9/20/12

[4thJoey]

• Hellenistic Culture:
  Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences.
  Language- Koine meaning common in Greek
• Alexandria:
  center of the Hellenistic culture
  Located on western edge on the Nile delta
  Easy for people throughout the Macedonian Empire to get by ship
  Kinda like Ellis Island
• Alexandria's Appearance:
  Rulers spent a lot of money and time into make the city of Alexandria attractive
• Astronomy:
  Museum contained a small observatory where astronomers could study the stars and planets
  Aristarchus- said sun was bigger than Greece and the planets revolve around the sun
• Math and Physics:
  Euclid- Was a well known mathematician, also wrote a book. Know for writing proofs.
  Archimedes- came up with the value of pi and also explained the law of the lever. Created a pulley to pull heavy objects as well.