Western Civ

Today in class we went over the other notes that we have to now for the test tomorrow.
Hellenistic Culture
Hellenistic culture in Alexandria:
Hellenistic culture: blend of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian culture.
trade plus culturally diverse:
Alexander became a foremost center of commerce/ culture/ civilization.
Alexander's Attractions:
Alexander's coffin.
Pharos(light house)
Library which had 500,000 papyrus scrolls.
Science and Technology:
Astronomy
Aristarchus- found out that the sun is at least 300x bigger than the earth, earth and other planets revolved around the sun.
Ptolemy- Disagreed with Aristarchus saw that the earth is center of the universe, this is taught for the next 14 centuries.
Eratosthenes- estimated the real size of earth, Say the earth is round.
Mathematics and physics
Euclid- Worte the book of Geometry (elements)
Archimedes- estimated value of pi, explained the lever.  The archimade screw.  It could raise water from the ground.
philosophy Art:
Stoicism and Epicureanism-
Zeno- a greek philosopher (335-263 B.C.)
Founded the school of philosophy called stoicism.
Epicurus- found school thought called Epicureanism.
Gods had no interest in humans.  Mias goal is to achieve harmony mind.
Realism in sculpture
Colossus of Rhodes a bronze statue more than 100 ft high one of the seven wonders of the world
150 B.C. hellenistic world was in decline Rome was growing and gaining strength.

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