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What types of transformation took place with the Hellenistic World?

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Geographical

Cultural

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What’s an example of the cultural transformation experienced with the Hellenistic World?

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Classical Idealism to Hellenistic Realism

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What scholarly prejudices exist regarding the Hellenistic World?

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The belief nothing could be better than classical period

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What did Bevan say about the Hellenistic World?

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No other period of 10 years had such momentous change

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Why is there a scholarly bias against the Hellenistic World?

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First Hellenistic histories were German (Droysen) and written during unification model and chose Classical, anything else pale imitation

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What was the political atmosphere of 4th Century Greece?

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Fractured

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Which country was Phillip II King of?

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Macedonia

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Where was Phillip II a prisoner?

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Thebes

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Where was Phillip II educated?

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Thebes, Greece

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What steps does Phillip II do when coming to the throne?

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Reorganised Army and Increases Population

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How does Phillip II take control of much of Greece?

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Diplomacy and Conquest

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What year does Phillip II defeat Theban/Athenian coalition?

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338 BC

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When did Phillip II die?

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336 BC

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What situation is Alexander greeted with when he comes to power?

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Revolts

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Once in control where did Alexander head on a military campaign?

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Persia

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What stops Alexander?

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Resistant Army

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Why were Alexander’s army resistant to him?

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Macedonians had signed up to defeat Greece, end up in Asia after decade of fighting

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What was the long-term issue with Alexander’s plan?

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Never set up means to maintain empire

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When did Alexander die?

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323 BC

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What happened after Alexander died?

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30 years of infighting between generals, no clear successor

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What three dynasties emerge out of Alexander’s world?

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Antigonids
Ptolemy
Selucids

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What dynasty was formed in Greece?

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Antigonids

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What dynasty was formed in Eygpt?

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Ptolemies

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What dynasty was formed in the Eastern realm?

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Selucids

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How does Alexander change the fundamentals of the Greek World?
The King-Military based | Careful not to unnecessarily destroy something
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Were Hellenistic kings more in common with classical or archaic Rulers?
More Homeric Heroes than Greek Statesman
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What characterized Alexander's successors?
Improvisational, hadn't expected to be kings and didnt know how to
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Who did the dynastic kings imitate?
Alexander
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What was Kingship deeply rooted in?
Macedonian Tradition
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How was a King seen in the Macedonian tradition?
Conqueror/Benefactor/God
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What was the role of the king in Macedonia?
Head of the military and nobility
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What role did Divinity play in Macedonian kingship?
Alexander worshipped as God by some
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What were the characteristics of the Antigonids?
Remain Greek/Macedonian Free/Autonomous Defender of Greek Cities and Autonomy
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What were the characteristics of the Ptolemies?
Highly functioning administrative system and social structure based on Egyptian system but act Greek and are treated Greek
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What was the Ptolemeies's heritage like?
Incestuous
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What was the culture of Ptolemaic Egypt?
Multicultural, treated Greek
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What characterized the Seleucids?
Diversity of the Empire (at least 13 countries)
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What unified the Seleucids?
Royal Cult
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How many cities did Alexander found?
Over 70
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Why did Alexander found so many cities?
Spread Greek authority and idea of power
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Why did the Seleucids have many of the new cities?
Combat diversity of empire
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Why was the ancient economy different to the modern economy?
Not a market economy
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What characteristics did the Ancient Hellenistic economy have?
Currency represent concrete values
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What's the Greek term for 'economy'?
Oikonomia
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What does Oikos mean?
Household
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What does Nomos mean?
Rule and Order
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Why is the Ancient Economy's scale different to that of a modern economy?
Local economy more important, focus on neccessities
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Was the Ancient Economy monetized?
No, item for item
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What did Samuel say about the Hellenistic Economy?
Different priorities, Ptolemaic Egypt wanted stability, not expansion
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What did 1920/30s scholarship say about the Hellenistic Economy?
The economy was a place of movement of capital
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What did 1960/70s scholarship say about the Hellenistic Economy?
Not one giant economy but rather composed of small, local economies
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Why did the cities rely on imports?
Cities could not make enough to support their populations and many on subsistence
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Why was there constant warfare?
King legitimacy relies on fighting
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Why is warfare expensive?
Soldiers fighting cannot make money
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Were soldiers paid?
Most
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Where did money for war come from?
Tax, high taxes, and complex codes
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What's a Greek town that was taken over by the Macedonians?
Euboea
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In Euboea how much interference by the Macedonians was there?
Little in local government with king in background
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What major effect did Macedonian rule have on Euboea?
In contact with many more places than before
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What effect did Macedonian rule have on Euboea's economy?
No massive seismic change in economy
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For Euboeans what was taxation?
A form of survival
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Why do we have an abundance of evidence about Ptolemaic Eygpt?
Papyrus used
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After taking over Eygpt what did the Cleruchs do?
They settled amongst the villages and countryside
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What does Cleruch mean?
Soldier
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What was the status of cleruchs or horsemen?
Hereditary
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What was the legal setup of Ptolemaic Egypt?
Two legal systems dependent on ethnicity
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Why was Babylonia different to Ptolemaic Greece?
Had segregation at first
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When did Babylonia flourish?
When co-existence in place?
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What main evidence do we have for Ai Khanoum?
Archaeological evidence as no literary references exist
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Why is there an issue with relying on Archaeological evidence for studying Ai Khanoum?
Because it was used as a rebel hideout during the Soviet occupation of Afganistan
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Why was intermarriage inevitable in Ai Khanoum?
Few women
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How can the cultural exchange between the new dynasties and their new lands be described?
One way cultural relationship-Greek ideas widespread
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What's an example of the integration of Greek culture?
Temple of Bel (Zeus) in Greece
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How can the ethnicity of the Hellenistic world be described?
Not binary but a spectrum
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What evidence do we have that Alexander was treated as a living god?
Alexander as Zeus coins were found dating from Indian campaign
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What was the relationship between faith and morality in the Hellenistic world?
Not intrinsically linked, morality came from society
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What happened to the image of Alexander after his death?
Was deified
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Were most kings deified like Alexander?
Initially, but more became worshipped during their lifetime
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What was the purpose of the Royal Cult?
Promoting imperial unity
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Why was Ai Khanoum different in terms of religion?
Its temple had a tripartite cella, three gods?
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Were new gods found in the Hellenistic world?
Yes, in Epidaurous Askleos was popular healing cult
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How did Ptolemy try to unite Greek and Egyptian religion?
Serapis introduced as combination of cultures
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What did Walbank think about Hellenistic religion?
Majority of Greeks agnostic even Atheist
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What religion has a framework set for it and why?
Christianity, living God and spread of gospel

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