chapter 5: greek civilization · 2018-03-12 · declared war on the persians. the persian army...
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150 Unit Title
399 BCSocrates sentenced to death
330 BCAlexander theGreat conquersPersian Empire
c 287 BCMathematician andinventor Archimedesis born
400 BC 300 BC 200 BC400 BC 300 BC 200 BC
The temple of Delphi was veryimportant to ancient Greeks Manypeople believed the priestess herecould foretell the future
Greek Civilization
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Chapter PreviewMany Greeks studied science philosophy mathematics
and the arts When Alexander the Great conquered the PersianEmpire he spread Greek culture and ideas throughoutsouthwest Asia and the Mediterranean world
View the Chapter 5 video in the World HistoryJourney Across Time Video Program
The Culture of Ancient GreeceThe Greeks made great strides in the arts Greek poetry art anddrama are still part of our world today
Greek Philosophy and HistoryThe Greeksrsquo love of wisdom led to the study of history politicsbiology and logic
Alexander the GreatAlexander the Great was only 25 years old when he conquered the Persian Empire As a result of his conquests Greek art ideaslanguage and architecture spread throughout southwest Asia andNorth Africa
The Spread of Greek CultureGreek cities became centers of learning and culture Greek scientistsdeveloped advanced ideas about astronomy and mathematics
Chapter Overview Visitjatglencoecom for a previewof Chapter 5
Organizing Information Make the following foldable to help you organizeinformation about Greek culture and philosophy
Reading and WritingAs you read the chapterlist the developmentsthat occurred in ancientGreece Write thedevelopments under thecorrect foldablecategory
Step 1 Fold two sheets of paperin half from top to bottom
Step 3 Fit bothsheets of papertogether to makea cube as shown
Step 4 Turn thecube and label thefoldable as shown
Fold both sheets to leave
inch tab on top
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Greek
Philo-
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The Spreadof GreekCulture
Alexanderthe Great
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inch tabs
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Using Context CluesWhen you have trouble understanding the words in a pas-
sage it is very difficult to get the authorrsquos message You mayknow part of a wordrsquos definition or even how to pronounce itbut you still may not understand its full meaning
Look at the word inspiration in the following paragraphUse the highlighted words to help you understand its meaning
Context
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Look at phrasesaround the wordto find clues toits meaning
In this paragraph the wordinspiration means some-thing that influences or hasan effect on someone
The key to Alexanderrsquos couragemay have been his childhood edu-cation Alexander kept a copy ofthe Iliad under his pillow Mostlikely his inspiration was Homerrsquoswarrior-hero Achilles In the endAlexanderrsquos reputation outstrippedeven Achillesrsquo and today he iscalled Alexander the Great
mdashfrom page 177
When you donrsquot under-
stand a word or a
concept reread the
sentence or paragraph
Find other words that
will give you clues to its
meaning
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What Does It MeanRead the following paragraph about Aesop Write down
all the words or phrases that help you fully understand themeaning of the word fable
About 550 BC a Greek slavenamed Aesop (EE bull SAHP) madeup his now famous fables Afable (FAY bull buhl) is a short talethat teaches a lesson In most ofAesoprsquos fables animals talk andact like people These oftenfunny stories point out humanflaws as well as strengths Eachfable ends with a message ormoral
mdashfrom page 158
Turn to any page in thischapter Close your eyesand point to a word Itcan be any word evenldquoardquo or ldquotherdquo Now writea paragraph explaininghow the rest of thewords in the sentence orparagraph where thatword appears helpedyou to determine itsmeaning
Read to Write
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Aesop
As you read the chapter create fiveword webs Put an important wordor idea in a center circle Surround itwith circles containing words fromthe text that help explain it
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The Culture ofAncient Greece
Whatrsquos the ConnectionYou have read that under Pericles
Athens became a center of beautyand culture During this Golden AgeGreek thinkers writers and artistscontributed many new ideas to theworld
Focusing on the bull The Greeks believed that gods and
goddesses controlled nature andshaped their lives (page 155)
bull Greek poetry and fables taught Greekvalues (page 157)
bull Greek drama still shapes entertain-ment today (page 160)
bull Greek art and architecture expressedGreek ideas of beauty and harmony(page 162)
Locating PlacesMount Olympus (uh bullLIHM bullpuhs)Delphi (DEHL bull FY)
Meeting PeopleHomer (HOH bullmuhr)Aesop (EE bull SAHP)Sophocles (SAH bull fuh bull KLEEZ)Euripides (yu bullRIH bullpuh bull DEEZ)
Building Your Vocabularymyth (MIHTH)oracle (AWR bulluh bullkuhl)epic (EH bullpihk)fable (FAY bullbuhl)drama (DRAH bullmuh)tragedy (TRA bull juh bulldee)comedy (KAH bullmuh bulldee)
Reading StrategyCompare and Contrast Create aVenn diagram showing similarities anddifferences between an epic and afable
Epic Both Fable
c 700s BCHomer writes theIliad and Odyssey
c 550 BCAesop writes a series offables
GREECEAthens
Olympia
700 BC 600 BC 500 BC700 BC 600 BC 500 BC
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c 500s BCGreek architectsbegin using marblecolumns
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Greek MythologyThe Greeks believed that gods and
goddesses controlled nature and shaped their lives
Reading Focus Have you ever wondered why crops
grow or why the sun rises and sets To get the answer
you would read a science book Read to learn how the
Greeks used religion to explain nature
Myths (MIHTHS) are traditional storiesabout gods and heroes Greek mythologyexpressed the Greek peoplersquos religious beliefsThe Greeks believed in many gods and god-desses They believed gods and goddessesaffected peoplersquos lives and shaped eventsThat is why the most impressive buildings inGreek cities were religious temples
Greek Gods and Goddesses The Greeksbelieved that the gods and goddesses controlled nature According to Greekmyth the god Zeus ruled the sky andthrew lightning bolts the goddessDemeter made the crops grow and thegod Poseidon caused earthquakes
The 12 most important gods and goddesses lived on Mount Olympus(uh bull LIHM bull puhs) the highest mountain in Greece Among the 12 were Zeus who was the chief god Athena thegoddess of wisdom and crafts Apollo the god of the sun and poetry Ares thegod of war Aphrodite the goddess oflove and Poseidon the god of the seas and earthquakes
The Greeks believed their gods and goddesseswere a large familymdashall related in some way1 Who was the twin sister of Apollo2 Explain How were Ares and Zeus related
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But Greek gods and goddesses were notthought to be all-powerful According toGreek myths even though gods had specialpowers they looked like human beings andacted like them They married had childrenquarreled played tricks on each other andfought wars
Because Greeks sought their godsrsquo favorthey followed many rituals A ritual is a set ofactions carried out in a fixed way As part oftheir rituals the Greeks prayed to their godsand also gave them gifts In return theyhoped that the gods would grant good fortune to them Many Greek festivals hon-ored the gods and goddesses Festivals dedi-cated to Zeus were held at Olympia
The Greeks also believed in an afterlifeWhen people died the Greeks believed theirspirits went to a gloomy world beneath theearth ruled by a god named Hades
What Was a Greek Oracle The Greeksbelieved that each person had a fate or des-tiny They believed that certain events weregoing to happen no matter what they didThey also believed in prophecy A prophecyis a prediction about the future The Greeksbelieved that the gods gave prophecies topeople to warn them about the future intime to change it
To find out about the future manyGreeks visited an oracle (AWR bull uh bull kuhl)This was a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess Themost famous was the oracle at the Templeof Apollo at Delphi (DEHL bull FY) The oraclechamber was deep inside the temple Theroom had an opening in the floor where vol-canic smoke hissed from a crack in the earth
A priestess sat on a tripodmdasha three-legged stoolmdashin the oracle chamber and lis-tened to questions The priests translatedher answers State leaders or their messen-gers traveled to Delphi to ask advice fromthe oracle of Apollo
The priestess in the oracle often gaveanswers in riddles When one king namedCroesus (KREE bull suhs) sent messengers to theoracle at Delphi they asked if the kingshould go to war with the Persians The ora-cle replied that if Croesus attacked thePersians he would destroy a mighty empireOverjoyed to hear these words Croesusdeclared war on the Persians The Persianarmy crushed his army The mighty empireKing Croesus had destroyed was his own
Explain Why did theGreeks have rituals and festivals for their godsand goddesses
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This painting shows a Greek man at the oracleat Delphi receiving a prophecy Why were theseprophecies often confusing
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Greek Poetry and FablesGreek poetry and fables taught Greek
values
Reading Focus Do you have favorite stories Are the
characters in the stories brave and clever Read about
the characters of the best-loved stories in early Greece
Greek poems and stories are the oldestin the Western world For hundreds ofyears Europeans and Americans haveused these early works as models for theirown poems and stories Shakespeare forexample borrowed many Greek plots andsettings
The earliest Greek stories were epics (EH bull pihks) These long poems told about
heroic deeds The first great epics of earlyGreece were the Iliad and the Odyssey Thepoet Homer (HOH bullmuhr) wrote these epicsduring the 700s BC He based them on sto-ries of a war between Greece and the city ofTroy which once existed in what is todaynorthwestern Turkey
In the Iliad a prince of Troy kidnaps thewife of the king of Sparta The kidnappingoutrages the Greeks The king of Mycenaeand the brother of the king of Sparta leadthe Greeks in an attack on Troy
The battle for Troy drags on for 10 years Finally the Greeks come up witha plan to take the city They build a hugehollow wooden horse The best My-cenaean warriors hide inside the horse
The Trojan HorseThe Trojan Horse
After building the Trojanhorse the Greeks returnedto their ships and pretendedto retreat Despite warningsthe Trojans brought thehorse within their city as a war trophy The Greeksinside the horse opened thecity gates for their fellowsoldiers and captured thecity What epic included thestory of the Trojan horse
Clay carving of the Trojan horse
