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25 Cards in this Set
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The Hellenistic Age
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-Begins with the death of Alexander the great
-Hellenistic culture heavily influenced by Greek Culture |
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Motifs from Hellenistic age
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-Gave Hellenistic world commercial language
-New religious cults promised Immortality |
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Alexanders Political Dream
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-world united into single empire under a single ruler, dominated by Greek/Persian peoples
-ruler is divine |
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Hellenistic Women
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-Conduct own economic & legal affairs, work in liberal arts &make charitable bequests, erect impressive gravestones
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Hellenistic History
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-The disintegration of Alexander's empire
-the rise of successor states -the arrival of Rome |
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Successor States' Generals
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-Politically at war; Culturally divided
-Koine: Language -Cleopatra: Egypt 's last ruler prior to Rome |
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Successor States
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-Alexandria: largest city in Hellenistic world with a Greco-Oriental Society
-Pergamum: most important city in Attalid Kingdom |
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Alexandria Egypt
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-Founded by Alexander the Great
-Ruled by the Ptolemy's |
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Heron (hero) of Alexandria
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- 75 C.E.
-Mathematician, engineering, mechanics, and optics -Aeolipile: first steam engine |
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Nike of Samothrace
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-Represents constant threat of War
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Hellenic Classicism & Hellenistic Classicism
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-Hellenistic Classicism: eroticism & everyday themes
-Shared Theme: all art forms must serve a moral purpose |
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Drama & Literature
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-New comedy: Comic romances, gentle satirical scenes from middle class life
-Mender:originator of New Comedy Comedy of Manners: way people act in society |
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Non-Dramatic Literature
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-Alexanderianism: Literary style in Alexandria, Arid Scholarship
-Theocritus -Pastoral poems: describe lives of Shepard's in artificial ways -Idylls: small portraits of Hellenistic life |
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Philosophy & Religion
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-Internationalism:unification of all people
-Individualism: excluded most -Preached salvation: Magic to escape fate |
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Philosophical Schools
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-Cynicism: Diogenes
-Goal: personal freedom Denounced all-religions, governments, physical comforts, & personal pleasure Autarky: self sufficiency |
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Skepticism
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-Pyrrho: nothing could be known for certain
-Avoid frustration; achieve Autarky |
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Epicurenism
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-Epicurus: withdraw from the world, cultivate simple pleasures, avoid fame, power and wealth
-Favored by women: promoted friendship; making sexes equal -Autarky -Ataxia: (mental state) being above the world |
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Stoicism
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-order of thing cannot be changed; wisdom lies in doing one's duty: dedication
-Autarky |
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Fate & Mystery Cults
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Created by Ptolemy: Serepis
Cybele: demanded self-mutilation Cults promised Immortality |
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Architecture
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-Olympian-first to use Corinthian columns
-Alter: existed before temples, simple slab became larger and more wide during Hellenistic period |
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Sculpture
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-Hellenistic artistic style
-Genre Sculpture: everyday scene OLD MARKET WOMAN (realistic-ism) -THE DIEING GUAL -characteristics: trumpet, sword, realistic details |
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Aphrodite of Melos
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-Appreciation of female body
-aka Venus de Milo -Exaggerated Praxiteles Curve |
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Neoclassicism
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-Borghese Gladiator: reflects growing influence of neoclassicism
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Late Hellenistic Style
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-Marble 9 5.5" tall
-Laocoon and his sons: work is a product of more than one sculpter -"Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts" |
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The Silk Road
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-Han Dynasty
-Goods and spices traveled across Asia, Yellow River, to Mediterranean -extended 4,000 miles |
