REVIEW SHEET 8	ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND THE HELLENISTIC WORLD
pp.  77-83

 

1.	Focus Question: What were the chief characteristics of the Hellenistic World and how was it established?
	What does the term "hellenistic" mean?  How did the hellenistic world differ from the world of classical Greece? What were the "roots" of the Hellenistic civilization?  How did the rest of the Greeks view the Macedonians? Why didn’t the Macedonians play a major role in Greek affairs prior to the middle of the fourth century B.C.?  What resource allowed Philip of Macedon to strengthen his kingdom at the expense of Athens? What type of settlement did Philip achieve with the Federal League of Corinth?  Why was Corinth selected? What was Philip II's principle achievements? Why did Alexander seek quick decisive battles against Persia?  How was Alexander welcomed in Egypt?  Why did Alexander turn back from India?  Generally speaking, how has been Alexander been judged by history?  What was the fate of Alexander's empire after his death?  Why was the first 75 yrs after Alexander's death a period of prosperity? What produced the economic crisis?  What weakened the capacity of the Hellenistic kingdoms to resist outside attack?  Which empire replaced most of the old Hellenistic world?
2.	Focus Question:  How did Hellenistic thought and ideas differ from those of  Hellenic culture?
	How did the mentality change from the classical period to the Hellenistic period, what accounts for this change?  What were the chief positions of the Epicureans, Cynics (see slide) and Stoics?  How did the Lyceum and Academy change during this period?  How were the Epicureans and the Stoics alike, different?  How did the Epicureans believe one achieved happiness; how did the Stoics?  Why was the appeal of Stocism so great in the post-Alexandrian world?   Where was the center of literary production during the third and second century B.C.? What works did they produce and how did they compare to classical works? How did sculpture change during this period?   Who proposed the heliocentric theory and why didn't it take hold?  How does Hellenistic culture differ from that of classical Greece?   What were the main achievements of the classical Greek age?   What advantage did Hellenistic culture possess for those interested in empire building?
	heliocentric theory "Hellenistic World" Demosthenes Battle of Chaeronea (338 B.C.) Zeno of Citium Elements by Euclid Ptolemy of Alexandria Eratosthenes of Cyrene koine