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Hellenistic Culture - Coggle Diagram
Hellenistic Culture
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Philosophy
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People called Stoics said that people should live virtuous lives in harmony with the will of God and the natural laws that God established to run the universe.
Stoics promoted social unity 
Epicurus taught that Gods who had no interest in humans ruled the world, and said that the highest pleasure came from virtuous conduct and absence of pain.
Physics
Archimedes explained the law of the lever.
Archimedes invented the Archimedes screw, a device to pull water from the ground.
Using Archimedes' ideas, Hellenistic scientists built a force pump, pneumatic devices, and even a steam engine.
Mathematics
Euclid was a smart mathematician. His best known book, Elements, contained 465 carefully presented geometry propositions and proofs. His work is the basis for courses in geometry today.
Archimedes of Sycuse accurately estimated the value of pi
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