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Hellenic
This refers to the civilization of the Hellas.
Hellenistic
This refers to the civilization outside of the Hellas.
Philip II of Macedonia
Who was the king of Macedonia who conquered Greece?
338 BCE
This was the year the king of Macedonia conquered Greece.
Alexander the Great
He was King Philip II’s son who would come to rule the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
336 BCE
When did Alexander the Great assume the kingship from his father?
Phalanx
This is the military strategy wherein a bod of heavily armed infantry formed in close deep ranks and files.
defeating the Persian Empire
extending the Macedonian Empire up to the Indus Valley
Alexander the Great was responsible for:
spreading of Hellenic culture and civilization outside of Grece
This was the impact of Alexander the Great’s conquest of the world.
Library at Alexandria and the Colossus of Rhodes
These are the two triumphalist construction during the Greek Hellenistic Period.
Library at Alexandria
This was a structure built in Egypt that was said to have housed all of the world’s knowledge at the time.
Colossus of Rhodes
This was built in commemoration of the victory of the island of Rhodes against the predations of Antigonus I of Monopthalmus.
98 foot tall
How tall was the Colossus of Rhodes?
science and philosophy
During the Greek Hellenistic Period, an advancement of science was done and it was because of the sharper separation between _____ and _____.
speculation and observation
During the Greek Hellenistic Period, an advancement of science was done and it was because of the sharper distinction between _____ and _____.
Samos
He figure the distance from the Earth to the Moon as well as the Earth to the Sun.
Samos
He speculated that the Earth is round and that it revolves around the Sun.
Eratosthenes
He studied the inclination of the eclipse.
Eratosthenes
He used Geometry to correctly calculate the circumference of the Earth.
Euclid of Alexandria
He opened a school of Geometry in Alexandria and laid down the fundamental principles of Geometry and Arithmetic.
Euclid of Alexandria
He wrote the book “Elements” which contained 465 carefully presented geometry propositions and proofs which was used worldwide well beyond the 1900s.
Hipparchus of Nicaea
He calculated the Earth’s distance to the moon and sun and measure the exact length of the year.
Archimedes
He computed the value of pi and discovered that levers could be used to lift heavy objects.
Archimedes
Who said “Give me a place to stand and [a big enough lever[ and I can move the Earth.”
Theophrastus
He described and classified plants.
Herophilus
He dissected human bodies to observe the circulation of blood, and the nervous and muscular systems.
Stoicism and Epicureanism
During the Greek Hellenistic Period these types of philosophy which are concerned with the right way to live emerged:
Zeno
Who founded Stoicism?
live in accordance with the laws of the universe and consider virtue as having mastery over one’s self
Stoicism taught that we must:
by accepting the moment as it presents itself
by not allowing oneself to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or fear of pain
by using one’s mind to understand the world and to do one’s part in nature’s plan
by working together and treating other’s fairly and justly
According to Stoicism the path to happiness is:
Epicurus
Who founded Epicureanism?
the greatest good was to seek modest, sustainable pleasure in the form of a state of
tranquility and freedom from fear and the absence of bodily pain
Epicureanism teaches us that:
reducing pain and suffering and increasing the enjoyment of life
Epicureanism is interested in: