Questions on Hellenistic Culture

Pg 149: #'s 1, 3, 4, and 5

1.
- Hellenistic: relating to the civilization, language, art, science, and literature of the Greek world from the reign of Alexander the Great to the late second century B.C.
- Alexandria: The Egyptian city that became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic culture.
- Euclid: a highly regarded mathematician that taught in Alexandria.
- Archimedes: a Hellenistic scientist of Syracuse, studied at Alexandria.
- Colossus of Rhodes: located on the island of Rhodes, the bronze statue stood more than 100 feet tall.

3. Alexandria became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization. The city occupied a strategic site on the western edge of the Nile delta. Trade ships all throughout the Mediterranean docked in Alexandria's harbor. The city thrived from the commerce letting it grow and prosper. Culturally, the city had a rich mixture of customs and traditions from Egypt and the Aegean.

4. During the Hellenistic period, Euclid presented geometry proofs and propositions. His work helped astronomers like Eratosthenes and Aristarchus study the planets and stars.

5. Both philosophies emphasized the aspect of happiness and how people should live their lives. Stoicism promoted social unity and encouraged its followers to focus on what they could control. Epicureans proposed that the main goal of humans was to achieve harmony of body and mind.

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