By: Susan M.

Pojer
Horace Greeley H.S.
Chappaqua, NY
Alexander the
Great
356-323 B.C.E.
Alexander the
Greats Empire
Alexander the Great
in Persia
Building Greek Cities
in the East
 Pergamu
m:
A New
Hellenis
tic
City
Cosmopolit
an
Culture
 Trade in the
Hellenistic World
Library at Alexandria
(333 B.C.E.)
 Hellenic vs.
Hellenistic Art
 Hellenistic
$ Philosophers
Cynics Diogenes
ignore social conventions & avoid
luxuries.
citizens of the world.
live a humble, simple life.

$ Epicurians
Epicurus
avoid pain & seek pleasure.
all excess leads to pain!
 Hellenistic
$ Philosophers
Stoics Zeno
nature is the expansion of divine
will.
concept of natural law.
get involved in politics, not for
personal gain, but to perform
virtuous acts for the good of all.
true happiness is found in great
achievements.
The Known World
3c B.C.E.
 Hellenism:
The Arts &
$ Sciences
Scientists /
Mathematicians:
Aristarchus heliocentric
theory.
Euclid geometry.
Archimedes pulley.
Ptolemaic View of
the Universe
 The Breakup of
Alexanders Empire
The Incursion of
Rome into the
Hellenistic World