Chapter 8 Section For The Spread Of Greek Culture Flashcards
Who was Apollonius of Rhodes?
He wrote the Argonautica an epic poem that tells the legend of Jason and his band of heroes
How did the Hellenistic kingdoms spread Greek culture?
They build cities using Greek architecture. They hired Greek architects and Greek sculptors to fill their towns with statues about theaters in temples
Who was Menander?
A playwright from Athens who wrote comedies
Who was Epicurus?
Founder of a philosophy known as Epicureanism. Happiness is the goal in life. The way to be happy is to seek out pleasure and avoid politics
Who was Zeno?
Developer of stoicism. Happiness comes from following reason, not emotions, and doing you duty.
Who was Aristarchus?
An astronomer who claimed that the sun was the center of the universe, and that the Earth circled the sun.
Who was Eratosthenes?
An astronomer in charge of the library at Alexandria. Concluded Earth was round
Who was Euclid?
A Greek mathematician who study plane geometry and wrote a book called elements
Who was Archimedes?
The most famous scientist of the Hellenistic era. He worked on solid geometry figure it out the value of pi, and invented catapults to protect Syracuse
Who was Hypatia?
A mathematician from Alexandria Egypt.
Why did Rome conquered the Greek city states?
The Romans began expanding into grease in order to secure their shipping lanes from Pirates. The Romans also wanted to expand their empire
