Hellenistic Culture
Hellenistic Culture-Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences.
-The language that was used was called Koine meaning "common" in Greek.
-The common language was very important as it allowed for people throughout all of Macedonian Empire to -communicate in some fashion.
Alexandria
-The center of the Hellenistic culture
-Located on the western edge of the Nile delta
-Easy for people throughout the Macedonian Empire get to by ship.
-Booming economy due to all the different customs and items that came to Alexandria
-Some sililarities to Ellis Island
Alexandria's Appearance
-The rulers spent a lot of money and time into making the city of Alexandria attractive
-The two greatest attractions were the museum and library.
-It was said that Alexander founded buildings because Aristotle had given him a love for learning
-The library was the first true research library, it was used for a gifted group of people
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, Alexandria scholars provided most of the scientific information to the west
Astronomy
-The museum contained a small observatory where astronomers could study the stars and planets.
-Astronomer named Aristarchus made two very important conclusions:
--sun was bigger than Greece and that planets revolve around the sun.
-No one supported this theory and another philospher stated that earth was the center.
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 a pulley to pull heavy objects as well.
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