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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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