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Legacy of Greece Hellenistic Age Examples (Architecture (Pharos (A stone…
Legacy of Greece Hellenistic Age Examples
Architecture
Courthouses
Government Buildings
Colleges
Schools
Museums
A famous Museum which was a temple dedicated to the Muses.
It housed botanical gardens.
A zoo.
A dining hall.
Architects
Pharos
A stone lighthouse 350 feet above the harbor. It had a polished bronze mirror that reflected the brilliant light of a fire.
Art
Paintings
Statues of Greek Gods
Alexander's Glass Coffin
Columns
Doric - These were simple columns that had vertices and a platform on top.
Ionian - These were also simple columns which were cylindrical and had scrolls at the top.
Corinthian - These were very decorated and had intricate designs.
Vases
Artifacts
Colossus of Rhodes
A bronze statue that stood more than 100 feet high.
Science and Technology
Ships
Chariots
Sarkssa or long spears
Astronomy
Aristarchus of Samos
He developed the belief that the sun was 300 times the size of Earth.
He proposed that other planets revolved around the sun.
Ptolemy
He listed more than 48 constellations.
He incorrectly placed the idea that the Earth is the center of the solar system.
Mathematics and Physics
Euclid
He created a book called Elements which presented geometry
propositions and proofs.
His ideas are the basis of modern geometry.
Pythagoras
He developed a theorem to find the unknown distance of the side of a triangle
Archimedes
He estimated the value of pi which is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
He explained the law of the lever.
He developed the Archimedes screw.
Eratosthenes
He calculated that Earth's size is between 28,000 miles and 29,000 miles using geometry
Philosophy
Zeno
Founded the school of philosophy known as stoicism.
Stoics should live highly moral-valued lives in harmony with the desires of the gods. Human temptations, power, and wealth were considered dangerous distractions. The belief focused on social unity and urged its followers to focus on what they could control.
Epicurus
Developed the belief of Epicureanism.
Gods has no interest in humans and ruled the universe. The only real objects were the five perceived senses. The highest pleasure was from seeking high moral standards and also the absence of pain. The main goal of a human was to obtain harmony between the mind and body.
Socrates
Asked a lot of questions about life
Develops the Socratic method.
It involves asking people about things that he knows.
He knows that he does not know anything which is why he believed he was the smartest person.
He was killed for his beliefs since he was believed to corrupt the minds of young people.
Plato
Created the Academy of Athens.
He believed that people should enlighten themselves and that a great society involves people that are enlightened: a utopian society.
Focused on idealism, truth, and form.
The study of the love of wisdom
Aristotle
He was Plato's best student.
Started the academy known as Lyceum.
He analyzed the world from a more scientific standpoint. He analyzed empirical data which is what is observable.
He develops the golden mean in life.
Government
Direct democracy.
Dictatorial form of government.