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The Trojans thinking the horse was agift from the Greeks celebrate and roll thegiant horse into the city That night theGreek warriors quietly climb from thehorse and capture the city
The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseusanother Greek hero It describes his journeyhome from the Trojan War Odysseus facesstorms witches and giants before return-ing to his wife Because it took Odysseus 10years to get home we use the word odysseytoday to mean a long journey with manyadventures
Greeks believed the Iliad and theOdyssey were more than stories Theylooked on the epics as real history Thesepoems gave the Greeks an ideal past witha cast of heroes Generations of Greeksread Homerrsquos works One Athenian wroteldquoMy father was anxious to see me developinto a good man [so] he compelled meto memorize all of Homerrdquo
Homerrsquos stories taught courage andhonor They also taught that it was impor-tant to be loyal to your friends and to valuethe relationship between husband andwife The stories showed heroes striving tobe the best they could be Heroes fought toprotect their own honor and their familyrsquoshonor Homerrsquos heroes became role modelsfor Greek boys
Who Was Aesop About 550 BC a Greekslave named Aesop (EE bull SAHP) made up hisnow famous fables A fable (FAY bullbuhl) is ashort tale that teaches a lesson In most ofAesoprsquos fables animals talk and act likepeople These often funny stories point outhuman flaws as well as strengths Eachfable ends with a message or moral
One of the best-known fables is ldquoTheTortoise and the Harerdquo In this fable a tor-toise and a hare decide to race More than
halfway into the race the hare is way aheadHe stops to rest and falls asleep Meanwhilethe tortoise keeps going at a slow but steadypace and finally wins the race
The moral of the story is ldquoslow andsteady wins the racerdquo Some of the phraseswe hear today came from Aesoprsquos fablesldquoSour grapesrdquo ldquoa wolf in sheeprsquos clothingrdquoand ldquoappearances often are deceivingrdquo areexamples
For about 200 years Aesoprsquos fableswere a part of Greecersquos oral tradition Thismeans they were passed from person toperson by word of mouth long before theywere ever written down Since then count-less writers have retold the stories in manydifferent languages
Describe What are thecharacteristics of a fable
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AesopAesop
According to legend Aesop was freed fromslavery and became an adviser to Greekrulers What is a fable
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HOMERc 750 BC
Homerrsquos epic poemsmdashthe Iliad and the
Odysseymdashare famous but until the 1900s
historians believed that Homer never existed
Historians now know Homer was a real person
but they still debate whether he wrote his
poems alone or with the help of other poets
Many historians have speculated or made
educated guesses about Homerrsquos personal life
Some say that Homer came from Ionia and
seven cities claim to be his birthplace Some
believe that he was blind Others believe
that he wandered from town to town
Legends tell of Homerrsquos strong
influence on his readers For example as a
young child Alexander the Great is said to
have slept with a copy of the Iliad under his
pillow
Homer used the term aoidos for a poet This word
means ldquosingerrdquo which tells us that the poetry created
during Homerrsquos time was memorized and recited not
written down Usually short simple poems that were
easy to remember were told to an audience as
entertainment
Homer created a different style of poetry that
influenced all Western literature that followed His
epics are long and involve complex characters dramatic
action and interesting events Because each section
of the Iliad and the Odyssey has these characteristics
most historians today think that only one poet
could have created both epics Whoever
Homer was his two epics have
influenced readers for more than
3000 years
Homer
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ldquoI hate as I hate [Hadesrsquo]own gate that manwho hides one thoughtwithin him while hespeaks anotherrdquo
mdashmdashHomer the Iliad
Review the characteristics of an epic Then do
research to identify a modern epic
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Actors today include bothmen and womenmdashand evenchildren and animals Special effects
and makeup have replaced handheldmasks Music in modern theater is
sometimes just as important as the actorsrsquowords If you watched a Greek play what might
it tell you about life in ancient GreeceRuins of a Greek theater
The TheaterA modern-day play
Greek DramaGreek drama still shapes entertain-
ment today
Reading Focus Think about your favorite movie
How would you describe it Is it a tragedy Is it a
comedy Read to find out how Greek plays still influ-
ence our entertainment
What is drama (DRAH bullmuh) Drama is astory told by actors who pretend to becharacters in the story In a drama actorsspeak show emotion and imitate theactions of the characters they represent
Todayrsquos movies plays and televisionshows are all examples of drama
Tragedies and Comedies The Greeks per-formed plays in outdoor theaters as part oftheir religious festivals They developed twokinds of dramasmdashcomedies and tragedies
In a tragedy (TRA bull juh bull dee) a personstruggles to overcome difficulties but failsAs a result the story has an unhappy end-ing Early Greek tragedies presented peoplein a struggle against their fate Later Greektragedies showed how a personrsquos characterflaws caused him or her to fail
Tragedies and comedies were staged at atheater on the slopes of the Acropolis in AthensThe plays included music and dance Greekactors wore costumes and held large masksThe masks told the audience who theactor was supposed to bemdasha king asoldier or a god All the actors weremen even those playing female parts
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In a comedy (KAH bull muh bull dee) the storyends happily Today we use the word comedyto mean a story filled with humor The wordactually means any drama that has a happyending
Greek stories dealt with big questionssuch as
bull What is the nature of good and evilbull What rights should people havebull What role do gods play in our lives
The three best-known writers of Greektragedies were Aeschylus (EHS bull kuh bull luhs)Sophocles (SAH bull fuh bull KLEEZ) and Euripides(yu bull RIH bull puh bull DEEZ) The best-known writerof Greek comedies was Aristophanes (ar bulluh bullSTAH bull fuh bull NEEZ)
Early Greek tragedies had only one actorwho gave speeches and a chorus that sangsongs describing the events Aeschylus wasthe first to introduce the idea of having twoactors This let the writer tell a story involvingconflict between the two people Aeschylusalso introduced costumes props and stagedecorationsmdashall ideas we still use today
One of Aeschylusrsquos best-known plays is a group of three plays called the Oresteia(ohr bull eh bull STY bull uh) Aeschylus wrote theplays in 458 BC They describe what hap-pens when the king of Mycenae returnshome from the Trojan War The Oresteiateaches that evil acts cause more evil actsand suffering In the end however reasontriumphs over evil The moral of theseplays is that people should not seekrevenge
Sophocles a general and a writer of playsdeveloped drama even further He usedthree actors in his stories instead of one ortwo He also placed painted scenes behindthe stage as a backdrop to the action Two ofSophoclesrsquo most famous plays are OedipusRex (EH bull duh bull puhs REHKS) and Antigone (an bull TIH bull guh bull nee) In Antigone Sophocles
asks the question ldquoIs it better to followorders or to do what is rightrdquo
Euripides a later playwright tried totake Greek drama beyond heroes and godsHis characters were more down-to-earthEuripidesrsquo plots show a great interest inreal-life situations He questioned tradi-tional thinking especially about war Heshowed war as cruel and women and chil-dren as its victims
The works of Aristophanes are goodexamples of comedies They make fun ofleading politicians and scholars Theyencourage the audience to think as well asto laugh Many of Aristophanesrsquo playsincluded jokes just like popular televisioncomedies do today
Summarize What twotypes of drama did the Greeks create
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This artwork showsactors preparing fora play When andwhere were Greekplays performed
Comedy andtragedy masks
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Greek Art and ArchitectureGreek art and architecture expressed
Greek ideas of beauty and harmony
Reading Focus Do you consider any building in
your neighborhood a work of art Read on to find
out about buildings that people have admired as art
for centuries
Artists in ancient Greece believed in cer-tain ideas and tried to show those ideas intheir work These ideas have never goneout of style Greek artists wanted people to
see reason moderation balance and har-mony in their work They hoped their artwould inspire people to base their lives onthese same ideas
We know that the Greeks paintedmurals but none of them have survivedHowever we can still see examples ofGreek painting on Greek pottery The pic-tures on most Greek pottery are either redon a black background or black on a redbackground Large vases often had scenesfrom Greek myths Small drinking cupsshowed scenes from everyday life
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Treasure RoomHeld the citys gold
FestivalAthenians came to honorAthena every four years
AthenaThe statue of Athena
covered in ivory and goldwas about 43 feet high
Today the Parthenon stillrises above Athens
The ParthenonThe Parthenon
Doric
The Greeks used three different styles of columnsin their buildings
Ionic Corinthian
Standing at almost 230 feet long and 100 feet widethe Parthenon was the glory of ancient Athens It wasbuilt between 447 and 432 BC What was the purposeof the Parthenon
(tl)Joel W RogersCORBIS (tc)Dave BartruffCORBIS (tr)Vanni ArchiveCORBIS (b)Charles OrsquoRearCORBIS
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In addition to making pottery theGreeks were skilled architects Architectureis the art of designing and building struc-tures In Greece the most important archi-tecture was the temple dedicated to a god orgoddess The best-known example is theParthenon Temples such as the Parthenonhad a walled room in their centers Statuesof gods and goddesses and the gifts offeredto them were kept in these central rooms
Large columns supported many Greekbuildings The first Greek columns werecarved from wood Then in 500 BC theGreeks began to use marble Marblecolumns were built in sections Largeblocks of marble were chiseled from stonequarries and brought by oxen-drawnwagon to the building site The sectionswere stacked on top of each other To keep
them from toppling the columnrsquos sectionswere joined with wooden pegs Todaymarble columns are common features ofchurches and government buildingsSome of the best-known buildings in ournationrsquos capital such as the White Houseand the Capitol have columns similar toGreek columns
