Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Questions 146-149

QUESTION 1
Hellenistic- Greek, Egyptian, and Persian culture all blended together after Alexander's death.

Alexandria- Egyptian city that became the center of commerce during the Hellenistic period.

Euclid- Mathematician who taught all over Alexandria, laid the bases for geometry.

Archimedes- Mathematician who accurately estimated pi, explained the lax of lever.

Colossus of Rhodes- Bronze statue that stood 100+ feet tall, one of the 7 ancient wonders.

QUESTION 3
Alexandria became the forefront for commerce/trade which brought in people from all cultures so that they could get in on the wealth from trading.

QUESTION 4
The astronomers that the time used his texts of geometry to help come to conclusions about the size and rotation of the planets.

QUESTION 5
Both concepts promote unity and what one should believe in the gods. Also promote people to live life for themselves in harmony.

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