZERK-Zes) Son of Darius
Chapter 1: The Golden Age of Ancient Greece
Section 1: The Persian War
Armies from Persia began conquering Babylon, Assyria, Egypt and other
places in the Mediterranean around 540 B.C., including the northern
Balkans and parts of Asia Minor. Around 500 B.C. Greeks there rebelled
against the Persians. Athens sent troops to the area but they were not
effective against the Persians.
In 490 B. C., Darius I, the king of Persia, directed his troops to invade
Athens. Athenian troops went to battle with the Persian army on a plain called
Marathon. Though overmatched, the Athenians defeated the Persians after a
daylong battle. Legend has it that a messenger ran all the way to Athens from
Marathon to share the news of the Athenian army’s victory. The Olympic Games
began holding long-distance running competitions to commemorate the victory. The
event – called the marathon – takes its name from that plain near Athens and
recreates the messenger’s joyful return to the city.
Darius I died in 486 B. C. and his son Xerxes came to rule over
Persia. In 480 B.C. Xerxes sent 200,000 soldiers and 800 ships to
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attack Greece. Again, the Persians outmatched the Greeks, though this time the
invaders faced naval fleets and soldiers from city-states, including Sparta, other than
Athens. The Greeks defeated the Persians during a battle at sea near the island of
Salamis. As a result of this invasion the city-states of Greece formed leagues,
groups of allies, that protected each other. Sparta led the Peloponnesian league.
Athens led the Delian league, which included city-states of the Asian Minor, and
Aegean islands.
Directions: Fill in the blank with the letter of the correct answer.
1.
Darius I was ________.
a. The king of Crete
b. The king of Persia
c. An invader from Egypt
d. The son of the king of Crete
2.
The Persians began conquering Babylon, Assyria, Egypt and others in ________.
a. 776 B.C.
b. A.D. 1040
c. 540 B.C.
d. 500 B.C.
3.
In 480 B.C. ________ sent 200,000 soldiers and 800 ships to attack Greece.
a. Zeus
b. Hera
c. Darius I
d. Xerxes
4.
The Greeks defeated Xerxes at ________.
a. The Battle of Salamis
b. The Battle of Salami
c. Marathon
d. Athens
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5.
After the Persian War the Greek city-states formed ________.
a. Tribunes
b. A senate
c. An assembly
d. Leagues
6.
Athens belonged to ________.
a. The Delian League
b. The Peloponnesian League
c. The Corinthian League
d. The Major League
7.
Sparta belonged to ________.
a. The Delian League
b. The Corinthian League
c. The Cretan League
d. The Peloponnesian League
Strengthening Your Character:
Humble means lacking boastful pride.
8.
Look up the word boastful in a dictionary. Write its definition below.
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9.
Look up the word Pride in a dictionary. Write its definition below.
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Section 2: Pericles and Athens’ Government
The defeat of the Persians led to a period of great achievement in Greek
culture. This era spanned from 479 B.C. to 431 B.C. and is known as the Golden
Age.
During this time Athenian democracy was made a cultural and educational
center in Greece under a leader named Pericles. Nicknamed “The Olympian” by
the writer Plutarch, Pericles was born to an aristocratic family in 494 B.C
Pericles also wanted all citizens to be able to participate in public life. Under
his rule, Athens democracy became more and more within reach for the average
citizen.He is remembered for paying citizens to serve in the government. Pericles
saw to it that jurors would be paid a salary for the days they served in court to make
up for the wages they would have made at their jobs. In the United States today,
jurors are paid a daily stipend, a tradition borrowed from the Ancient Greeks.
A group called the Council of 500, decided what topic would be discussed at
each assembly meeting. The men of the council were chosen randomly by drawing
names from a bowl. Other government officials were selected this
way. Members of a jury were chosen this way too.
Athens was a direct democracy. A direct democracy is when
each citizen makes a decision for the government. Most countries
today have too many people for a direct democracy. The United
States has a representative democracy. A representative
democracy is when voters elect other citizens to make government decisions as
their representatives.
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
1.
Pericles was born in _________________ B.C./A.D.
2.
The defeat of the Persians ushered in _______________________.
3.
For what is Pericles remembered ? ______________________
4.
