The Spread of Hellenistic Culture

TERMS & NAMES 1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
• Hellenistic - the culture that blended Greek with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences.
• Alexandria - Egyptian city that was the center of Hellenistic culture
• Euclid - Greek mathematician and pioneer in geometry
• Archimedes - Greek scientist, inventor, and mathematician
• Colossus of Rhodes - Huge bronze statue created on the island of Rhodes
USING YOUR READING GUIDE
2. Which Hellenistic achievement had the greatest impact? Why?
Hellenistic achievements that had the greatest impact was the legacies, technology, and art because it would help further develop their culture.
MAIN IDEAS
3. How did trade contribute to cultural diversity in the Hellenistic city of Alexandria?
The trade made it so that it became an international community so it had a rich mixture of customs and traditions
4. How did Euclid influence some of the developments in astronomy during the Hellenistic period?
 Euclid influenced the astronomers, Eratosthenes and Aristarchus, used his geometry text during the Hellenistic period.
5. What did Stoicism and Epicureanism have in common?
Stoicism and Epicureanism both wanted to have social unity.
READING GUIDE 
1. Astronomy - revealed that the planets revolved around the sun, not the earth; the circumference of the earth was determined
2. Mathematics - the value of pie was estimated; Euclid made many contributions to geometry; pythagorean theory was established 
3. Physics - law of lever; lever and pulleys; heavy objects could now be lifted
4. Philosophy - the influences of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle continued in Hellenistic society; Stoicism and Epicureanism emerged; social unity promoted as well as virtuous behavior
5. Hellenistic Culture - legacies of science, mathematics and technology, and legacies of philosophy and art.

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