Prologue Section 3 Notes

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Prologue Section 3 Notes

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• I Greece (Greek City States)
• A. 200BC. Indo Europeans settled in Greece.
  They laid down the foundation of western
  civilization.
• B. The Greeks believed in many gods, these gods
  were written about in the famous epic poems the
  Iliad Odyssey. They also held Olympics in
  honor of their gods.
• C. The Greeks formed city states the most
  famous of these were Athens Sparta
• D. The Greeks are also famous for inventing
  democracy

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Greek Empire at its height
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• II Hellenistic Age
• A. During the Hellenistic Age the Greeks
  fought many wars
• B. 400s BC. The Persians invaded Greece.
  Athens Sparta combined to defeat them.
• C. Later in the 400s BC Athens Sparta
  fought the Peloponnesian War. (Sparta won)
• D. Despite all of this fighting Greek culture
  reached new heights.

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• III Golden Age
• A. Greeks are famous for their architecture
  (Parthenon), sculptures (The Discus
  thrower)
• B. Greeks were also famous for their great
  thinkers/philosophers (explain the natural world)
• 1. Pythagoras? everything can be explained
  with numbers
• 2. Hippocrates? was a doctor (Hippocratic
  Oath)
• 3. Socrates? learning through questioning
• 4. Plato Aristotle? method of logical
  reasoning

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• IV Alexander the Great
• A. Alexanders father unified the Greek city
  states.
• B. Alexander a great military leader
  conquered the Middle East,
  Mesopotamia, and all the way to India
• C. Alexander died at 32, but he spread
  Greek culture around the known civilized
  world.
• D. After his death his generals killed his
  family divided his empire for themselves.

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Alexander the Great
World view at the time of Alexander
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• V. Roman Empire
• A. Greek culture greatly influenced the Romans
• B. The Romans had a form of government called
  a Republic
• C. The Republic later became an empire.
• D. Julius Caesar became dictator for life.
  (Empire)
• E. After Caesars death Marc Anthony
  Octavian fought a civil war. (east
  vs. west)
• F. Octavian won and became Augustus.
• G. Pox Ramona- time period when Rome was at
  its height and at peace (200 years)
• H. Rome also had welfare program,
  entertainment (Gladiators), extensive roads
  aqueducts program.

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• VI Christianity The Roman Empire
• A. Christianity originated during Roman
  times.
• B. Jesus founded Christianity
• C. The Romans put Jesus to death because
  they saw him as a threat to their power.
• D. Within 400 years Christianity had spread
  throughout all of The Roman Empire and
  became the official religion.

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• VII Fall of the Roman Empire
• A. Was a slow decline not a sudden fall
• B. Civil wars Barbarian invasions
• C. Empire stopped expanding
• D. Economic problems
• E. The Eastern ½ (Byzantine Empire)
  continued to exist for another 1,000 years.

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