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Hellenistic Culture - Coggle Diagram
Hellenistic Culture
Alexandria - Center of Hellenistic culture
Contained the lighthouse of Alexandria
Contained the library of Alexandria
The city signified the connection between the east and the west
This is because Alexandria is the image of Alexander's goals, to unify Asia and Europe by taking the best parts of Greek, Persian, Egyptian and Indian culture
They also had a unified language (Koine) and had a unified currency
Mathematics
Pythagorean Theorem
Archemides estimated the value of pi
Euclid compiled a geometry text. used by Erastothenes and Aristarchus
Physics
Archemides invented the Archimedes screw - which raised water from the ground
Archimedes explained the law of the lever
The archimedes screw was a compound pulley to lift heavy objects
Astronomy
Alexandria's museum had an astronomical observatory
Aristarchus of Samos
Estimated that the Sun was 300x larger than earth
Proposed that earth and other planets orbited the sun
Eratosthenes
Director of Alexandrian Library
Tried to calculate the size of earth
Calculations were close to the actual size of earth
Philosophy
Stoicism
Founded by Zeno (335 - 263 BCE)
Ideology that believed that people should live in harmony with Gods laws
Human Desires, Wealth and Power are dangerous distractions
Epicureanism
Founded by Epicurus
Greatest good came from virtuous conduct and the absence of pain
Main goal of humans was to achieve harmony of body and mind