Many Greek temples were decoratedwith sculpture Greek sculpture like Greekarchitecture was used to express Greekideas The favorite subject of Greek artistswas the human body Greek sculptors didnot copy their subjects exactly flaws andall Instead they tried to show their idealversion of perfection and beauty
Identify What was the most important type of building in ancientGreece
Reading SummaryReview the bull The Greeks believed gods and
goddesses influenced their livesThey believed oracles spoke forthe gods and goddesses
bull The Greeks wrote long poemscalled epics and short tales calledfables to pass on Greek values
bull The Greeks created the ideas oftragedy and comedy that are stillused in drama today
bull Greek art forms such as paintingarchitecture and sculptureexpressed Greek ideas of beautyharmony and moderation
1 How and why did the Greekshonor their gods
2 What values did the epic poemsof Homer teach Greeks
Critical Thinking3 Contrast How do Greek
tragedies and comedies differ
4 Summarizing InformationDraw a table to describe thecharacteristics of Greek archi-tecture and pottery
5 Evaluate Do you think thethemes of Euripidesrsquo playswould be popular today
6 Make Generalizations Whydid Greek artists include theideas of reason moderationbalance and harmony in theirworks
7 Expository Writing Greek lit-erature tells us what the Greeksthought was important Choosea modern book movie or televi-sion showWrite a paragraph toexplain what it would tell othersabout our society
8 Context CluesExplain how the words in thefollowing sentence would helpyou find the meaning of theword moralldquoThe moral of the story is lsquoslowand steady wins the racersquordquo
What Did You Learn
Study Centraltrade Need help with the material in this section Visit jatglencoecom
Greek Architecture
Greek Pottery
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Retold by Josephine Preston Peabody
Before You ReadThe Scene This story takes place on the Greek island of Crete in the legendary time when both humans and gods lived in ancient Greece
The Characters Daedalus is the master architect for King Minos of CreteIcarus is the son of Daedalus
The Plot King Minos once liked and trusted his servant the architectDaedalus The kingrsquos favor though soon runs out and he locks Daedalus and his son Icarus in a high tower Daedalus secretly plans to escape
Vocabulary Previewmortal human
veer to shift or change direction
waver to become unsteady
rash done without thought orpreparation
reel to turn or seem to turn aroundand around
quench to satisfy or put an end toa need or desire
vainly without success
Have you ever known someonewho ignored warnings and didsomething dangerous This is the story of a young boy whodoes not listen to his father andsuffers the consequences
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Among all those mortals who grew so wise that they learned thesecrets of the gods none was more cunning than Daedalus1
He once built for King Minos of Crete a wonderful Labyrinth ofwinding ways so cunningly tangled up and twisted around thatonce inside you could never find your way out again without amagic clue But the kingrsquos favor veered with the wind and one dayhe had his master architect imprisoned in a tower Daedalusmanaged to escape from his cell but it seemed impossible to leavethe island since every ship that came or went was well guarded byorder of the king
At length watching the sea-gulls in the airmdashthe only creaturesthat were sure of libertymdashhe thought of a plan for himself and hisyoung son Icarus2 who was captive with him
Little by little he gathered a store of feathers great and smallHe fastened these together with thread moulded them in with waxand so fashioned two great wings like those of a bird When theywere done Daedalus fitted them to his own shoulders and afterone or two efforts he found that by waving his arms he couldwinnow the air and cleave3 it as a swimmer does the seaHe held himself aloft wavered this way and that with the wind and at last like a great fledgling4 he learned to fly
cent
1Daedalus (DEH bull duhl bull uhs) architect for King Minos2Icarus (IH bull kuh bull ruhs) son of Daedalus3winnow and cleave here both mean ldquoto separateor dividerdquo
4fledgling a young bird without feathers that cannot yet fly
As You ReadKeep in mind that a myth is a special kind of story usuallyinvolving gods or goddesses Greek myths like this one weretold and retold over many hundreds of years Try to figure outwhy the Greeks told this story What lesson does it teach
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Without delay he fell to work on a pair of wings for the boyIcarus and taught him carefully how to use them bidding himbeware of rash adventures among the stars ldquoRememberrdquo said thefather ldquonever fly very low or very high for the fogs about the earthwould weigh you down but the blaze of the sun will surely meltyour feathers apart if you go too nearrdquo
For Icarus these cautions went in at one ear and out by theother Who could remember to be careful when he was to fly for thefirst time Are birds careful Not they And not an idea remained inthe boyrsquos head but the one joy of escape
The day came and the fair wind that was to set them free Thefather bird put on his wings and while the light urged them to begone he waited to see that all was well with Icarus for the twocould not fly hand in hand Up they rose the boy after his fatherThe hateful ground of Crete sank beneath them and the countryfolk who caught a glimpse of them when they were high abovethe tree-tops took it for a vision of the godsmdashApollo5
perhaps with Cupid6 after himAt first there was a terror in the joy The wide vacancy of
the air dazed themmdasha glance downward made their brainsreel But when a great wind filled their wings and Icarus felthimself sustained7 like a halcyon-bird8 in the hollow of a
wave like a child uplifted by his mother he forgoteverything in the world but joy He forgot Crete and
the other islands that he had passed over he sawbut vaguely that winged thing in the distance
before him that was his father Daedalus
5Apollo Greek god of the sun6Cupid Greek god of love7sustained to be kept from falling8halcyon-bird also kingfisher flies closeto the water to catch fish
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1 What does King Minos do to keep Daedalus and Icarus from escaping from Crete
2 How does the setting of the story influence the plot Supportyour ideas with details from the story
3 Drawing Conclusions Do you think Daedalus is a concernedfather Why or why not Support your opinion with examples
4 Evaluating Information Why does Icarus disobey his fatherrsquoswords of caution
5 Read to Write Imagine you are Icarus Would youlisten to your fatherrsquos advice Write one or two paragraphsexplaining what you would have done and why
Responding to the Reading
He longed for one draught9 of flight to quench the thirst ofhis captivity he stretched out his arms to the sky and madetoward the highest heavens
Alas for him Warmer and warmer grew the air Thosearms that had seemed to uphold him relaxed His wingswavered drooped He fluttered his young hands vainlymdashhe was fallingmdashand in that terror he remembered The heat of the sun had melted the wax from his wings the feathers were fallingone by one like snowflakes and there was none to help
He fell like a leaf tossed down the wind downdown with one cry that overtook Daedalus far away When he returned and sought high and low for the poor boy he saw nothing but the bird-like feathers afloat on the water and he knew that Icarus was drowned
The nearest island he named Icariain memory of the child but he in heavy griefwent to the temple of Apollo in Sicily and there hung up his wings as an offering Never again did he attempt to fly
cent9draught here means ldquoa tasterdquo
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168 CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization
435 BCHerodotuswrites historyof Persian Wars
399 BCSocratessentenced to death
500 BC 400 BC 300 BC500 BC 400 BC 300 BC335 BCAristotle opensthe Lyceum in Athens
Whatrsquos the ConnectionSection 1 discussed early Greek
artists and writers Many of themmade the years between 500 and350 BC the Golden Age for GreeceGreek thinkers and historians alsoproduced works that shape peoplersquosviews of the world today
Focusing on the bull Greek philosophers developed ideas
that are still used today (page 169)
bull Greeks wrote the first real historiesin Western civilization (page 173)
Meeting PeoplePythagoras (puhbullTHAbullguhbullruhs)Socrates (SAHbullkruhbullTEEZ)Plato (PLAYbullTOH)Aristotle (ARbulluhbullSTAHbulltuhl)Herodotus (hihbullRAHbullduhbulltuhs)Thucydides (thoobullSIHbullduhbullDEEZ)
Building Your Vocabularyphilosophy (fuhbullLAHbullsuhbull fee)philosopher (fuhbullLAHbullsuhbull fuhr)Sophist (SAHbull fihst)Socratic method (suhbullKRAbulltihk)
Reading StrategyCategorizing Information Usediagrams like the one below to showthe basic philosophies of SocratesPlato and Aristotle
Socrates
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Greek PhilosophersGreek philosophers developed ideas
that are still used today
Reading Focus Who are you Why are you here
Read to learn how the ancient Greeks tried to answer
similar ldquobigrdquo questions
The word philosophy (fuhbullLAHbullsuhbullfee)comes from the Greek word for ldquolove of wis-domrdquo Greek philosophy led to the study ofhistory political science science and mathe-matics Greek thinkers who believed thehuman mind could understand everythingwere called philosophers (fuhbullLAHbullsuhbullfuhrs)
Many philosophers were teachers OneGreek philosopher Pythagoras (puh bull THA bullguh bull ruhs) taught his pupils that the uni-verse followed the same laws that governedmusic and numbers He believed that allrelationships in the world could beexpressed in numbers As a result he devel-oped many new ideas about mathematicsMost people know his name because of thePythagorean theorem that is still used ingeometry It is a way to determine thelength of the sides of a triangle
Who Were the Sophists The Sophists(SAH bull fihsts) were professional teachers inancient Greece They traveled from city to
CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization 169
This artwork shows Greek philosophers involved in adiscussion Where does the word philosophy come from
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170 CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization
Greek PhilosophersGreek Philosophers
Main Idea
Thinker Or Group
ImportantContribution
Influence on Today
Sophists like Libanius(above) thought that people should use knowledge to improvethemselves They believed that there is no absolute right or wrong
He rejected the ideaof democracy as a form of governmentPlato believed that philosopher-kings should rule society
Aristotle taught the idea of the ldquogolden meanrdquo He believed observation and comparison werenecessary to gainknowledge
The importance of public speaking can be seen in political debates between candidates
His methods influenced the way teachers interact with their students
He introduced the idea that govern-ment should be fair and just
