9.4 Alexander the Great

Question 1

an Egyptian seaport city on the Mediterranean, a center of trade and learning in the Hellenistic Age; 31°N, 30°E

Answer 1

Alexandria

Question 2

356 B.C.- 323 B.C. Known as “Alexander the Great,” the king of Macedonia who conquered a vast empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa

Answer 2

Alexander

Question 3

c. 460 B.C.- 377 B.C. Ancient Greek doctor who is often called the “father of medicine”

Answer 3

Hippocrates

Question 4

c. 287 B.C.-212 B.C. Scientist of the Hellenistic Age who was the first person to explain how levers work

Answer 4

Archimedes

Question 5

c. 580 B.C.- 500 B.C. Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician whose ideas led the field of geometry

Answer 5

Pythagoras

Question 6

c. 300 B.C. Greek mathematician who developed the system of plane geometry

Answer 6

Euclid

Question 7

a period of time when ancient Greek and Asian cultures mixed

Answer 7

Hellenistic Age