History, Pt 1 Flashcards
Who was Alexander the Great?
A Macedonian who conquered Greece, Persia, and much of the Middle East.
Whose conquests helped to Hellenize the Mediterranean area?
Alexander the Great
What year did Alexander the Great’s conquests begin?
334 BC
When and with what events did the Hellenistic Age begin?
334 BC, the beginning of Alexander’s conquests
When and with what event did the Hellenistic Age end?
31 BC
What is the Hellenistic Age?
A period of uniform civilization in the Mediterranean and Near East world.
What is Hellenism?
The blend of Greek and Near Eastern culture
What is Hellenization?
- Defining feature of Hellenism
- Spread of Greek culture, language, and political domination
Who was a Jewish philosopher contemporary of Jesus who applied philosophy to try to interpret the Torah?
Philo
Who was Philo?
Jewish philosopher who tried to apply philosophy to interpreting the Torah
Name the three successor kingdoms of Alexander the Great.
Antigonids
Seleucides
Ptolemies
Which successor kingdom controlled Macedonia after Alexander the Great’s death?
Antigonids
Which successor kingdom had to be a culture of war because their land had little in the way of natural boundaries?
Seleucides
Which successor kingdom controlled much of the Near East after after the death of Alexander the Great?
Seleucides
Which successor kingdom controlled Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great?
Ptolemies
Which successor kingdom was known for its scholarship and commerce?
Ptolemies
Which successor kingdoms first and then later ruled Judea?
Ptolemies
Seleucids
Under which kingdom was the Septuagint completed?
Ptolemies
Under which kingdom did the Tobiads rule?
Ptolemies
How did the Tobiads feel about Hellenistic reform?
They were leading the Jewish Hellenistic reform.
Which Jewish princes were ruling over the Jews during the time of the Ptolemies?
Tobiads
Who worked as an Egyptian finance minister and an example to the other upper class Jews on how embracing Hellenization could bring wealth?
The Tobiad Joseph
What document describes how the Septuagint was supposed to have been created?
The Epistle of Aristeas
What does the Epistle of Aristeas describe the creation of?
The Septuagint
Which two parties in Jerusalem fought over Hellenistic Reform?
Pro-Ptolemaic and Pro-Seleucid
In the context of the Hellenistic reforms, which party was less open to the Greeks?
Pro-Ptolemaic
In the context of Hellenistic reforms, which party was more open to the Greeks?
Pro-Seleucid
What was the Hellenistic reform debate about?
How open the Jews should be to the outside world
How did Jerusalem change under the Hellenistic reforms?
Status was first ethnos, then changes to a polis, renamed Antioch