His political ideas still shape political ideas today
They developed the art of public speak-ing and debate
He created the Socratic method of teaching
He described his vision of the ideal government in his work the Republic
He wrote over 200 books on philoso-phy and science He divided all govern-ments into threebasic types
He was a critic of the Sophists Socrates believed that there was an absolute right and wrong
Sophists Socrates Plato Aristotle
city and made a living by teaching othersThey believed students should use theirtime to improve themselves Many taughttheir students how to win an argument andmake good political speeches
Sophists did not believe that gods andgoddesses influenced people They alsorejected the idea of absolute right or wrongThey believed that what was right for oneperson might be wrong for another
The Ideas of Socrates One critic of theSophists was Socrates (SAH bull kruh bull TEEZ)Socrates was an Athenian sculptor whosetrue love was philosophy Socrates left nowritings behind What we know abouthim we have learned from the writings ofhis students
Socrates believed that an absolute truthexisted and that all real knowledge waswithin each person He invented the Socratic method (suh bullKRA bull tihk) of teachingstill used today He asked pointed questionsto force his pupils to use their reason and tosee things for themselves
Some Athenian leaders considered theSocratic method a threat to their power At one time Athens had a tradition of ques-tioning leaders and speaking freelyHowever their defeat in the PeloponnesianWar changed the Athenians They no longertrusted open debate In 399 BC the leadersaccused Socrates of teaching youngAthenians to rebel against the state A juryfound Socrates guilty and sentenced him todeath Socrates could have fled the city but
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he chose to remain He argued that he hadlived under the cityrsquos laws so he had toobey them He then drank poison to carryout the juryrsquos sentence
The Ideas of Plato One of Socratesrsquo stu-dents was Plato (PLAY bull toh) Unlike Socrateswe are able to learn a lot about Plato fromhis writings One work Plato wrote is calledthe Republic It explains his ideas about gov-ernment Based on life in Athens Platodecided that democracy was not a goodsystem of government He did not thinkthat rule by the people produced fair or sen-sible policies To him people could not livegood lives unless they had a just and rea-sonable government
In the Republic Plato described his idealgovernment He divided people into threebasic groups At the top were philosopher-kings who ruled using logic and wisdomWarriors made up the second group Theydefended the state from attack
The third group included the rest of thepeople They were driven by desire not bywisdom like the first group or courage likethe second These people produced thestatersquos food clothing and shelter Plato alsobelieved that men and women should havethe same education and an equal chance tohave the same jobs
Who Was Aristotle Plato established aschool in Athens known as the Academy Hisbest student was Aristotle (AR bulluh bull STAH bull tuhl)Aristotle wrote more than 200 books ontopics ranging from government to theplanets and stars
In 335 BC Aristotle opened his ownschool called the Lyceum At the LyceumAristotle taught his pupils the ldquogoldenmeanrdquo This idea holds that a person shoulddo nothing in excess For example a person
should not eat too little or too much but justenough to stay well
Aristotle also helped to advance scienceHe urged people to use their senses to makeobservations just as scientists today makeobservations Aristotle was the first personto group observations according to their sim-ilarities and differences Then he made gen-eralizations based on the groups of facts
Like Plato Aristotle wrote about gov-ernment He studied and compared thegovernments of 158 different places to findthe best form of government In his bookPolitics Aristotle divided the governmentsinto three types
bull Government by one person such as amonarch (king or queen) or a tyrant
bull Government by a few people whichmight be an aristocracy or an oligarchy
bull Government by many people as in ademocracy
Aristotle noticed that governments runby a few people were usually run by therich He noticed that most democracieswere run by the poor He thought the bestgovernment was a mixture of the two
Aristotlersquos ideas shaped the wayEuropeans and Americans thought aboutgovernment The founders of the UnitedStates Constitution tried to create a mixedgovernment that balanced the differenttypes Aristotle had identified
Contrast How didAristotlersquos idea of government differ from Platorsquos
Web Activity Visit jatglencoecom and clickon Chapter 5mdashStudent Web Activity to learnmore about ancient Greece
CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization 171
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Aristotle spent 20 years at Platorsquos Academy
What present-day careers or subjects of study
require lifelong learning
PLATO AND ARISTOTLEPlato c 428ndash347 BCAristotle 384ndash322 BC
Plato was from a noble Greek family and had planned a career in
politics However he was so horrified by the death of his teacher
Socrates that he left politics and spent many years traveling and
writing When Plato returned to Athens in 387 BC he founded an
academy where he taught using Socratesrsquo method of questioning His
academy drew bright young students from Athens and other Greek
city-states Plato looked for truth beyond the appearances of
everyday objects and reflected this philosophy in his writing and
teaching He believed the human soul was the connection between
the appearance of things and ideas
Plato and Aristotlemdashtwo of the greatest ancient Greek
philosophersmdashmet as teacher and student at Platorsquos Academy in
Athens Aristotle left his home in Stagira and arrived on the Academyrsquos
doorstep when he was eighteen years old He remained at Platorsquos Academy for
20 years until the death of his teacher Unlike Plato Aristotle did not come from
a noble family His father was the court physician to the king of Macedonia At an early
age Aristotlersquos father introduced him to the topics of medicine and biology and these
became his main interests of study Aristotle sought truth through a systematic scientific
approach He liked to jot down notes and details about different
topicsmdashfrom weather to human behaviormdashand arrange them in
categories He did not trust the sensesrsquo ability to understand the
universeAfter Platorsquos death Aristotle traveled for about 12 years
He also tutored the future Alexander the Great Later in his life he
returned to Athens and opened his own school the Lyceum He
made his school the center for research in every area of
knowledge known to the Greeks
Aristotle
Plato
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Reading SummaryReview the bull The ideas of Greek philosophers
including Socrates Plato andAristotle still affect modernthinking about education gov-ernment and science
bull Herodotus and Thucydides areconsidered western civilizationrsquosfirst historians They believedthat people could understand thepresent by studying the past
1 Who were the Sophists andwhat were their beliefs
2 Before Herodotus how didGreeks explain the past
Critical Thinking3 Organizing Information
Draw a diagram like the onebelow Use the diagram toorganize Platorsquos ideas about anideal government
4 Science Link How areAristotlersquos teachings related tothe scientific method used byscientists today
5 Contrast What is differentabout the works of Herodotusand Thucydides
6 Summarize DescribeAristotlersquos contributions to government
7 Persuasive Writing Do youagree with Platorsquos vision of theideal state in the RepublicWrite an editorial expressingyour viewpoint
What Did You Learn
Study Centraltrade Need help with the material in this section Visit jatglencoecom
CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization 173
Greek HistoriansGreeks wrote the first real histories in
Western civilization
Reading Focus Why is history important Read on to
find out what Greek historians thought was important
In most places in the ancient world peo-ple did not write history Legends andmyths explained their past Some civiliza-tions kept long lists of rulers and the datesthey were in power but no one tried toexplain the past by studying events Thenin 435 BC a Greek named Herodotus (hih bullRAH bull duh bull tuhs) wrote the history of thePersian Wars
In his book Herodotus tried to separatefact from legend He asked questionsrecorded answers and checked the truthful-ness of his sources Although his historyincludes some errors and uses gods and god-desses to explain some events Western histo-rians consider him the ldquofather of historyrdquo
Many historians consider Thucydides(thoo bullSIH bullduh bull DEEZ) the greatest historian ofthe ancient world Thucydides fought in thePeloponnesian War After he lost a battle hewas sent into exile There he wrote hisHistory of the Peloponnesian War
Unlike Herodotus Thucydides saw warand politics as the activities of humanbeings not gods He also stressed theimportance of having accurate facts
Either I was present myself at theevents which I have described orelse I heard of them from eye-witnesses whose reports I havechecked with as muchthoroughness as possible
mdashThucydides History of thePeloponnesian War
Identify How didThucydides view war and politics
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Alexander the Great
359 BCPhilip II becomesking of Macedonia
331 BCAlexanderdefeats Dariusat Gaugamela
323 BCAlexander dies
MACEDONIA
Gaugamela
Babylon
360 BC 340 BC 320 BC360 BC 340 BC 320 BC
174 CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization
Whatrsquos the ConnectionIn Section 2 you learned that the
Greek philosopher Aristotle was alsoa teacher The king of Macedoniaadmired Greek culture and hiredAristotle to tutor his son AlexanderYears later his son would takecontrol of the Greek world
Focusing on the bull Philip II of Macedonia united the
Greek states (page 175)
bull Alexander the Great conquered thePersian Empire and spread Greekculture throughout southwest Asia(page 176)
Locating PlacesMacedonia (MAbullsuhbullDOHbullneebulluh)Chaeronea (KEHRbulluhbullNEEbulluh)Syria (SIHRbulleebulluh)Alexandria (Abull lihgbullZANbulldreebulluh)
Meeting PeoplePhilip II
Alexander the Great
Building Your Vocabularylegacy (LEHbullguhbullsee)Hellenistic Era (HEHbull luhbullNIHSbull tihk)
Reading StrategySequencing Create a diagram like theone below to track the achievementsof Alexander the Great
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Macedonia Attacks GreecePhilip II of Macedonia united the Greek
states
Reading Focus Have you ever wanted something
because your neighbor had it Read to find what the king
of Macedonia wanted from his neighbors the Greeks
Macedonia (MA bull suh bull DOH bull nee bull uh) laynorth of Greece The Macedonians raisedsheep and horses and grew crops in theirriver valleys They were a warrior peoplewho fought on horseback The Greeks lookeddown on them but by 400 BC Macedoniahad become a powerful kingdom
