People
Who is Phillip II
Powerful king of Macedonia, assassinated
Who was Ptolemy
First ruler of Egypt
Who was ATG father?
Phillip II
How did ATG spread Greek culture?
He spread it by encouraging it in the cities he conquered
What does Assimilate mean?
To absorb or adapt to another culture
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Who is Alexander The Great?
King of Macedonia who built the largest empire in the world had ever seen.
What Is a Phalanx?
Soldiers with long spears arranged in military stratgey
What culture did ATG encourage?
Greek culture
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Why were Hellenistic Buildings so large?
The bigger the building that more power someone had.
What is a Rural Area?
They showed little Greek influence, people had their own native languages, had their own customs/beliefs.
Country type area.
Who was Cleopatra VII
What does Hellenistic mean?
Blended culture that developed in ATG kingdom
What was ATG city named?
Alexandria
What is Hellenistic Culture?
The spread of Greek culture that had begun after the conquest of Alexander the Great
What was the Hellenistic philosophers goal?
To make people happy
Who was Aristarchus?
What is the Hellenistic Age?
A time period during which the Greek culture became very influential
Who were the 3 generals of ATG that took parts of his empire after he died?
Antigonus
Seleucus
Ptolemy
What did Hellenistic culture consist of?
Art, architecture, science, mathematics, and literature
How Did Cleopatra VII Die?
She committed suicide
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Who was Seleucus?
A powerful general who seized most of ATG Asian Conquests
Who was Antigous?
He became the king of ATG homeland, Macedonia
What empire did ATG conquer?
What did he do if they refused to listen to him?
Thebes
Enslaved anyone that didn't join his army
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What did Hellenistic artists want their works to look like?
Hellenistic Artists wanted their art to look more natural than other artist
Name the Philosphers and what they founded
Diogenes: Cynicism
Pyrrho: Skepticsm
Epicurus: Epicureanism
Zeno: Stoicism