Monday-
- Greek Philosophy
- Political philosophy, ethics, metaphysics
- Ontology
- Logic
- Socrates
- 470-399 BC
- Philosopher of Ancient Greece
- Taught by asking questions
- This method of questioning is still called the Socratic method
- Put on trial and found guilt for “corrupting the youth of Athens
- “There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
Plato
- 427-347 BC
- Student of Socrates
- Started a school called The Academy that lasted 900 years
- Wrote The republic
- The book talked about a perfectly governed society-not a democracy
- In his ideal society, all citizens would fall naturally into three groups”farmers and artisans, warriors, and the ruling class
- The person with the greatest intellect form the ruling class would be chosen king
Aristotle
- 384-322BC
- Aristotle was a student of Plato
- He wrote about science, art, law, poetry, government, etc.
- Taught Alexander the Great
- “He who studies how things originated will achieve the clearest view of them”
Macedonians
- Lived in mountainous villages, not city-states
- Maedonianas considered themselves to be Greek but were looked down upon by the bug uty-states
- Philip II built up his military and eventually invaded and defeated the Greek city-states
- Used the phalanx and cavalry to great effect
King Philip II of Maedo-
- 382-336 BCE
- Defeated Athens and Thebes at the Battle of CHaeronea in 338 BCE ending a ten year war and bringing peace to Greece
- Established a federation of Greekstates known as the League of Dornith, with his as the elected as commander-in-chief
- Planned the invasion of the Persin empire but was assigned
- Assassinated at this daughter;s wedding by a former bodyguard, Pausanias
Alexander III of Macedon
- 356-323 BCE
- Took over for his father, Philp, in 336 BCE
- Ruled Greece and it;s empire for only 13 years
- Due to his great accomplishments, became known as Alexander the Great
- Taught by Aristotle Undefeated in battle
- His goal was to reach the “end of the world and the Great outer sea”
- After taking power, Alexander eliminated his opponent to the throne and then moved to consolidate Greece
- Alexander then turned east to take over the Perisan Empire and achieve the goal of his father-48,100 soldiers, 6,100 cavalry, 120 ships
- After losing some battles, Darius III retreated quickly and offered Alexander all lands west of the Euphrates River and $$ for his family
- Refused Darius III’s offer and announced he would take the entire Persin Empire
- In 332 BCE, alexander moved into Egypt and “liberated” from the Persian
- After conquering Egypt, Alexander moved into Mesopotamin and finished the job of defeating Darius III and the Persians
- Alexander would continue east into India where he eventually ran into a strong indian army
- His troops were tired-fighting for 11 years and traveled more than 11,000 miles
- Even after defeating the INdian army in a battle, the monsoons of Indian were having an impact and Alexander agreed to turn back west
- Alexander would die from disease not long after, possibly from typhoid fever or malaria
- Some say he was poisoned
Tuesday-5.5
Hellenic Vs. Hellenistic
- Hellenic culture became common all throughout the Greek Empire
- Langue
- Trade
- Cities
- Science and technology
Wednesday- Test
Thursday - Test
Friday - No School
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