A Plan to Win Greece In 359 BC Philip IIrose to the throne in Macedonia Philip hadlived in Greece as a young man He admiredeverything about the Greeksmdashtheir art
their ideas and their armies AlthoughMacedonia was influenced by Greek ideasPhilip wanted to make his kingdom strongenough to defeat the mighty PersianEmpire In order to achieve this goal Philipneeded to unite the Greek city-states withhis own kingdom
Philip trained a vast army of foot sol-diers to fight like the Greeks He took overthe city-states one by one He took somecity-states by force and bribed the leaders ofothers to surrender Some united with hiskingdom voluntarily
Demosthenes (dih bull MAHS bull thuh bull NEEZ)was a lawyer and one of Athensrsquos greatpublic speakers He gave several powerfulspeeches warning Athenians that Philipwas a threat to Greek freedom He urgedAthens and other city-states to join togetherto fight the Macedonians
CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization 175
As King Philip II of Macedonia becamemore powerful he began to take part in the affairs of Greece Demosthenes real-ized that Macedoniarsquos powerful armywould eventually be a threat to GreeceHe tried to warn the Greeks to take action ldquoRemember only that Philip is our enemy thathe has long been robbing and insulting usthat wherever we have expected aid from oth-ers we have found hostility that the futuredepends on ourselves and that unless we arewilling to fight him there we shall perhaps beforced to fight here You need not speculate[guess] about the future except to assureyourselves that it will be disastrous unless youface the facts and are willing to do your dutyrdquo
mdashDemosthenes ldquoThe First Philippicrdquo inOrations of Demosthenes
Which line of Demosthenesrsquo speech tellswhat he thinks will happen if the Greeksignore Philip
Demosthenesrsquo Warning Demosthenes
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However by the time the Greeks saw thedanger it was too late The PeloponnesianWar had left the Greeks weak and divided Inmany Greek city-states the population haddeclined after the Peloponnesian WarFighting had destroyed many farms and leftpeople with no way to earn a living As aresult thousands of young Greeks left Greeceto join the Persian army Many who stayedbehind began fighting among themselvesThe city-states grew weaker
Although the Athenians joined someother Greek states to fight Philiprsquos army theycould not stop the invasion In 338 BC theMacedonians crushed the Greek allies at theBattle of Chaeronea (KEHRbulluhbullNEEbulluh) nearThebes Philip now controlled most of Greece
Summarize Why did Philip IIinvade Greece
Alexander Builds an EmpireAlexander the Great conquered the
Persian Empire and spread Greek culture through-out southwest Asia
Reading Focus What will you be doing at age 20
Read to learn what Philiprsquos son Alexander achieved
Philip planned to conquer the PersianEmpire with the Greeksrsquo help Before Philipcould carry out his plan however he wasmurdered As a result the invasion of Asiafell to his son
Alexander was only 20 when he becameking of Macedonia Philip had carefullytrained his son for leadership While still aboy Alexander often went with his father tothe battlefront At age 16 he rose to com-mander in the Macedonian army After his
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S
W E
20degN
40degN
Granicus334 BC
Chaeronea338 BC
Gaugamela331 BC
Issus333 BC
ArabianSea
Persian Gulf
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Caspian Sea
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Tigris
R
Nile
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ASIAMINOR
PERSIASYRIA
MACEDONIA
EGYPT
Alexandria
Athens
TyreBabylon
Persepolis
Susa
Alexanderrsquos Empire 323 BC
Alexander the Greatrsquos empirestretched across three continents1 Near what river was the Battle of
Gaugamela fought2 What modern countries make up
the eastern borders of the empireFind NGS online map resources wwwnationalgeographiccommaps
TURKEY
IRANIRAQ
SYRIA
JORDANKUWAIT
LEBANONISRAEL
SAUDIARABIA
PAKISTAN
AFGHANISTAN
TURKMENISTAN
UZBEKISTAN
EGYPTLIBYA
GREECE
BULGARIA
Extent of empireAlexanderrsquos routesof conquestMajor battle
KEY
The Region Today
MotionIn
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fatherrsquos death Alexander was ready to ful-fill his fatherrsquos dreammdashthe invasion of thePersian Empire
Alexanderrsquos Conquests In the spring of 334 BC Alexander invaded Asia Minor withabout 37000 Macedonian and Greek foot sol-diers He also took along 5000 mountedwarriors With Alexander at their head thecavalry destroyed the forces of the localPersian satraps at the Battle of Granicus
By the next year Alexander had freedthe Greek cities in Asia Minor from Persianrule and defeated a large Persian army atIssus He then turned south By the winterof 332 BC he had captured Syria (SIHR bull ee bulluh) and Egypt Then he built the city ofAlexandria (A bull lihg bull ZAN bull dree bull uh) as a cen-ter of business and trade The city becameone of the most important cities in theancient world
In 331 BC Alexander headed east anddefeated the Persians at Gaugamela nearBabylon After this victory his army easilyoverran the rest of the Persian EmpireHowever Alexander did not stop at PersiaOver the next three years he marched eastas far as modern Pakistan In 326 BC hecrossed the Indus River and entered IndiaThere he fought a number of bloody battlesWeary of continuous war his soldiersrefused to go farther Alexander agreed tolead them home
On the return march the troops crosseda desert in what is now southern Iran Heatand thirst killed thousands of soldiers Atone point a group of soldiers found a littlewater and scooped it up in a helmet Thenthey offered the water to AlexanderAccording to a Greek historian Alexanderldquoin full view of his troops poured the wateron the ground So extraordinary was theeffect of this action that the water wasted by
Alexander was as good as a drink for everyman in the armyrdquo
In 323 BC Alexander returned toBabylon He wanted to plan an invasion ofsouthern Arabia but was very tired and weakfrom wounds He came down with a badfever Ten days later he was dead at age 32
Alexanderrsquos Legacy Alexander was agreat military leader He was brave andeven reckless He often rode into battleahead of his men and risked his own lifeHe inspired his armies to march intounknown lands and risk their lives in dif-ficult situations
The key to Alexanderrsquos courage mayhave been his childhood educationAlexander kept a copy of the Iliad under hispillow Most likely his inspiration wasHomerrsquos warrior-hero Achilles In the endAlexanderrsquos reputation outstripped evenAchillesrsquo and today he is called Alexanderthe Great
CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization 177
This carving of Alexander the Great on his horsedecorated the side of a tomb Was Alexanderable to fulfill his plans of conquest Explain
Alexander the GreatAlexander the Great
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A legacy (LEH bull guh bull see) is what a personleaves behind when he or she diesAlexanderrsquos skill and daring created hislegacy He helped extend Greek andMacedonian rule over a vast area At thesame time he and his armies spread Greekart ideas language and architecture wher-ever they went in southwest Asia andnorthern Africa Greeks in turn broughtnew ideas back from Asia and Africa
Alexanderrsquos conquests marked thebeginning of the Hellenistic Era (HEH bull luh bullNIHS bull tihk) The word Hellenistic comes froma Greek word meaning ldquolike the Greeksrdquo Itrefers to a time when the Greek languageand Greek ideas spread to the non-Greekpeople of southwest Asia
The Empire Breaks Apart Alexander theGreat planned to unite MacedoniansGreeks and Persians in his new empire Heused Persians as officials and encouragedhis soldiers to marry Asian women AfterAlexander died however his generalsfought one another for power As a resultthe empire that Alexander had created fellapart Four kingdoms took its placeMacedonia Pergamum (PUHR bull guh bull muhm)Egypt and the Seleucid Empire (suh bull LOO bullsuhd) Look at the map on page 179 to seewhere these kingdoms were located
All government business in theHellenistic kingdoms was conducted in theGreek language Only those Asians andEgyptians who spoke Greek could apply
Alexandria EgyptAlexandria Egypt
Modern Alexandria
The lighthouse of Alexandria was oneof the Seven Wonders of the AncientWorld A fire in its tall tower guidedships into harbor What was specialabout Alexandria in 100 BC
Alexandria
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an A
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ertr
and
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RB
IS
(r)A
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Brid
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an A
rt L
ibra
ry
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Reading SummaryReview the bull Following the Battle of
Chaeronea in 338 BC King Philipof Macedonia ruled all of Greece
bull Alexander the Great King Philiprsquosson conquered an empire thatstretched to Africa in the southand India in the east AfterAlexanderrsquos death his empiresplit into several kingdoms
1 How did Philip II of Macedoniafeel about the Greeks
2 What ended Alexanderrsquos con-quest of India
Critical Thinking3 Analyze Why was Alexander a
good leader
4 Summarize Draw a table tosummarize what you knowabout each topic
5 Predict How might historyhave been different ifAlexander had lived longer
6 Geography Skills How manycontinents did Alexanderrsquosempire reach
7 Context CluesWhat do you think the wordassure means in this passage
ldquo assure yourselves that itwill be disastrous unless youface the facts and are willingto do your dutyrdquo
What words give clues to itsmeaning
Philip of Macedonia
Alexander the Great
Alexanderrsquos Empire After His Death
What Did You Learn
Study Centraltrade Need help with the material in this section Visit jatglencoecom
CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization 179
for government posts The kingspreferred to give the jobs to Greeksand Macedonians In this wayGreeks managed to stay in controlof the governments
By 100 BC the largest city inthe Mediterranean world wasAlexandria which Alexander hadfounded in Egypt In addition theHellenistic kings created manynew cities and military settlements
These new Greek cities neededarchitects engineers philosophersartisans and artists For this reasonHellenistic rulers encouraged Greeksand Macedonians to settle in south-west Asia These colonists providednew recruits for the army and a poolof government officials and work-ers They helped spread Greek cul-ture into Egypt and as far east asmodern-day Afghanistan and India
Explain What wasAlexanderrsquos legacy
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N
SW
E
40degN
40degE20degE
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
CaspianSea
Euphrates R
TigrisR
Nile
R
Crete Cyprus
ASIA MINOR
Pella
Pergamum
Alexandria
Seleucia
Hellenistic World 241 BC
KEYEgyptian kingdomMacedonian kingdomPergamum kingdomSeleucid kingdom
Following Alexanderrsquos death his empireseparated into four kingdoms1 Which kingdom appears to have had
