Chapter 9 Lesson 4 Flashcards
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Alexandria
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An Egyptian seaport city on the Mediterranean, a center of trade and learning in the Hellenistic Age
2
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Alexander
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Known as “Alexander the Great” the king of Macedonia who conquered a vast empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa
3
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Hippocrates
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Ancient Greek doctor who is often called the “father of medicine”
4
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Archimedes
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Scientist of the Hellenistic Age who was the first person to explain how levers work
5
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Pythagoras
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Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician who ideas led to the field of geometry
6
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Euclid
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Greek mathematician who developed the system of plane geometry
7
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Hellenistic Age
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relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
