Ch. 6 Lesson 4 - Hellenistic Culture

The Hellenistic World was made up of Greece, Southwest Asia, and Egypt.

• True
• False

The Greek capital of Egypt was Cairo.

• True
• False

Hellenistic kings spent huge amounts of money to make their cities like Athens and other Greek cultural centers.

• True
• False

Hellenistic sculptors made the human form more idealistic and more perfect than earlier Greek sculptors had.

• True
• False

The plays of Greek New Comedy told stories about ordinary people.

• True
• False

He wrote humorous plays.

• a. Appolonius of Rhodes
• b. Theocritus
• c. Menander

He wrote Argonautica about Jason and the golden fleece.

• a. Appolonius of Rhodes
• b. Theocritus
• c. Menander

He wrote short poems about the beauty of nature.

• a. Appolonius of Rhodes
• b. Theocritus
• c. Menander

9. Organize these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) Epicureanism

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(b) Stoicism

• Use sound thinking to make decisions

• Living simply

• Find happiness through using reason

• Finding happiness

• Avoiding worry

• Serve your community

• Avoiding pain

• Do your duty

• Do not be guided by emotions

Reorder the following

• The four kingdoms of Alexander’s Empire fought wars with each other.

• Rome Conquers Greece

• City-states that were independent did not have strong armies. Rome took over the Greek lands in southern Italy. Greeks supported Rome’s enemies, but failed to stop Rome.

• Macedonia could not keep city-states permanently under control.