the most territory2 Which kingdoms were at least
partially located in Asia
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180
Alexander the GreatVillain or Hero
Was Alexander the Great really great
Or was he an evil conqueror Those who
see him as bloodthirsty and cruel give
this as evidence against Alexander They
say hebull destroyed Persepolis
bull attacked Tyre killing 10000 people
and enslaving 30000
bull treated his slaves harshly
bull ordered the murder of several close
advisers
Many legends about Alexander have
been told One historian found this
account to support the ldquovillain theoryrdquo
ldquoThe following is my favourite [story]
which is found all the way from Turkey to
Kazakhstan Iskander [Alexander] was actu-
ally a devil and he had horns But his hair
was long and wavy and the horns were
never seen Only his barbers knew But he
feared they could not keep the secret So
he killed them when they discovered His
last barber pretended not to notice and
kept the secret Eventually though he
could bear it no longer
and as he could tell no
one he ran to a well and
called down the well
lsquoIskander has hornsrsquo But
in the bottom of the well
were whispering reeds
[used in flutes] and they
echoed the story until it
went round the whole
worldrdquomdashMichael Wood
ldquoIn the Footsteps of
Alexander the Greatrdquo
Villain
180
Alexander the Great (at far left)
David LeesCORBIS
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181
Other historians consider Alexander
the Great to be a hero They claim he
brought progress order and culture
to each new land he conquered In
support of him they say Alexander
bull tried to promote learning
bull visited all of his wounded men
after each battle
bull spared the lives of the queen and
princess of Persia
bull built new cities where others had
been destroyed
Arrian a Greek historian who lived
in the AD 100s wrote about Alexander
this wayldquoFor my own part I think there was at that
time no race of men no city nor even a single
individual to whom Alexanderrsquos name and
fame had not penetrated For this reason it
seems to me that a hero totally unlike any
other human being could not have been born
without the agency [help] of the deity [gods]rdquo
mdashArrian The Anabasis of Alexander
On two points all historians agree
Alexander was a brilliant general and he
was a brave fighter He once boasted to
his menldquoFor there is no part of my body in front
at any rate remaining free from wounds
nor is there any kind of weapon used either
for close combat or for hurling at the
enemy the traces of which I do not bear on
my person For I have been wounded with
the sword in close fight I have been shot
with arrows and I have been struck with
missiles projected from engines of war and
though oftentimes I have been hit with
stones and bolts of wood for the sake of
your lives your glory and your wealth I am
still leading you as conquerors over all the
land and sea all rivers mountains and
plains I have celebrated your weddings
with my own and the children of many of
you will be akin to my childrenrdquo
mdashArrian The Anabasis of Alexander
Checking for Understanding1 Why do some people view
Alexander the Great as a villain2 Why do others view him as a
hero3 Was Alexander wicked or heroic
Take the role of a historian Writea brief essay or persuasivespeech that explains how yousee Alexander the Great Be sureto use facts to support yourposition You can compare him to other famous rulers tostrengthen your argument
181
Alexander the Great
Hero
Sandro VanniniCORBIS
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SpreadGreek Culture
Whatrsquos the ConnectionIn Section 3 you read that
Alexanderrsquos conquests helped tospread Greek culture The kings whocame after Alexander also tried toattract the best and brightest Greeksto Asia and Egypt They hoped to re-create the glory of Greecersquos GoldenAge in their own kingdoms
Focusing on the bull Hellenistic cities became centers of
learning and culture (page 183)
bull Epicurus and Zeno showed the worlddifferent ways to look at happiness(page 184)
bull Hellenistic scientists made majordiscoveries in math and astronomy(page 185)
Locating PlacesRhodes (ROHDZ)Syracuse (SIHRbulluhbullKYOOS)
Meeting PeopleTheocritus (theebullAHbullkruhbulltuhs)Aristarchus (ARbulluhbullSTAHRbullkuhs)Eratosthenes
(EHRbulluhbullTAHS bull thuhbullNEEZ)Euclid (YOObullkluhd)Archimedes (AHRbullkuhbullMEEbulldeez)
Building Your VocabularyEpicureanism
(EHbullpihbullkyubullREEbulluhbullNIHbullzuhm)Stoicism (STOHbulluhbullSIHbullzuhm)astronomer (uhbullSTRAHbullnuhbullmuhr)plane geometry (jeebullAHbullmuhbulltree)solid geometry (jeebullAHbullmuhbulltree)
Reading StrategySummarizing Information Create adiagram to show the major Greekcontributions to Western civilization
c 300 BCKing Ptolemy Iinvites Euclid to Alexandria
291 BCMenander theplaywright dies
212 BCArchimedes killedby Romans Syracuse
Athens
Alexandria
350 BC 275 BC 200 BC350 BC 275 BC 200 BC
182 CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization
The of
Contributions
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Araldo de LucaCORBIS
Greek Culture SpreadsHellenistic cities became centers of
learning and culture
Reading Focus Imagine you are a leading citizen in a
new city How would you make it the best city possible
Read to find out how leaders in the Hellenistic Era
improved their cities
During the Hellenistic Era philosophersscientists poets and writers flocked to thenew Greek cities in southwest Asia andEgypt especially Alexandria Many came totake advantage of Alexandriarsquos library Itsmore than 500000 scrolls were useful to stu-dents of literature and language Alexandriaalso had a museum where researchers wentto do their work
Architecture and Sculpture The Hellenistickingdoms were lands of opportunity forGreek architects New cities were beingfounded and old ones were being rebuiltThe Hellenistic kings wanted to make thesecities like the cultural centers of Greece Theypaid handsome fees to line the streets withbaths theaters and temples
Hellenistic kings and other wealthy citi-zens hired Greek sculptors to fill their townsand cities with thousands of statues Thesestatues showed the same level of workman-ship as the statues from Greecersquos Golden Age
Literature and Theater Hellenistic lead-ers also admired talented writers Kingsand leading citizens spent generous sumsof money supporting writersrsquo work As aresult the Hellenistic Age produced a largebody of literature Sadly very little of thiswriting has survived
One of the works we know about is anepic poem by Appolonius (AbullpuhbullLOHbullneebulluhs) of Rhodes (ROHDZ) Called Argonauticait tells the legend of Jason and his band ofheroes They sail the seas in search of a ram
with golden fleece Another poet Theocritus(thee bull AH bull kruh bull tuhs) wrote short poemsabout the beauty of nature
Athens remained the center of Greek the-ater Playwrights in Athens created a newkind of comedy The stories had happy end-ings and still make people laugh Howeverunlike the comedies of Greecersquos Golden Agethey did not poke fun at political leadersInstead the plays told stories about love andrelationships One of the best known of thenew playwrights was Menander (muh bullNAN bullduhr) who lived from 343 BC to 291 BC
Explain How did theHellenistic kingdoms spread Greek culture
CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization 183
The Poetry ofTheocritus
Theocritus is considered the creator of pastoral poetry Pastoral poetry deals with rural life especially the lives of shepherds It often compares rural and city life In this selection he talks about shepherding as a way of lifeldquoShepherd your song is sweeter than the water
that tumbles and splashes down from the rocks
If the Muses get the ewe for their prize
yoursquoll win the [baby] lambBut if they choose
the lamb yoursquoll carry away the ewerdquomdashTheocritus ldquoFirst Idyllrdquo
How does Theocritus describe the song ofthe shepherd
Sculpture of shepherd
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Greek Medicine The ancient Greeksbelieved that their gods had the powerto cure them of illnesses and injuriesGreek temples were places of healing as well as places of worship In templespriests treated patients with herbsprayed and made sacrifices to the gods as part of the healing process
In the 400s BC the practice ofmedicine began to change Hippocrates(hih bull PAH bull kruh bull TEEZ) a doctor andpioneer of medical science began toseparate medicine from religion Hestressed that it was important toexamine the body and look at apatientrsquos symptoms to find out whysomeone was ill He also taught that it
was important tohave a healthy diet
Hippocrates iswell known for theoath or pledge thathe asked his medicalstudents to reciteHis students had to promise never to harm and alwaysto care for their
patients New doctors still take aversion of the Hippocratic Oath whenthey graduate from medical school
Connecting to the Past1 How were illnesses and injuries treated
before Hippocrates
2 How did Hippocrates change the waymedicine was practiced in ancient Greece
PhilosophyEpicurus and Zeno showed the world
different ways to look at happiness
Reading Focus What makes you happy Read on to
learn about different Greek ideas about happiness
During the Hellenistic Era Athens con-tinued to attract the most famous philoso-phers in the Greek world The two mostimportant philosophers were Epicurusand Zeno
Epicureans Epicurus founded a philoso-phy we now know as Epicureanism (EH bullpihbullkyu bull REE bull uh bull NIH bull zuhm) He taught his stu-dents that happiness was the goal of life Hebelieved that the way to be happy was toseek out pleasure
Today the word epicurean means thelove of physical pleasure such as good foodor comfortable surroundings However toEpicurus pleasure meant spending timewith friends and learning not to worryabout things Epicureans avoided worry bystaying out of politics and public service
Who Were the Stoics A Phoeniciannamed Zeno developed Stoicism (STOHbulluhbullSIHbull zuhm) It became a very popular philoso-phy in the Hellenistic world When Zenocame to Athens he could not afford to rent alecture hall So he taught at a building knownas the ldquopainted porchrdquo near the city marketldquoStoicismrdquo comes from stoa the Greek wordfor ldquoporchrdquo
For Stoics happiness came from follow-ing reason not emotions and doing yourduty Today the word stoic is used todescribe someone who is not affected by joyor grief Unlike Epicureans Stoics thoughtpeople had a duty to serve their city
Contrast What were thedifferences between Epicureanism and Stoicism
Greek doctortreating patients
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Scientist Scientific ldquoFirstsrdquo
Archimedes Established the science of physicsExplained the lever and compound pulley
Hypatia Expanded knowledge of mathematics and astronomy
Hippocrates Known as the ldquoFather of MedicinerdquoFirst to write a medical code of good behavior
Hipparchus Created a system to explain how planets and stars move
Euclid Wrote a book that organized information about geometry
Eratosthenes Figured out that Earth is round
