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Hellenistic Culture
Alexander the Great
and Hellenism
Copyright Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.
Alexander the Great Son of Phillip II the
king of Macedon
He conquered most of Greece
Alexander will establish an empire from Greece to Egypt and up to the edge of India
He adopted Greek Culture and spread Hellenism throughout his empire.
Hellenistic Culture
It is the blend of Greek culture
with Egyptian, Persian and
Indian influences
Alexandria
An African city which was the center for trade and Hellenistic culture.
This city
became an
international
community with
a mix of
customs and
traditions
Ancient Library of Alexandria
Contained a collection of 500,000 papyrus scrolls and masterpieces of ancient literature
Was the first true research library in the world
Scholars produced commentaries on ancient worlds of literature.
Science and Technology
Astronomy- Aristarchus
estimated that the sun was
300 times bigger than Earth
and that the sun was the
center of the universe
Nobody accepted this
theory. Instead they
thought the Earth was the
center of the universe
Math and Physics
Euclid Opened
the school for
geometry in
Alexandria
Archimedes
accurately
estimated the
value of pi ( ).
Philosophy SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT:
1. Stoicism
the belief that there was a divine power that controlled the universe
Believed everyone should live in harmony with natural law
2. Epicureanism
- taught that the universe was made of atoms and ruled by gods who didnt care about humans
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