What are the Hellenistic Empires?
"History of Science - Hellenistic Science - 5.1 Starting Assumptions: Hellenistic."YouTube. YouTube, 26 July 2014. Web. 29 Aug. 2016.
This video gives a brief overview of how important these empires were. It also provides questions that stimulates thinking
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This temple is an example of a part of Greek culture the Greeks were allowed to retain.
Cesar. Greek Temple Pasteum. 2008. Flikr. Web. 29 Aug. 2016.
Antigonid Empire
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This is the library of Alexandria, a place for learning and encountering others
"Library of Alexandria." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2016.
Ptolemaic Empire
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This map of the Seleucid empire shows the extent of the vast area this empire occupied. Greek ways were spread extremely far, as shown by this diagram
"Seleucid Empire." Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2016.
Seleucid Empire
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Self Created ElementI made this PowToon to summarize what each empire was known for
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"Hellenistic Judaism." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2016.
This is a map of the entire Hellenistic empire. The Antigonid empire was mostly on the Greek peninsula. The Ptolemaic empire contained Egypt and Palestine. The Seleucid empire was huge, containing parts of India and the Persian empire.
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Culture
This depicts the cult of Osiris, a popular religion of the time
"Osiris." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 30 Aug. 2016.
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State Building
This depicts an Egyptian farming(Farming was a main source of stability for the empires).
"History of Agriculture." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 30 Aug. 2016.
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Citations
- Cesar. Greek Temple Pasteum. 2008. Flikr. Web. 29 Aug. 2016.
- "Hellenistic Judaism." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2016.
- "History of Agriculture." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 30 Aug. 2016.
- "History of Science - Hellenistic Science - 5.1 Starting Assumptions: Hellenistic."YouTube. YouTube, 26 July 2014. Web. 29 Aug. 2016.
- "Library of Alexandria." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2016.
- "Osiris." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 30 Aug. 2016.
- "Seleucid Empire." Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2016.