What is a direct democracy? ___________________________________
5.
What is a representative democracy? __________________________________
6.
What did the Council of 500 do?
(Circle one.)
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St rengthening Your Character:
7.
The opposite of humble is arrogant. Describe using your own words what
arrogant means.
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Section 3: Ancient Greece’s Arts and Letters
Pericles encouraged scientists to come to Athens. Hippocrates was one of
the greatest of the Golden Age scientists. He was the first to understand that illness
was created from earthly causes. Prior to Hippocrates, people believed that sickness
was punishment from the gods. Hippocrates also wrote down rules for doctors to
follow in treating their patients. Doctors still abide by
I swear by Apollo
these rules, and even make a promise at the start of
Physician and Asclepius
their careers to do so. This promise is called the
and Hygieia and
“Hippocratic Oath”.
Panaceia and all the
gods and goddesses,
Pericles was generous to workers in the arts and
making them my
the building trades because he wanted Athens to be
witnesses, that I will fulfil
“the school of Greece”. He solicited money for a fund
according to my ability
so that people who were poor could take in a play at
and judgment this oath
one of the brand new theaters he built. Pericles invited
and this covenant …
artists from other city-states to come to Athens. The
result of Pericles’ investment in the arts was
-The first paragraph to
construction of new gymnasiums, temples, theaters,
the Hippocratic Oath
and other buildings decorated with wall paintings
depicting scenes from Greek mythology and history.
The Parthenon was completed in 432 B.C. Initiated to honor the goddess Athena, its
ruins still stand on Athens’ acropolis.
The Golden Age was a time of great literature. Herodotus, known as the “first
historian”, wrote about the Persian Wars, which he described as “the astonishing
achievements of our own and other peoples.” Sophocles wrote plays called
tragedies because of their sad endings. Aristophanes, on the other hand, wrote
funny plays called comedies. These writers are still being read today.
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Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
1. What did Pericles want Athens to be? _______________________
2. Who was Hippocrates? _______________________
3. What were his achievements?
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4. When was the Parthenon completed?
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5. What did Herodotus write about?
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Strengthening Your Character:
6. Look up the word haughty and write down its definition.
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7. Look up the word assertive and write down its definition.
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8. How are these words not like the word humble?
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CHAPTER 1 REVIEW
25 POINTS POSSIBLE
Make sure that all of your work is scored and corrected. Review this chapter,
and then try to answer the following questions without looking back.
Directions: Match each word or phrase on the left with the description which
most nearly matches it on the right. Fill in the blank with the letter of the
correct match.
1. _____ Darius I
a. Wrote tragedies
2. _____ Pericles
b. “The first historian”
3. _____ Herodotus
c. Nicknamed Pericles “The Olympian”
4. _____ Aristophanes
d. Wrote comedies
5. _____ Xerxes
e. Athenian leader
6. _____ Hippocrates
f. King of Persia
7. _____ Sophocles
g. Invaded Greece in 480 B.C.
8. _____ Plutarch
h. Discovered causes of illness
Directions: Fill in the blank with the letter of the correct answer.
9. This era spanned from 479 B.C. to 431 B.C.________.
a. The Dark Ages
b. The Iron Age
c. The Classical Age
d. The Golden Age
10. Pericles is remembered for ________.
a. Paying citizens to serve in government.
b. Making Athens into a Greek center of education and culture
c. Making democracy more accessible for the average citizen.
d. All of these
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11. The Council of 500 ________
a. Imposed taxes on citizens
b. Decided what topic would be discussed at each assembly meeting.
c. Plotted to overthrow Pericles
d. Built libraries and temples in Athens.
Directions: Circle “True” or “False”
12. (True/False) Sophocles wrote comedies.
13. (True/False) Hippocrates wrote the Hippocratic Oath.
14. (True/False) Aristophanes is remembered for his tragedies.
15. (True/False) Herodotus wrote about the Persian War.
16. (True/False) Athens was a representative democracy.
17. Write the definition for the word Humble:
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Chapter 2:The Golden Age’s End
Section 1: The Peloponnesian War
Athens and Sparta were the two most influential city-states of ancient Greece.
Each wanted to be the strongest and most influential. Sparta had the support of the
Peloponnesian League, while the city-states of the Delian League backed Athens.
