Hellenistic culture
Greek culture blended with Egyptian Persian and Indian influences
the language that was used was called Koine meaning "common" in Greek
very important so throughout Macedonia empire could communicate in fashion
Alexandria
the center of the Hellenistic culture
located in the western edge of the Nile delta
easy for the people throughout Macedonia empire easy to ship goods
booming economy because of all the customs
has similarities to Ellis Island
Alexandria's Appearance
the rulers spent a lot of money on the town to make it attractive
the two greatest attractions were the museum and the library
was said that Alexander founded those buildings
Science and Technology
much of the scientific research that was done in Alexandria was very influential
Until the turn of the 16th and 17th century, Alexandrian scholars provide most of the scientific
Astronomy
The museum had a small observatory where astronomers could study the stars and planets
They made two very important conclusions
the sun was bigger than Greece stating it was 300 times as big
Math and Physics
Euclid - was a well known mathematician also wrote a book. known for writing proofs.
Archimedes came up with the value of pi and also explained the law of the lever, he created the pulley.
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