Greek & Hellenistic Culture
Greek Art
_________________ sculpts 38 foot statue of Athena in the _____________________
Values of Greek classical Art: _______________, ________________, _____________________
- faces of Greek sculptures are serene, never _____________, laughing or showing ______________
Greek statues – Some examples are: ______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Greek Drama/Tragedy
Theatres express ____________________________ and tribute to the _____________.
_________________- features a tragic hero with extraordinary abilities and a ______________________to be
their downfall; Ex. Aeschylus- The Oresteia; Sophocles– Oedipus the King, Antigone; Euripedes- Medea
Greek Drama/Comedy
____________________- scenes filled with __________or _________ about customs, politics, people or ideals
Aristophanes- The Birds, Lysistrata
Greek Architecture
Draw the 3 order of Greek columns in the boxes
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
Greek Philosophy
Philosophers- means “___________________________________________________”
___________________- word comes from sophos (wisdom). Travel around ________________ teaching
wisdom, rhetoric and the art of _____________________.
 _____________________ (469-399 B.C.) -- Was NOT a Sophist, believed that there are
____________________ standards of truth and justice; his teaching method__________________________ people; he made enemies by exposing ignorance; brought to trial for
“_______________________________________________” and “neglecting the city’s ___________.”
 _______________ (427-347 B.C.) -- Founder of the ____________________ in Athens; most famous
work: ________________________; vision of a perfectly governed society made up of: farmers and
artisans, warriors, ruling class, a philosopher __________
 _______________________ (384-322 B.C.) -- Founds a school in Athens called the ________________;
balance between reasons and desires is to live ________________________; he influenced
_________________________ (life in moderation); his famous pupil was _________________________
Philip II
King of ____________________________ --Region north of Greece; transformed _________________ into
trained ____________
Goals: 1.) ___________________________________________________2.) ______________________________
Accomplishments: Conquered Greece but ______________________ had local control and were ___________
under Philip’s leaders; declared war on ______________, a common enemy
At height of career, he was _________________________
Alexander the Great
Philip’s _______; became King of ____________________; Aristotle was his ______________ where he
learned philosophy, art, science; learned __________________ lessons from the Macedonian army; his goal
was to continue his father’s work and defeat _______________and create a huge _________________
Alex’s timeline -- What did he do and how did he do it?
 crushed _________________________________________________
 conquered the ___________________________________
 conquered __________________
 moved east, conquering territory until he reached the ___________________________
 founded new cities (______________________) and rebuilt old ones
 married a _______________princess and ordered his generals to marry _________________________
 blending of __________________ (Hellenism)
 seen as _________________ -- chivalrous and noble ___________________________
Wanted more- No army could ________________ him; pushed men to ___________but his troops are
exhausted so they _______________________; at the age of ______, died of a ________________
Legacy -- Mixing of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian traditions – called ______________________ Culture
Hellenistic Culture
_____________, _________________, _______________, and _______________ cultures blended together
Formed by Alexander the Great; the city of ___________________ in Egypt became the center for
________________, was an _________________________ community; known for its many ________________,
libraries, temples, art galleries, gardens
Art Statues honored the ___________, commemorate heroes, everyday people; more _______________ and
_________________________than Greek art
The Colossus of _____________ - 7 wonders of the Ancient World, toppled by an ___________________
Hellenistic Science, Math, and Technology
Math –
Focused on ____________________ - proofs and logical explanations
- Pythagoras - created ________________________________ (a2+b2=c2)
- Aristarchus - proved planets ________________ around the sun
- Eratosthenes - calculated earth’s ________________________ to within 1%
- Euclid - geometry, book called the __________________, still used in geometry courses today
- Archimedes - calculated ____
Science –
Astronomy (applying logical thinking and geometry)
- Aristarchus: __________________________ theory (heliocentric theory)
- Ptolemy: ____________________________ theory (geocentric theory)
- Aristotle: All earthly bodies composed of ___________________ -- fire, water, earth, & air
corresponding attributes: hot & cold, wet & dry
Tend to be _________________ to other elements of its kind (explain why objects fall, steam rises)
Taxonomy - Observation to _________________ creatures
Medicine You could learn to understand and treat _______________ by using careful _________________________
and _________________ thought.
- __________________________ - dismissed the notion that magic or spirits caused or cured disease.
Cartography - Map making
The earth is a _______________
Accepted world was round, but most figured world much _______________ (though with some exceptions)
Impact of Greek Thought on Medieval Europe
Philosophy, math and science ______________________ and preserved by __________ scholars
Many documents lost or ______________________ from Greek to Arabic to Latin to Spanish to French
________________________ believed the ancients foremost authority on science- couldn’t _______________