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The Western Experience, 8/e

Mortimer Chambers, University of California - Los Angeles
Barbara Hanawalt, Ohio State University
Theodore Rabb, Princeton University
Isser Woloch, Columbia University
Raymond Grew, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Classical and Hellenistic Greece

Problems for Analysis

I. Classical Greek Culture


1		Trace the evolution of Greek philosophy from its beginnings in the seventh century b.c. to Aristotle in the fourth century b.c. What historical trends in Athenian life does this evolution reflect?



2		In what ways does Greek drama reflect characteristics of Greek culture as well as universal human problems?



3		Analyze the position of women in Greek society.

II. The Rise of Macedonia


4		"The Macedonian conquest of Greece was really a blessing in disguise." Do you agree? Explain.

III. The Hellenistic Age


5		Compare the Classical Age with the Hellenistic Age. What are the main differences?



6		How did the spread of Greeks into the East affect those areas? What were the economic and cultural consequences of Hellenization?



7		Some people argue that literature, art, science, and philosophy did not decline after the fourth century, but that they simply turned to other styles and concerns equal in quality to those of the earlier period. Do you agree?

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