MMW 11 Chapter Notes - Chapter HWS 128-131; Longman 703-707, 709-725: Pericles, Indus River, Hellenization
20 Oct 2016
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Mmw 11 textbook notes: hws 128-131; longman 703-707, 709-725 religion and the. Burials for first to die in the war: paid at public expense. Lay out dead 2 days before funeral in a tent, can bring offerings to them. Wagons carry cyprus coffins, one for each of the dead. Public tomb in most beautiful suburb, bury all those who were killed in war there. Speech is made: perikles chosen to speak. Suspicion of democracy: government should be conducted by experts. Speech socrates offers in defense when on trial. Written after socrates executed: forced to drink hemlock. When alexander died, new greek period began. Hellenistic period: greek culture, language, thought spread as far as india, blending with local traditions. Philip ii ruler of macedonia, conquered greece by 338 bce: greece was fracturing by quarrelling with one another, allowed invasion/takeover to be easy, united city states.
