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1 Hellenistic, Greek, & Roman Cultures Unit 1, SSWH 3 c and d

2 Hellenistic Blending of cultures: Greek plus Persia, India, & Egypt (Greek PIE) Alexandria, Egypt: #1 place for trade & commerce, art, architecture, & education Science discoveries: Sun larger than Earth, planets revolve around Sun (Heliocentric), old thought Earth center of universe (Geocentric), circumference of the Earth

3 Greco-Roman Culture Strength, performance, & solidarity
Law: innocent, equal treatment, burden of proof accuser, punishment for actions, law flexible for interpretation Language: from Latin Gender: women had few rights, little education Legacy of Rome: Engineering, architecture, law, & language

4 Religions in Greece & Rome
VERY IMPORTANT, taboo if you didn’t worship Greek gods: Lifelike (love, hate) Zeus, Hera, Athena (main gods) Roman gods: govt & religion were linked , Jupiter, Juno, Minerva (main gods)

5 Christianity Gospels: main source of info on Jesus (founder)
Apostles spread Jesus teachings: all people embraced, hope to the powerless, promised eternal life, & offered personal relationship Good roads (open communication) helped spread message

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