Under Pericles’ leadership, Athens gained
more and more power. Tensions between Sparta and
Athens came to a head in 431 B.C. when Sparta and
its allies attacked Attica. A war broke out between
the two leagues. The war was called the
Peloponnesian War. It lasted 27 years.
Our constitution does
not copy the laws of
neighboring states;
we are rather a pattern
to others than
imitators ourselves.
Its administration
favors the many
instead of the few;
this is why it is called
a democracy.
Thucidydes was a Greek historian who
recorded events that took place during the time of the
Peloponnesian War. He wrote that Pericles, after the
first year of the Peloponnesian War, delivered an
address during a memorial service for the soldiers
who fought for Athens. In his speech, Pericles gave
-“Pericles’ Funeral
numerous examples of Athens’ greatness. He wanted
Oration”
the families of the dead to know that the soldiers
fought hard for a worthy cause. “For in magnifying the city I have magnified them,
and men like them whose virtues made her glorious,” said Pericles.
This period was a bad time for Athens. A quarter of the Athenian army died
from a plague. The city-state lost their great leader Pericles in 429 B.C. Thirty
tyrants gained and then lost power in Athens after the death of Pericles. Athens
surrendered to Sparta in 404 B. C. A year later, democracy was restored in Athens.
Directions: Circle “True” or “False.”
1.
(True/False)
The Peloponnesian War was started by Sparta.
2.
(True/False)
A quarter of the Athenian army died of the plague.
3.
(True/False)
Pericles described the decline of Athens in a funeral speech.
4.
(True/False)
Democracy was restored in Athens a year after the war ended.
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Directions: Choose the best ending for each sentence:
5.
Pericles’ historical speech was recorded by ________.
a. Herodotus.
b. Thucydides.
c. Aristophanes.
d. Sophocles.
6.
Sparta started the Peloponnesian War by ________.
a. Attacking Athens on the plain of Marathon.
b. Attacking Athens from the sea.
c. Marching into Athens.
d. Attacking Atticus.
7.
The Peloponnesian War lasted ________.
a. 100 years.
b. One year.
c. 47 years.
d. 27 years.
8.
Pericles gave the speech so that ________.
a. Athenians would quit fighting the war.
b. Athenians would know that the dead fought for Athens, a noble cause.
c. Spartans would lose heart and give up the battle.
d. Members of the Delian league would fight harder.
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Strengthening Your Character:
A synonym is a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word.
Following are some synonyms of this unit’s character trait, Humble. Look up each
word in a dictionary, and write its definition in the space provided.
9.
Meek:
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10.
Modest:
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11.
Unassuming:
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Section 2: The Great Philosophers
While Athens crumbled, one of its citizens came to be
regarded as its greatest teacher and thinker. Socrates taught by
asking his students questions. This forced them to think more
deeply than if he had just told them the information directly. This
method of teaching continues in colleges and universities today and
is named the Socratic method after the great teacher.
Socrates wanted Athens to be restored to its former glory. He
prodded officials of the city-state to make them think about what was happening in
Athens. The Spartan government didn’t appreciate this. In 399 B.C. Socrates was
sentenced to death after being convicted of teaching dangerous ideas to youth. The
court’s method of execution was forcing Socrates to drink a cup of poison.
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A student of Socrates named Plato proved to be another great thinker. He
believed that a ruler should be a good person, and that wisdom and
learning are what make people good. Plato believed only
philosophers, “lovers of wisdom”, should be rulers. He started a
school in 385 B.C. for philosophers to study citizenship and
leadership. Plato believed that a good citizen is a person who is
informed, understands other viewpoints, and acts responsibly.
Aristotle studied for 20 years at Plato’s Academy, and later become known
for his writings along with Plato and Socrates. Aristotle’s interests were wide and
included astronomy, science, law and economics. Aristotle pioneered the study of
zoology, the study of animals, and botany, the study of plants.
Choose the best ending for each sentence:
1.
Socrates was ________.
a. Next in line to Pericles for leader of Athens.
b. General in the Spartan army.
c. Athens great teacher.
d. A slave who later served in the assembly.
2.
