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1. Greek Quest for
Beauty and Meaning
Chapter 5-Section 1

2. Buildings for the Gods
Parthenon is best example of
Greek architecture
Modest, perfectly balanced
structure used optical illusions
and perspective to appear
“perfect”

3. The Parthenon

4. Greek Arts
Greeks excelled at depicting the
human form
Told stories on storage pots and
murals
Glorified the human form in
stone statues
Phidias, Myron, Praxiteles are
best known sculptors

5. Famous Sculptors and
their Work
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6. Theatre and Drama
Performed plays twice a year to
honor Dionysus
Early plays were tragedies where
lead character is doomed to an
unhappy ending
Famous tragedians were
Sophocles and Euripides
Greeks eventually wrote
comedies

7. Olympics
Greeks emphasized
importance of a healthy body
Trade and war stopped
Events were individual not
team

8. The Greek Mind
Chapter 5-Section 2

9. Greek Thinkers
Greek philosophers lid
foundations for history, biology,
logic, and poli sci
Sophists rejected Greek
traditions and claimed “man was
the measure of all things”

10. Socrates
Critic of the sophists and
believed in absolute truths
Developed Socratic method
Was executed for “corrupting
the youth”
Taught Plato, who opened his
own school and wrote
The Republic

11. Aristotle
Believed one should live
moderately
Method of inquiry and
classification influenced scientists
Believed that the ideal gov’t was
one ruled by the middle class and
included parts of a monarchy,
aristocracy, & democracy

12. Historians
Greeks were first to accurately
record history
Herodotus recorded the Persian
War
Thucydides recorded the
Peloponnesian War

13. Science
Believed world is ruled by
natural laws
Studied astronomy,
mathematics, and viewed
medicine as a science

14. Alexander’s
Empire
Chapter 5-Section 3

15. Macedonia
Located North of Greece
Descendants of the Dorians
Philip II conquered the Greek
city-states, which were weak
from the Peloponnesian War
Philip intended to destroy the
Persian Empire, but was killed

16. Alexander the Great
In 336, Alexander replaced
Philip at the age of 20
Military leader since the age
of 16
Well-educated by Aristotle

17. War with Persia
Sought revenge on Persia
Superior tactics allowed him to
defeat the Persians in battle
Liberated many former colonies
Established Alexandria in Egypt
Declared himself Persian
Emperor

18. Imperial Ambitions
In 327 B.C., Alexander
controlled land to the Indus
River valley
Soldiers refused to go any
farther, many hadn’t been home
in over 8 years
Died of malaria in 323 at the
age of 33

19. Alexander’s Long-Term
Impact
Spread Greek culture and
language throughout the region
to create the Hellenistic way of
life
Founded over 70 cities

20. Alexandria
Served as the model
Perpendicular, straight streets
Large harbors and a massive
light house boosted economy
First known library and museum
Scholars came from all over the
world
Increased status for women