Aristarchus Established that Earth revolves around the sun
Pythagoras First to establish the principles of geometry
Greek Scientists and Their ContributionsGreek Scientists and Their Contributions
Greek Science and MathHellenistic scientists made major
discoveries in math and astronomy
Reading Focus Do you know how to find the area of
a square If so you are doing geometry Read on to find
out about the person who created geometry and other
scientists from the Hellenistic Era
Scientists especially mathematiciansand astronomers made major contributionsduring the Hellenistic Era Astronomers (uh bullSTRAH bullnuh bullmuhrs) study stars planetsand other heavenly bodies Aristarchus(AR bull uh bull STAHR bull kuhs) an astronomer fromSamos claimed that the sun was at the cen-ter of the universe and that Earth circled thesun At the time other astronomers rejectedAristarchusrsquos ideas They thought thatEarth was the center of the universe
Another astronomer Eratosthenes (EHR bulluh bull TAHS bull thuh bull NEEZ) was in charge of the library at Alexandria Eratosthenes
concluded that Earth is round He thenused his knowledge of geometry andastronomy to measure Earthrsquos circumfer-encemdashthe distance around Earth
Eratosthenes put two sticks in the groundfar apart from each other When the sun wasdirectly over one stick the shadow wasshorter than the shadow at the other stick Bymeasuring the shadows he was able to calcu-late the curve of Earthrsquos surface
Using his measurements Eratosthenesestimated that the distance around Earthequaled 24675 miles (39702 km) Amazinglyhis estimate was within 185 miles (298 km) ofthe actual distance Using similar methodshe measured the distance to the sun and tothe moon His measurements were quiteaccurate
Euclid (YOO bullkluhd) is probably the mostfamous Greek mathematician His best-known book Elements describes plane geometry Plane geometry (jee bull AH bull muh bulltree) is the branch of mathematics that shows
The ancient Greeks made advances in science1 What were Archimedesrsquo achievements2 Identify Who wrote a code of behavior that
doctors still follow today
Archimedes
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Reading SummaryReview the bull Hellenistic cities such as
Alexandria attracted some of theGreek worldrsquos best architectssculptors and writers
bull During the Hellenistic Era newphilosophies such as Stoicismand Epicureanism developed
bull Hellenistic scientists includingAristarchus Eratosthenes Euclidand Archimedes made importantadvances in the fields of astron-omy and mathematics
1 Why did the city of Alexandriaattract scholars
2 Describe the form of philoso-phy developed by Zeno
Critical Thinking3 Summarize Draw a table like
the one below Write severalfacts about each scientist inthe correct column
4 Compare and ContrastHow were the comedies of theHellenistic Era and those ofGreecersquos Golden Age similarand different
5 Analyze How would knowl-edge of geometry be helpful tothe Greeks
6 Identify What did theEpicureans believe about happiness
7 Context CluesName two words in this sen-tence that help define theword playwrightldquoPlaywrights in Athens createda new kind of comedyrdquo
What Did You Learn
Study Centraltrade Need help with the material in this section Visit jatglencoecom
186 CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization
how points linesangles and sur-faces relate to oneanother Around300 BC KingPtolemy I (TAH bullluh bull mee) of Egyptasked Euclid if heknew an easierway to learn geom-etry than by
reading Elements Euclid answered thatldquothere is no royal wayrdquo to learn geometry
The most famous scientist of theHellenistic Era was Archimedes (AHR bull kuh bullMEEbulldeez) of Syracuse (SIHRbulluhbull KYOOS) Heworked on solid geometry ( jee bull AH bull muh bulltree)mdashthe study of ball-like shapes calledspheres and tubelike shapes called cylindersHe also figured out the value of pi This num-ber is used to measure the area
of circles and is usually represented by thesymbol π
Archimedes was also an inventor Onestory about Archimedes tells how heinvented weapons ldquoGive me a lever and aplace to stand onrdquo Archimedes said to theking of Syracuse ldquoand I will move theearthrdquo
The king of Syracuse was impressedHe asked Archimedes to use his levers todefend the city So Archimedes designedcatapultsmdashmachines that hurled arrowsspears and rocks When Romans attackedSyracuse in 212 BC Archimedesrsquo catapultsdrove them back It took the Romans threeyears to capture Syracuse During the mas-sacre that followed Archimedes waskilled
Explain Who was the mostfamous scientist of the Hellenistic Era What didhe contribute
Eratosthenes
Aristarchus
Euclid
Archimedes
Euclid
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Alexander the Great
The Spread of Greek Culture
Greek Philosophy and History
The Culture of Ancient Greece
Section
Section
Section
Section
Vocabularymyth oracleepic fabledramatragedycomedy
VocabularyphilosophyphilosopherSophistSocratic method
VocabularylegacyHellenistic Era
VocabularyEpicureanismStoicismastronomer plane geometrysolid geometry
Focusing on the bull The Greeks believed that gods and goddesses controlled nature and shaped
their lives (page 155)
bull Greek poetry and fables taught Greek values (page 157)
bull Greek drama still shapes entertainment today (page 160)
bull Greek art and architecture expressed Greek ideas of beauty and harmony(page 162)
Focusing on the bull Greek philosophers developed ideas that are still used today (page 169)
bull Greeks wrote the first real histories in Western civilization (page 173)
Focusing on the bull Philip II of Macedonia united the Greek states
(page 175)
bull Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire andspread Greek culture throughout southwest Asia (page 176)
Focusing on the bull Hellenistic cities became centers of learning and culture (page 183)
bull Epicurus and Zeno showed the world different ways to look at happiness(page 184)
bull Hellenistic scientists made major discoveries in math and astronomy(page 185)
CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization 187
Alexander the Great
Study anywhere anytimeDownload quizzes and flash cardsto your PDA from glencoecom
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Context Words in ContextRead this passage from page 158
ldquoMy father was anxious to see medevelop into a good man [so] hecompelled me to memorize all ofHomerrdquo
19 Based on how compelled is used in thissentence what do you think it meansa askedb taughtc forcedd dared
To review this skill see pages 152ndash153
10 Why are Greek historians so important
Section 3 bull Alexander the Great11 Which leader united the Greek states
12 What are the two main accomplishmentsof Alexander the Great
Section 4 bull The Spread of Greek Culture13 Why were Hellenistic cities important
14 In what fields did Hellenistic scientistsmake advances
Critical Thinking15 Understanding Cause and Effect How
did the Peloponnesian War weaken theGreek states
16 Analyze Why would knowing the circum-ference of Earth have been helpful to theGreeks
17 Compare How was religion in ancientGreece similar to religion in ancient Egypt
18 Analyze Why do you think the develop-ment of written history is important
Review Vocabulary1 Write a brief paragraph that defines and
compares the following terms
epic fable myth
Decide if each statement is True or False
2 An oracle was a shrine Greeks visitedto receive prophecies
3 Sophists were professional teachers
4 The death of Socrates marks the begin-ning of the Hellenistic Era
5 Astronomers study stars planets andother heavenly bodies
6 Euclid developed plane geometry
Review Main IdeasSection 1 bull The Culture of Ancient Greece
7 What did the Greeks believe about theirgods and goddesses
8 What did Greek art and architectureexpress
Section 2 bull Greek Philosophy and History9 How long did the ideas of Greek philoso-
phers last
188 CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization
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Geography SkillsStudy the map below and answer the follow-ing questions20 Location Analyze the location of the
Hellenistic kingdoms What present-daycountries control territory that was con-trolled by the Seleucid empire
21 HumanEnvironment InteractionWhich kingdom do you think was the mostdifficult to govern based on its geography
Read to Write22 Descriptive Writing Imagine you are a
journalist living in Alexandria Egyptduring the Hellenistic Era Write an articledescribing life in the city
23 Using Your Review the develop-ments in early Greece that you listed onyour foldable Using numbers rank eachdevelopment from the most valuable to theleast valuable Explain the reason for yourhighest and lowest ranking
Linking Past and Present24 Expository Writing The Nobel prize is
awarded yearly to people who have madegreat achievements Do research to find outmore about the award Then choose oneGreek philosopher writer scientist or leaderwho you think deserves the Nobel prizeWrite a short speech to explain why Presentyour speech to the class
Using Technology25 Creating a Multimedia Presentation
Use the Internet and print resources suchas newspapers and magazines to researchGreek architecture Then use the computeror posterboard to design and constructyour own building using Greek designsThe Greeks dedicated some of their build-ings to gods and goddesses Dedicate yourbuilding to someone in history and designit with that person in mind Share yourresearch and design with the class
500 km0Azimuthal Equal-Area projection
500 mi0
40degN
40degE
20degE
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
Euphrates R
TigrisR
Nile
R
Crete Cyprus
ASIA MINOR
Pella
Pergamum
Alexandria
Seleucia
Hellenistic World
Self-Check Quiz To help you prepare forthe Chapter Test visit jatglencoecom
CHAPTER 5 Greek Civilization 189
AnalyzeIn this account Thucydides describes themasses of people who entered Athensaround 430 BC seeking relief from theplagueldquoThere were no houses for them and livingas they did during the hot season in badlyventilated huts they died like flies Forthe catastrophe was so overwhelming thatmen not knowing what would happen nextto them became indifferent to every rule ofreligion or law All the funeral ceremonieswhich used to be observed were now disor-ganized and they buried the dead as bestthey couldrdquo
mdashThucydides History of the Peloponnesian War
26 What hardships did newcomers toAthens face during the time of theplague
27 What does Thucydides mean when he says that men ldquobecame indifferent to every rule of religion or lawrdquo
KEYEgyptian kingdomMacedonian kingdomPergamum kingdomSeleucid kingdom
187-189 CH5 CRA-824133 22804 508 AM Page 189
- Glencoe World History Journey Across Time The Early Ages - Kentucky Edition
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- Kentucky Core Content for Social Studies Grade 7
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- Table of Contents
- Core Content for Social Studies Assessment Grade 7
- Correlation to the Core Content for Social Studies Assessment Grade 7
- Preparing for Standardized Tests
- Standardized Test Practice
- Focus on Kentucky
