group disscussion.
test: all essay. what're you thinking hoch?!
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Hellenistic Culture:
HELLENISTIC CULTURE
-greek culture blended with egyptain, persian, and indian influences
-the language used was called Koine meaning common in greek
-the common language was very important as it allowed for people throughout all of macedonia to communicate in some fashion
Alexandria
-center of culture
-located on western edge of the nile delta
-easy for people to get to by ship
-booming economy due to all the different customs and items that came to alexandria
-some similarities to Ellis island
Appearance
-rulers spent a lot of money and time into making the city attractive
-museum and library were the two greatest attractions
-it was said that alexander founded those two buildings because aristotle had given him a love of learning
-library was the first tru research library
Science and Technology
-much of the scientific research was done in alexandria
-until the turn of th 16th and 17th century, alexandrian scholars provided most of the scientific information from the west
Astronomy
-museum had a small observatory
-astronomers made two very important conculusions
-the sun is bigger than greece
-the planets revolve around the sun. no one believed him
Math and Physics
-Euclid- well known mathematician wrote a book. known for writing proofs
-Archimedes- made pi. lol. explained the law of the lever. created pully
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