week 6 october 11

October 11

Readings: Chapter 6Quiz: Chapter 6, the two lectures, and Alexander the Great and the Corinthian order from Chapter 5

Gold Star 11 point quizzes: Jim, Carolyn, Will and Tyia!Silver Star 10 point quizzes: Megan, Harshmeet, Jacob,

David, Christine and Brandon!Niiiiice.

Ca 900-750 AC - Villanovan cultures in Italy. From their hamlets Etruscan cities grow.750-600 AC - Greek colonies exert strong influence over newly urbanized Etruscans.616 AC - Tarquinius Priscus becomes first Etruscan to rule Rome.550 AC - Founding of cities in Po Valley and expansion into Campania.535 AC - Control of Corsica heralds greatest extent of Etruscan influence.509 AC - Fall of Tarquin dynasty in Rome marks the beginning of Etruscan decline.396 AC - Sacking of Veio, after ten-year siege, end's city's long conflict with Rome.265 AC - Capitulation of Velzna, last Etruscan city to be subdued to Rome. 90 AC - After centuries of decline, Etruscans become Roman citizens.

Etruscans

• Lived in City States like the Greeks• Ruled by rich families• Had sophisticated water system• Used rounded arches from Mesopotamia• There language does not appear to be related to any

other – little still exists• Polytheistic and strong believers in predestination • Drained the area that is now Rome

Alexander the Great

• Born 356 BC• Trained by Aristotle• Dad dies in 336 BC, Alex inherits Macedonia• By age of 25, he is: King of Macedonia, Leader of

the Greeks, Overlord of Asia Minor, Pharaoh of Egypt, and the Great King of Persia – he united an area of 2 MILLION square miles under his rule

• Dead at 32 – kingdom torn apart by successors

Macedonia is a small, but strategically located, state in the middle of the Balkan peninsula. Its turbulent history dates back before 300 B.C., when Alexander the Great created a broad empire as King of Macedonia. During World War II, Macedonia was divided between Bulgarian, Italian, and German occupation, prior to undergoing a civil war in 1946. In 1991, following years as a Yugoslav republic, Macedonia became independent once again. However, the country's weak infrastructure, and the region's economic struggles, slowed Macedonia's progress.

Hellenistic – after 350 bc Greece is under Alexander’s rule for a while, but then his successors start wars and everything falls apart. Greece becomes Roman province in 146 bc.

Rome

Romulus and Remus

Romans Perfected

Roads, Rounded Arches, Aqueducts, Concrete