- Depth of Knowledge Levels
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- Table of Contents
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- Be an Active Reader
- Previewing Your Textbook
- Scavenger Hunt
- National Geographic Reference Atlas
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- World Political
- World Physical
- North America Political
- North America Physical
- United States Political
- United States Physical
- Middle America PhysicalPolitical
- South America Political
- South America Physical
- Europe Political
- Middle East PhysicalPolitical
- Africa Political
- Africa Physical
- Asia Political
- Pacific Rim PhysicalPolitical
- Arctic Ocean Physical
- Antarctica Physical
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- National Geographic Geography Handbook
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- How Do I Study Geography
- How Do I Use Maps and Globes
- Understanding Latitude and Longitude
- From Globes to Maps
- Common Map Projections
- Parts of Maps
- Types of Maps
- Using Graphs Charts and Diagrams
- Geographic Dictionary
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- Tools of the Historian
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- Measuring Time
- Organizing Time
- How Does a Historian Work
- History and Geography
- What Is a Historical Atlas
- Links Across Time
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- Unit 1 Early Civilizations
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- Chapter 1 The First Civilizations
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- Reading Skill Previewing
- Section 1 Early Humans
- Section 2 Mesopotamian Civilization
- Section 3 The First Empires
- Chapter 1 Reading Review
- Chapter 1 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 2 Ancient Egypt
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- Reading Skill Predicting
- Section 1 The Nile Valley
- Section 2 Egypts Old Kingdom
- Section 3 The Egyptian Empire
- Section 4 The Civilization of Kush
- Chapter 2 Reading Review
- Chapter 2 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 3 The Ancient Israelites
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- Reading Skill Main Idea
- Section 1 The First Israelites
- Section 2 The Kingdom of Israel
- Section 3 The Growth of Judaism
- Chapter 3 Reading Review
- Chapter 3 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 1 Review
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- Unit 2 The Ancient World
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- Chapter 4 The Ancient Greeks
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- Reading Skill Making Connections
- Section 1 The Early Greeks
- Section 2 Sparta and Athens
- Section 3 Persia Attacks the Greeks
- Section 4 The Age of Pericles
- Chapter 4 Reading Review
- Chapter 4 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 5 Greek Civilization
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- Reading Skill Context
- Section 1 The Culture of Ancient Greece
- Section 2 Greek Philosophy and History
- Section 3 Alexander the Great
- Section 4 The Spread of Greek Culture
- Chapter 5 Reading Review
- Chapter 5 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 6 Early India
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- Reading Skill Vocabulary
- Section 1 Indias Early Civilizations
- Section 2 Hinduism and Buddhism
- Section 3 Indias First Empires
- Chapter 6 Reading Review
- Chapter 6 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 7 Early China
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- Reading Skill Text Structure
- Section 1 Chinas First Civilizations
- Section 2 Life in Ancient China
- Section 3 The Qin and Han Dynasties
- Chapter 7 Reading Review
- Chapter 7 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 2 Review
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- Unit 3 New Empires and New Faiths
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- Chapter 8 The Rise of Rome
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- Reading Skill Taking Notes
- Section 1 Romes Beginnings
- Section 2 The Roman Republic
- Section 3 The Fall of the Republic
- Section 4 The Early Empire
- Chapter 8 Reading Review
- Chapter 8 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 9 Roman Civilization
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- Reading Skill Responding amp Reflecting
- Section 1 Life in Ancient Rome
- Section 2 The Fall of Rome
- Section 3 The Byzantine Empire
- Chapter 9 Reading Review
- Chapter 9 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 10 The Rise of Christianity
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- Reading Skill Sequence Clues
- Section 1 The First Christians
- Section 2 The Christian Church
- Section 3 The Spread of Christian Ideas
- Chapter 10 Reading Review
- Chapter 10 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 11 Islamic Civilization
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- Reading Skill Main Idea
- Section 1 The Rise of Islam
- Section 2 Islamic Empires
- Section 3 Muslim Ways of Life
- Chapter 11 Reading Review
- Chapter 11 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 3 Review
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- Unit 4 The Middle Ages
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- Chapter 12 China in the Middle Ages
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- Reading Skill Inferences
- Section 1 China Reunites
- Section 2 Chinese Society
- Section 3 The Mongols in China
- Section 4 The Ming Dynasty
- Chapter 12 Reading Review
- Chapter 12 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 13 Medieval Africa
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- Reading Skill Compare and Contrast
- Section 1 The Rise of African Civilizations
- Section 2 Africas Government and Religion
- Section 3 African Society and Culture
- Chapter 13 Reading Review
- Chapter 13 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 14 Medieval Japan
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- Reading Skill Cause and Effect
- Section 1 Early Japan
- Section 2 Shoguns and Samurai
- Section 3 Life in Medieval Japan
- Chapter 14 Reading Review
- Chapter 14 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 15 Medieval Europe
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- Reading Skill Questioning
- Section 1 The Early Middle Ages
- Section 2 Feudalism
- Section 3 Kingdoms and Crusades
- Section 4 The Church and Society
- Section 5 The Late Middle Ages
- Chapter 15 Reading Review
- Chapter 15 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 4 Review
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- Unit 5 A Changing World
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- Chapter 16 The Americas
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- Reading Skill Summarizing
- Section 1 The First Americans
- Section 2 Life in the Americas
- Section 3 The Fall of the Aztec and Inca Empires
- Chapter 16 Reading Review
- Chapter 16 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 17 The Renaissance and Reformation
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- Reading Skill Analyze and Clarify
- Section 1 The Renaissance Begins
- Section 2 New Ideas and Art
- Section 3 The Reformation Begins
- Section 4 Catholics and Protestants
- Chapter 17 Reading Review
- Chapter 17 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 18 Enlightenment and Revolution
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- Reading Skill Monitor and Adjust
- Section 1 The Age of Exploration
- Section 2 The Scientific Revolution
- Section 3 The Enlightenment
- Section 4 The American Revolution
- Chapter 18 Reading Review
- Chapter 18 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 5 Review
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- Appendix
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- What Is an Appendix
- SkillBuilder Handbook
- Standardized Test Practice
- Primary Sources Library
- Suggested Readings
- Glossary
- Spanish Glossary
- Gazetteer
- Index
- Acknowledgements and Photo Credits
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- Features
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- Primary Source
- Primary Sources Library
- World Literature
- Biography
- SkillBuilder Handbook
- Linking Past amp Present
- National Geographic History Makers
- National Geographic The Way It Was
- You Decide
- Primary Source Quotes
- Maps Charts Graphs and Diagrams
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- Student Workbooks
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- Active Reading Note-Taking Guide - Student Edition
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- Chapter 1 The First Civilizations
-
- Section 1 Early Humans
- Section 2 Mesopotamian Civilization
- Section 3 The First Empires
-
- Chapter 2 Ancient Egypt
-
- Section 1 The Nile Valley
- Section 2 Egypts Old Kingdom
- Section 3 The Egyptian Empire
- Section 4 The Civilization of Kush
-
- Chapter 3 The Ancient Israelites
-
- Section 1 The First Israelites
- Section 2 The Kingdom of Israel
- Section 3 The Growth of Judaism
-
- Chapter 4 The Ancient Greeks
-
- Section 1 The Early Greeks
- Section 2 Sparta and Athens
- Section 3 Persia Attacks the Greeks
- Section 4 The Age of Pericles
-
- Chapter 5 Greek Civilization
-
- Section 1 The Culture of Ancient Greece
- Section 2 Greek Philosophy and History
- Section 3 Alexander the Great
- Section 4 The Spread of Greek Culture
-
- Chapter 6 Early India
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- Section 1 Indias First Civilizations
- Section 2 Hinduism and Buddhism
- Section 3 Indias First Empires
-
- Chapter 7 Early China
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- Section 1 Chinas First Civilizations
- Section 2 Life in Ancient China
- Section 3 The Qin and Han Dynasties
-
- Chapter 8 The Rise of Rome
-
- Section 1 Romes Beginnings
- Section 2 The Roman Republic
- Section 3 The Fall of the Republic
- Section 4 The Early Empire
-
- Chapter 9 Roman Civilization
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- Section 1 Life in Ancient Rome
- Section 2 The Fall of Rome
- Section 3 The Byzantine Empire
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- Chapter 10 The Rise of Christianity
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- Section 1 The First Christians
- Section 2 The Christian Church
- Section 3 The Spread of Christian Ideas
-
- Chapter 11 Islamic Civilization
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- Section 1 The Rise of Islam
- Section 2 Islamic Empires
- Section 3 Muslim Ways of Life
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- Chapter 12 China in the Middle Ages
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- Section 1 China Reunites
- Section 2 Chinese Society
- Section 3 The Mongols in China
- Section 4 The Ming Dynasty
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- Chapter 13 Medieval Africa
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- Section 1 The Rise of African Civilizations
- Section 2 Africas Government and Religion
- Section 3 African Society and Culture