Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Culture
After the Peloponnesian War
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_______________ and _______________ are both weak
_______________is located to the north, and sees Greece falling apart
_________________________ of Macedon sees a golden opportunity to expand his empire
o Greeks are _______________and easily fall apart
Alexander the Great
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After Phillip’s death in _______________, his son ___________________ rises to power
Alexander expands the empire to cover from Greece, to _______________, and the outskirts of
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As he _______________the empire, he expands the _______________influence of Greece
Alexander’s Accomplishments
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Alexander’s _______________and _______________spread Greek and other cultures
o The mix of Greek culture with Egyptian, _______________, and _______________culture
became known as the _______________culture
Responsible for making _______________, _______________, the new home of learning and
knowledge
o _______________, _______________, other buildings
o Meeting place for international community of _______________
Alexandria, Egypt
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Advancements made it unique
o Wide _______________split into blocks (Indian influence)
o Statues of _______________sculpted in public (Greek)
o _______________of Alexandria made for _______________ to navigate at all hours of the day
o The _______________at Alexandria held many works and old papyrus rolls
 Promoted learning and writing
Hellenistic Achievements
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Astronomy improves
o _______________built, people observe the size of _______________, the sun, etc
o Accurately measured the size of _______________
o Ptolemy develops _______________model of the universe
Philosophic Advancements
o _______________—believed the world was run by divine power
 People should live by ______________________________ and harmony
o _______________—believed the world is made of _______________and ruled by the gods
 _______________don’t care about humans
Art changes from idealistic to realistic
o _______________faces and new subjects
o Hellenistic culture spread until around 150 BCE when Rome became the new place to be
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