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Hellenic and Hellenistic Greece
The answers to the following questions may be obtained
by accessing the websites listed below. Other sites may be utilized.
| Pivotal Questions | Websites |
Theme (1) Hellenic Greece: Land and Early History
| What was the effect of geography upon Greece, and upon its historical development? | Geographical and Historical Introduction |
| Where was the Minoan Civilization located? Whendid it exist? What was the basis for its economy? What was the political system? What led to the collapse of Minoan Civilization? | The
Minoan Civilization |
| What do we know about the Mycenaeans? Upon what is this knowledge based? What was the type of political system? |
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| What were the characteristics of the Dark Ages(1100-800 B.C.)? |
Theme (2): The Heroic Past and the Lyric Age
| What role did the Greek gods have in the Iliad as described by Homer? What does the Iliad suggest about the cultureof the Myceneans?What similarities exist between the gods of the Greeks and those of Mesopotamian civilization? |
Homer: Click on"Homer and the Myth of the Trojan War
" Olympians |
| What was the Greek polis? What forms of government existed in the polis? Who was able to participate in the government of the polis? What were the weaknesses of the Polis? | |
| When did Greek civilization reach its peak? What were the reasons for Greek expansion? What were the cultural and economic effects of Greek expansion? |
Greek colonization: Scroll to last paragraph Site(2): click on "Coming of the Greeks" Scroll to "Further Migrations" and "The Extent of Greece" |
| How do the poems of Sappho and Archilochus demonstrate Greek individualism? What do their writings illustrate? | Lyric Poets:
Sappho
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Theme (3) City-states: Sparta and Athens
| How did the Spartans respond to problems of over-population? What were effects of prolonged warfare upon the Spartan people? What were the roles of men and women in Spartan society? |
Sparta |
| How did Athenian democracy evolve? What was the role of the reformers in bringing about Athenian democracy: Solon, Pisistratus, Cleisthenes? | Evolution of Athens |
| In what ways was Athenian democracy not democratic?
What were its main faults? |
Classes: Scroll to "Democracy and the Age of Pericles |
Theme (4) Classical Greece: from the Persian
Wars to the Peloponnesian Wars
| What were the causes and effects of the Persian Wars upon Greece (499-479)B.C.? | The Persian Wars |
| What was the Delian League and why was it formed? and what became of it? What were the causes and effects of the Peloponnesian Wars? | The Peloponnesian Wars: (Site1) Also see "The Athenian Empire" Site(2) |
| What were the effects of the plague on Athens during the Peloponnesian Wars? | the plague in Athens |
Theme (5) The Golden Age of Athens: Arts ,Drama,
and Daily Life
| What is noteworthy about the Greek Classical period
(500-338)B.C.? What made Athens great? |
Classical period:
Golden age of Athens: click on Culture. Also see "Sophists" below Site(2): Funeral Oration of Pericles: See the 3rd, 4th, and 5th paragraph |
| What are the concerns of Greek drama? Why are Greek dramatic works famous today? | Athenian Drama |
| What was the role of women in Ancient Greece.? What was the attitude of Greeks to homosexuality? | Homosexuality and women |
Theme (6) Hellenic Religion and Philosophy:
| What was the attitude of the Greeks to religion | See Oympians in theme (2) above |
| What new ideas did individuals; Anaximander, Heraclitus and Thales develop in their efforts to describe the world about them? | Early Greek Philosophy: Site(1): Click on "Materialist Thought" |
| What is Aesop famous for, even to this day? What is Hippocrates noted for? | Aesop: click on Aesop's Fables Hippocratic Oath |
| Who were the Sophists and why are they remembered? | Sophists: Click on "Sophism" |
| What was the Socratic method? Why and how did Socrates die? | Socrates: Same site as "Sophists". Click on "Socrates" |
| What distinctive ideas was Plato most noted for? |
Plato:
Click on "Plato" Plato's Republic: Scroll to colored table, read explanatory paragraphs |
| What were the characteristics of Aristotle's philosophy, and why was he so influential? | Aristotle: Click on "Aristotle" |
| Who were the two principal Greek historians, and what contributions did each make? |
Theme (7): Hellenistic Greece: Alexander and hisPolitical
legacy
| What developments made the Hellenistic era possible? | King Philip |
| What was the geographic extent of Alexander's conquests? What was the most enduring legacy of his conquests? | Alexander:
Site(1) |
| What happened to Alexander's empire immediately following his death? What new political ideas were introduced? How did Greek emigration contribute to a stable political situation? |
3 Kingdoms Political legacy: Scroll to "The Political-Cultural Legacy"and "The Impact on Greek Thinking" |
| What was the relationship of cities to the monarchiesof the Hellenistic World? Economically and culturally, how did the role of cities change? Why did war continue to re-occur? | Cities and Monarchies: See 3 Kingdoms above,
Scroll to paragraph referring to "hellenization" War: Same site, 3rd paragraph |
Theme (8): Hellenistic Greece: Cultural diffusion
| What was the role of Greeks and Macedonians in the Hellenistic world? What was the role of women? What caused the collapse of Greek pre-eminence? | Diffusion of Greek culture |
| How did the Jewish people and the Greeks relate to each other in the Hellenistic world? | Hellenism and the Jews: Click on The Jewish Diaspora and Hellenistic Culture |
| What role did cities have in the economy of the Hellenistic world? What was the extent of industry? What was the role of slavery? | See "Diffusion" above |
Theme (9): Hellenistic Greece: Philosophy and Science
| How did Greek and eastern religious practices inter-relate? What particular cults became popular? | Hellenistic Religion: Note especially the cult of Isis |
| What were the main ideas of the Cynics, Epicureans and Stoics? | Epicureans
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| What were Aristarchus, Ptolemy, Archimedes, and Eratosthenes noted for? What did Hellenistic science emphasize? What were the weaknesses? | Hellenistic Science: Science: |
| What were the achievements and weaknesses in the study of medicine during the Hellenistic era? | Hellenistic Medicine: Scroll to the "Conclusion" and the "Sophists" |
| How did the Hellenistic era differ from the Hellenic period? | Comparison |
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