This chapter discusses the expansion of Greek civilization from 2000-30 BCE. It covers the rise of Greek city-states like Athens and Sparta, the Persian Wars, and the empire of Alexander the Great, which spread Greek culture throughout Western Asia and Egypt. The chapter also examines Greek achievements in art, philosophy, drama, and the influence of Greek culture during the Hellenistic period after Alexander's death.

1. Connections: A World History
Second Edition
Chapter 7
Greek Civilization
and Its Expansion
into Asia
2000–30 B.C.E.
Connections: A World History, Second Edition
Edward H. Judge • John W. Langdon

2. Greek Athletes

3. The Greco-Macedonian World

4. Greek Civilization and Its Expansion
into Asia, 2000–30 B.C.E.
A. Early Greece
B. Archaic Greece, 750–500 B.C.E.
C. Classical Greece, 500–338 B.C.E.
D. The Arts and Philosophy in Classical Greece
E. Classical Greek Society and Religion
F. The Empire of Alexander the Great
G. Connections and Conflicts in the Hellenistic World

5. Early Greece

6. Early Greece
A. Geography

7. FOUNDATION MAP 7.1 Greece and Western
Anatolia

8. Early Greece
B. Mycenae and Crete
1. Minoan civilization
2. Mycenaean civilization
3. Homer

9. Gold mask of Agamemnon.

10. Early Greece
C. The Polis
1. The Dark Ages
2. The government of Greek city-states

11. Archaic Greece
750–500 B.C.E.

12. Archaic Greece
750–500 B.C.E.
A. Greek Colonization and the Spread of Greek
Culture
1. Causes and consequences of colonization

13. MAP 7.2 The Greek Colonies, 750–550 B.C.E.

14. Archaic Greece
750–500 B.C.E.
B. Rivalry Between Sparta and Athens
1. Spartan military oligarchy
2. Athenian democracy

15. Spartan warrior.

16. Classical Greece
500–338 B.C.E.

17. Classical Greece
500–338 B.C.E.
A. The Persian Wars
B. Athenian Dominance and the Spartan
Response
1. The Age of Pericles

18. MAP 7.3 The Delian and Peloponnesian Leagues,
431 B.C.E.

19. Pericles.

20. Classical Greece
500–338 B.C.E.
C. The Peloponnesian War
1. Weakening of Greece
2. Conquest by Philip of Macedon

21. The Arts and Philosophy in
Classical Greece

22. The Arts and Philosophy in
Classical Greece
A. Architecture, Sculpture, and Pottery
1. Artistic styles and techniques

23. The Parthenon.

24. Galloping horses pull a
chariot across the face of
a ceramic Greek vase.

25. The Arts and Philosophy in
Classical Greece
B. Greek Drama
1. Aeschylus
2. Sophocles
3. Euripides
4. Aristophanes

26. The Arts and Philosophy in
Classical Greece
C. Philosophy
1. Socrates
2. Plato
3. Aristotle

27. Classical Greek Society
and Religion

28. Classical Greek Society
and Religion
A. Free Labor and Slavery
1. Greek agriculture
2. Greek slavery
B. The Status of Women
1. Spartan women
2. Athenian women

29. Greek women.

30. Classical Greek Society
and Religion
C. Greek Religion
1. The Greek gods
2. Festivals and religious practice

31. Asklepios, the Greek
god of medicine.

32. The Empire of
Alexander the Great

33. The Empire of
Alexander the Great
A. Alexander’s Conquests
1. Subjugation of Greece and Persia

34. Alexander the Great.

35. The Empire of
Alexander the Great
B. The Fate and Impact of Alexander’s Empire
1. Efforts to rule Persia
2. Fusion of Greek and Persian culture
3. Dissolution of Alexander’s empire
4. Legacy

36. MAP 7.4 The Empire of Alexander the Great, 336–
323 B.C.E.

37. Connections and Conflicts
in the Hellenistic World

38. Connections and Conflicts
in the Hellenistic World
A. Commercial and Cultural Connections
1. Trade
2. Cultural and intellectual exchange

39. MAP 7.5 The Hellenistic Kingdoms, 323–146 B.C.E.

40. Connections and Conflicts
in the Hellenistic World
A. Commercial and Cultural Connections
3. Hellenistic science
4. Mystery religions

41. Mithras slaying the sacred bull.

42. Connections and Conflicts
in the Hellenistic World
B. Politics and Governance
1. Monarchy
2. Decline

43. Key Dates and Developments