Warm Up: Monday August 27th

• Get out your homework from Friday • WE have a test this week

(Wednesday/Thursday)

• In Full Sentences, please respond to this question:• What do you think makes a GREAT leader? Name

3 characteristics. • Do you think leaders are born or made?

To Do this week:

Monday: Alexander the Great Great Minds of Greece

Tuesday: Study for Test ( a lot shorter!)

Wednesday/Thursday: Test & Activity

Friday: Start Ancient Rome (3 day weekend)

Goals for Today

Students will…• Understand the contribution of Alexander the

Great• Recognize the accomplishments of Ancient

Greece

Alexander the Great

After the Peloponnesian War the city-states of Greece were left vulnerable to invasion. Macedonia was the region to the north of Greece.

Philip II: Was the king of Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great. Invasion of Greece: Philip conquered the city-states of Greece and united them. He then prepared to invade the Persian Empire.

Death of Philip Was assassinated at the wedding of his daughter.

Alexander’s ascension to Power After the death of his father Alexander took the throne of Macedonia.

Age: He was only 20-21 years old.

PreparationAs a teenager Alexander had been a general in his father’s army. His father had hired the Philosopher Aristotle as his tutor.

The army declared him general after his father’s death. Many in Macedonia did not consider him a legitimate heir to the throne because his mother, Olympia, was not a Macedonian.

Alexander’s ConquestsAlexander had to suppress some Greek revolts after his father's death, he then turned toward conquering the Persian Empire.

Took on the Persian EmpireGaugamelaFinal defeat of Darius.

Alexander had already defeated Darius at the battle of Issus, where Darius had abandoned his wife, mother, and children.

Sisygambis, Darius’ mother, disowned her son and pledged her loyalty to Alexander. It is said that when Alexander died she sealed herself in room and died of grief and hunger.

Conquers EgyptAfter defeating the Persians

Alexander marched to Egypt to claim his newly acquired

territory.

In Egypt he was proclaimed the son of Zeus and made

Pharaoh.

The Egyptians considered him to be a god.

He founded the city Alexandria in Egypt.

It would lay the foundations for the spread of Greek culture

throughout the region.

Alexander’s Empire

Pushes on to Indus River Valley

Alexander expanded his empire to the Indus river in India.He adopted many Persian and Egyptian customs along the way.

This may have bred resentment in his men, because they refused to advance any further into India and he was forced to head back.

The Indus river became the eastern border of his empire.

Death of AlexanderAlexander never lost a

battle.He died shortly after he

turned back from India.It was most likely from

Malaria, or another tropical disease.

BabylonThis city is the

traditional site for his death.

He never appointed a successor, it is said that he

left his kingdom to “the strongest”

The Legacy of AlexanderAlexander is considered one of the great military leaders of all time.He assimilated the cultures of his conquered regions into a common culture.

Legacy of Alexander the Great

Hellenistic Culture This culture was Hellenistic

Culture.Was a combination of Greek,

Egyptian, Persian, and Indian culture.

This culture was spread by trade

LanguageThe language spread by

Alexander was Greek

Architecture and SculptureRealismHellenistic sculpture took a departure from the Greek idealized style to a style emphasizing realism.

Great Minds of Ancient Greece

The Writing of HistoryHerodotus-wrote History of the Persian

Wars First real history

Thucydides- wrote history of Peloponnesian War General who fought in war Saw war and politics as act of men and

gods Emphasis on accuracy

Pythagoras582-500 B.C.

Pythagorean Theorem: a2 + b2 = c2

a2

c2

b2

Hippocrates460-377 B.C.

Founded a school of medicineRejected that sickness comes

from the godsCareful observations of

symptoms Acute Chronic

“Holistic” healing Hygiene Diet Curative powers of nature

The Hippocratic Oath

Democritus460? - 360 B.C.

Developed the atomic theory.

Taught that the universe was formed out of chaos through the joining of atoms of like shape and size.

Atoma = indivisible particles.

“the laughing philosopher”

Archimedes287 - 212 B.C.

Greek mathematician – Geometry

War machines and other devices

Theory of buoyancy - “Eureka!”

Law of the leverArchimedean screw

Archimedean Screw

Modern application of the Archimedean Screw

The Three Most Famous Philosophers

Socrates Plato Aristotle

Socrates c. 469-399 B.C.

Socrates Encouraged people to examine their own beliefs and ideas.He wrote no books, but questioned

fellow citizens about their beliefs and ideas.

He used a method of questioning now called the Socratic method.

Socrates believed this was the way to seek truth and self-knowledge.

To the people he was an annoyance and a threat to their way life.

When Socrates was 70 he was put on trial for “corrupting the city’s youth and failing to respect the gods.” He

spoke out in his own defense,He was loyal to the laws of Athens, and accepted his death penalty and drank a glass of Hemlock, a deadly

poison.

“The unexamined

life is not worth

living.”“Know

Thyself”

Plato c. 427-347 B.C.

Plato was shocked by the death of his teacher Socrates. He stayed away from Athens for 10 years.

When he returned, he established the Academy, a school that lasted for the next 900 years.

Plato emphasized the importance of reason.

He believed that through rational thought, people could recognize perfect beauty, and learn to organize an ideal society.

Aristotle c. 384-322 B.C.

He was suspicious of democracy, he thought it led to mob rule.

He supported rule by a single strong and virtuous leader.

He addressed the question of how people should live. He felt people should pursue the “golden mean,” a moderate course between extremes.

He believed that reason should be the guiding force for learning.

He set up a school, the Lyceum.

He left behind many writings which became the basis for later educational systems in Europe.

Was the tutor of Alexander the Great.

Plague in Athens Activity

Directions: Imagine that you have been asked to prepare

a health bulletin to inform Athenians about this deadly disease.  

Create a bulletin that describes the plague in Athens.

List possible symptoms in the order in which they occur.

With each symptom, describe what is as and draw a picture.

Warm Up: Tuesday, August 28th

Name three questions that could be on the test and then answer them

Going to study today; you will get your study guide!

Today

REMEMBER: Tomorrow/Thursday is the test

Today you will ONLY be studying for the testSilently for the first 45 minutesWith a a partner, last 10….Can have Ipods Use your book AND notes

Test Day: NO Warm Up

Quickly look over your study guide….get ready to turn it in!

*SIGH**Breathe*It will be ok…..you will have all class period

When you are done, you are to work SILENTLY on:

Must be doing something when the test is over

This test:

ONLY write on the answer keyNot on the test!!!!

Saves paperIf you write on it accidentally, either erase it

or hand it to me so I can get a new one.

Rules about tests:

When tests are out, there is to be absolutely NO TALKING!!!!! This is disrespectful I will take the test if you do, and it will be a “0” I will also have you spend detention with me

If you have questions, please raise your hand, and I will come over to see if I can answer it I will not give you the answer

Good luck! You are fully prepared for this!!!!