9.4 Alexander the Great Flashcards
1
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an Egyptian seaport city on the Mediterranean, a center of trade and learning in the Hellenistic Age
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Alexandria
2
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known as “Alexander the Great,” the king of Macedonia who conquered a vast empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa
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Alexander
3
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ancient Greek doctor who is often called the “father of medicine”
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Hippocrates
4
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scientist of the Hellenistic Age who was the first person to explain how levers work
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Archimedes
5
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ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician whose ideas lead to the field of geometry
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Pythagoras
6
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Greek mathematician who developed the system of plane geometry
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Euclid
7
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a period of time when ancient Greek and Asian cultures mixed
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Hellenistic Age
