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Flourishing Hellenistic Culture in Alexandria: Legacy of Alexander the Great

Explore the impact of Alexander's conquest on Greek culture in Egypt and Asia, the rise of Koine language, scientific advancements, philosophical schools, realistic art, and architectural marvels in Hellenistic Alexandria.

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Flourishing Hellenistic Culture in Alexandria: Legacy of Alexander the Great

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  1. Chapter 5 Section 5 Notes

  2. I. Hellenistic Culture in Alexandria

  3. A. Alexander spread Greek culture to Egypt and Asia

  4. B. Hellenistic culture and age is the time period of Alexander

  5. 1. Koine was the popular spokenlanguage used in Hellenistic cities

  6. C. Alexandria in Egypt became the center of commerce

  7. 1. Spacious harbor

  8. 2. Huge warehouses

  9. 3. 400 ft lighthouse

  10. a. Polished bronze mirror

  11. 4. Truly international city

  12. 5. Museum dedicated to the Muses or Greek goddesses of arts and science

  13. a. Art galleries

  14. b. Zoo’s

  15. c. Teachers and students

  16. II. Science and Technology

  17. A. Aristarchus of Samos an astronomer

  18. 1. Sun was a least 300 timeslarger than earth

  19. 2. Earth and planets revolvearound the sun (HeliocentricTheory)

  20. a. Ptolemy would later incorrectly place the earth at the center of the solar system ( Geocentric Theory)

  21. Ptolemy

  22. B. Eratosthenes used geometry to compute the earth’s circumference at 24,860 miles ( Within 1 % of our modern calculations)

  23. C. Mathematics and Physics

  24. 1. Euclid a highly regarded mathematician wrote a book The Elements containing 465 geometry propositionsand proofs

  25. (325 BC- 265 BC Euclid

  26. 2. Archimedes of Syracuse estimated the value of pi , the ratio of circumference

  27. Archimedes was born 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily Archimedes

  28. D. Philosophy and Art

  29. 1. Zeno founded the philosophy of Stoicism

  30. a. Live a virtuous life in harmony with natural laws

  31. b. Accept things as they are and focus on things they could control

  32. 2. Epicurus founded the school of Epicureanism

  33. a. Taught universe was composed of atoms and that gods had no interest in man

  34. b. Harmony of body and mind

  35. E. Realism in Sculpture

  36. 1. Hellenistic sculptures were more natural subjects not perfectbut carvings of ordinary people

  37. 2. Harmony, Balance and ProportionClassical Art

  38. F. Architecture

  39. 1. Ionic Column

  40. 2. Doric Column

  41. 3. Corinthian Column

  42. Parthenon

  43. Erechteum

  44. Temple of Athena Nike

  45. III. Medicine

  46. Hippocrates

  47. A. Hippocratic oath

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