Textbook Questions

    Today in class we read in the textbook and did the questions on page 149. The questions and answers are below.




    • Hellenistic: The Hellenistic culture was a new vibrant culture that was made of a blend of Egyptian, Persian, and Indian. It allowed the people to speak a similar language throughout the Hellenistic regions, and cities were able to communicate. It united the people and region. 
    • Alexandria: Alexandria was a city with a Hellenistic culture and became the foremost center of commerce and trade in a Hellenistic civilization. It was able to become a thriving city because of its commerce, and was international. Also, it had a strategic site on the Nile delta.
    • Euclid: Euclid was a mathematician who taught in Alexandria. His book Elements is a basis for geometry courses still used today. He helped make many advancements in the academic component of the Hellenistic world. 
    • Archimedes: Archimedes estimated the value of pi, and he also explained the law of the lever. He also invented the Archimedes screw which helped raise water from the ground. He inspired other Hellenistic artists to build force pumps, pneumatic machines, and a steam engine. 
    • Colossus of Rhodes: This was the largest know Hellenistic statue. It is one of the seven wonders of the world. It was crumpled during an earthquake, and its pieces were sold for scraps. This sculpture was a big part of art during the Hellenistic period.

      3. How did trade contribute to cultural diversity in the Hellenistic city of Alexandria?
                  Alexandria was the center of trade, so many ships from around the world would come and                    dock there. As more people from around the world came, they brought with them their                        attributes of their culture. There was an international community with a mixture of                                customs and traditions from Egypt and the Aegean.
      4. How did Euclid influence some of the developments in astronomy during the Hellenistic period?
                  Euclid wrote a basis for geometry called Elements which Eratosthenes and Aristarchus                        used in their developments in astronomy. They figured out how the planets revolve                             around the sun. Eratosthenes used geometry to figure out the size of the Earth, and he did                     it pretty accurately.
      5. What did Stoicism and Epicureanism have in common? 
                  Both of these philosophies believed in living in harmony and peace.             

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