The West in the World, 4th Edition (Sherman)Chapter 3:
The Poleis become CosmopolitanLearning Objectives
When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
- Analyze the conditions leading to Macedonia's conquest of Greece.
- Describe the rise of Alexander's empire and summarize the impact of his empire on subsequent Western civilization.
- Describe how the successor kingdoms contributed to the Hellenization of the eastern Mediterranean region.
- Outline the meeting of east and west in the successor kingdoms.
- Describe education in the Hellenistic world.
- Outline the characteristics of Hellenistic literature.
- Compare and contrast the philosophical traditions of the Cynics, Epicureans, and Stoics.
- Describe the new religions of hope during the Hellenistic era.
- Describe important contributions of Hellenistic science.
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