Hellenistic Culture
-Hellenistic Culture- Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influenes
-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 ins oem fashion
Alexandria
-The center of Hellenistic culture
-Located on western edge of the Nile delta
-Easy for people throughout the Macedonian Empire to get to by ship
-Cooming economy due to all the different customs and items that came to Alexandria
-Some similarities to Ellis Island
Alexandria's appearance
-The rulers spend a lot o fmoney and tiem into mae the city of Alexandria attractive
-The two greatest attractions were the museum and library
-It was said that Alexander founded those buildings becasue Aristotle had given him a love for learning
-The library was ther first true research library, it was used for a gifted group of scholars to do their work
Science and Technology
-Much of the scientific research that was done i nAlexandria was very influential
-Until the turn of the 16th and 17th century, Alexandrian scholars provided most of the scientific information to the west
Astronomy
-The museum contained a small obserbatroy were astronomers could study the stars and planets
-Astronomer named Aristarchus made two very important conclusions:
-That the sun was bigger than Greece, stating it was 300 tiems bigger than the earth
-The planetws revolve around the sun. Unfortunately, no one supported this theory and another pholospher stated that Earth was the center. This theory was supported for the next 14 centuries
Math and Physics
-Euclid was well known mathematician, also wrote a book. Known for proofs
-Archimedes came up with the value of pi and aso explained the law of the lever. He created a pulley to pull heavy objects as well
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