Socrates taught by ________.
a. Memorization.
b. Experience.
c. Asking questions to force students to think for themselves.
d. Forcing students to copy lessons by hand fifty times.
3.
Socrates was sentenced to death for _________.
a. Teaching dangerous ideas for young people.
b. Plotting to overthrow the government.
c. Stealing money from the general fund.
d. Spying for Sparta.
Directions:
Circle “True” or “False.”
4. (True/False) Plato was the person who sentenced Socrates to death.
5. (True/False) Plato believed that “lovers of wisdom” should be the ones who rule.
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6. (True/False) Aristotle was a student of Socrates.
7. (True/False) Aristotle pioneered the study of zoology and botany.
Strengthening Your Character:
8.
The opposite of humble is arrogant.
Think of a time when somebody was
arrogant to you. How did you feel? What did you say or do? (Use at least 5
sentences in answering these questions.)
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CHAPTER 2 REVIEW
20 POINTS POSSIBLE
Make sure that all of your work is scored and corrected. Review this chapter,
and then try to answer the following questions without looking back.
Directions: Match each word on the left with the appropriate word or phrase
on the right. Fill in the blank with the letter of the correct match.
1. _____ Aristotle
(a)
War between Sparta and Athens
2. _____ Peloponnesian league
(b)
Thought rulers should be “lovers of
wisdom”
3. _____ Thucydides
(c)
Famous teacher killed by Spartans
4. _____ Attica
(d)
Athenian league
5. _____ Peloponnesian War
(e)
Wrote about the Peloponnesian War
6. _____ Plato
(f)
Studied zoology and botany
7. _____ Delian league
(g)
Spartan league
8. _____ Socrates
(h)
Site of attack on Athens at the
beginning of the Pelopponesian War
Directions: Fill in the blank with the letter of the correct answer.
9. The Pelopponesian War began when ________.
a. Athens attacked Sparta by sea.
b. Sparta attacked Athens on the plain of Marathon.
c. Sparta attacked Attica
d. Athens marched into Sparta
10. Pericles addressed his famous speech to ________.
a. Mourners for soldiers killed in the first year of the Pelopponesian War
b. The Council of 500
c. Students at Plato’s Academy
d. None of these
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11. Plato believed a good citizen is one who
a. Works hard, pays taxes, plays by the rules.
b. Doesn’t ask questions of his leaders.
c. Is informed, understands other viewpoints, and acts responsibly.
d. Produces many goods and services for his fellow citizens to buy.
12. In 385 B.C., Plato
a. Ran for elected office in Athens.
b. Invaded Sparta.
c. Wrote a speech for Pericles.
d. Began a school for philosophers to study citizenship.
13. Aristotle studied at Plato’s Academy until
a. Plato died in 347 B.C.
b. He discovered the science of zoology.
c. His death in 322 B.C.
d. He was satisfied he had learned enough.
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
14. Name a word that is similar to humble
__________________________________
15. Write down the definition of this word.
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Chapter 3: Alexander’s Empire
Section 1: Alexander’s Rise
The ancient Greeks had never been united under one leader until invaders
from a land north of the Greek mainland on the Balkan Peninsula called Macedonia
defeated Athens in 338 B.C. during the Battle of Chaeronea. With this victory, the
king of Macedonia, Philip II, controlled almost all of Greece. He established a
league called the League of Corinth, which he required each city-state to join.
In 336 B.C. King Philip sent a small army to Asia in a plan to take over Greek
city-states ruled by Persia. He died before he could fulfill his dream of liberating
these city-states from Persian control. King Philip was murdered at his daughter’s
wedding. King Philip’s 20-year old son Alexander was next in line to the throne.
In 334 B.C. Alexander and his army of 35,000 soldiers crossed the
Hellespont Strait between Europe and Asia Minor and liberated Greek city-states
from Persian rule. His father had dreamed of releasing Greek city-states from foreign
rule. Some say that Alexander's reasons for invading Asia were other than unifying
the Greek city-states. He also sought revenge on the Persians for their invasion of
Greece in 490 B.C.
Alexander’s conquests were the stuff of legends. He won his first battle
against the Persians at Granicus when he was only 22. One story has it that when
Alexander invaded the Asia Minor, he arrived at the same spot in Troy as Achilles
had in the Iliad. He went into Gordium, home of the famous Gordian Knot. There
was a famous legend that King Gordius, father of Midas, made a knot to his chariot
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that could be untied only by the man who was destined to rule the entire world.
Alexander unraveled the knot by slashing it with his sword.
After the conquests in Asia Minor, Alexander marched southwest into
northern Africa. He defeated Egypt, Syria, and Mesopotamia and before marching
back into Asia. By 331 B.C., Alexander had built an empire from the Danube River in
Europe to the Nile River in Africa.
What moved Alexander to take on the world? He is said to
have wanted very much to see the ocean that was believed to
surround Europe and Asia at the edge of the earth. Others say he
simply had dreams of conquering the world as he knew it. This
would have meant adding Eastern Europe, northern Africa and Asia
to Macedonian rule
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.
1. Phillip II was ___________________________.
2. Macedonians defeated Athens at the _____________________________.
3. After King Philip’s death his son _____________________ took over the throne.
4. The entire world for Alexander meant ________________________,
________________________, and ________________________.
5. In 334 B.C., Alexander and his army marched across the
____________________ into Asia Minor.
6. He then marched into northern Africa and conquered ____________________,
____________________, and ____________________.
7. By 331 B.C., Alexander had built an empire from the ____________________ to
the ____________________.
8. In _______________, Alexander slashed ____________________ with a sword.
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9. What are some reasons why Alexander invaded Asia?
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Section 2: Alexander the Great
Alexander became known as Alexander the
Great. He built cities throughout the areas he conquered
and named them after himself. Alexandria, a city in
Egypt, eventually equaled Athens as a center of learning
and culture. Alexandria’s library boasted 500,000 scrolls
at one point. The library collected material on
mathematics, astronomy, botany and medicine, to name
a few examples.
Alexandria became the new center of learning. A mathematician named
Euclid was the first to study geometry. Alexandrian doctors pioneered knowledge of
the brain and the nervous system, helping Alexandria to become a center of medical
technology.
Greeks began settling in parts of Alexander’s empire. Soon people of Europe,
Asia and Africa learned the Greek language and culture. They studied Greek
philosophy and literature and worshiped Greek gods. Alexander, in turn, adapted
many customs of the people he conquered to Greek culture. This began an era of
increased activity among many people spanning several centuries called the
Hellenistic Age. Hellenistic means “Greek-like.” During this age, geographers
charted new maps and made new discoveries about Earth. Archimedes in Sicily
discovered ways to apply math to engineering. Aristarchus used math to prove that
the earth revolves around the sun.
After defeating Persia, Alexander led his troops to the Indus River where he
fought King Porus of India. After the king’s surrender, Alexander wanted to continue
on into India to the Ganges River. His soldiers, however, refused to go. These battlehardened warriors simply would not go any further.
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Alexander returned to Babylon in 326 B.C. He died that same
year just before his thirty-third birthday. According to legend, when
asked who would rule the empire upon his death, Alexander said
that control would go “To the strongest!” However, rivalries among
Alexander’s generals prevented a strong ruler to replace the
conqueror. The empire crumbled into separate lands. The largest of these lands
were Egypt, Syria, and and Macedonia
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.
1.
Name the three scientists of the Hellenistic Age:
a. ______________________________
b. ______________________________
c. ______________________________
2.
Describe Alexandria, Egypt:
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3.
Why did Alexander stop battling? Where was the site of his last battle?
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4.
The Hellenistic Age spanned ____________________.
5.
a.
b.
c.
Name three characteristics of the Hellenistic Age
____________________
____________________
____________________
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Strengthening Your Character:
6.
Write the definition of Humble below:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
7.
Read the following sentences. Place an H for Humble in front of the
sentences demonstrating a patient attitude. Place an A for Arrogant in
front of the statements demonstrating an impatient attitude.
a. _____
My friends should consider themselves lucky to know me.
b. _____
I am lucky to have such great friends.
c. _____
I am definitely the best athlete on the team.
d. _____
It’s hard to be modest when you are so great.
e. _____
If I work hard and study, I might do well on the test.
 Score questions 1 – 7 Now.  Correct any wrong answers.  Rescore.
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