invention of inventing Flashcards
Who was Alexander? Where did he come from ?
A rotten student of Aristotle became a great military leader from Macedon
why was Macedon so prosperous
- good farming
- lots of gold , wealth
- put that wealth into army
Who was Alexander’s father? what was he like?
Philip II. a drunk, killed lots of people. was assassinated
What did Philip II try to capture? why was it so difficult?
- All of Greece
- not unified, a bunch of city states that didn’t get alone
what was the first act alexander performed as king
slaughtered his entire family
what was the second act alexander performed as king
captured Athens
What was the Hellenistic period
period where everywhere alexander conquered he assimilated to greek culture
What was the biggest empire at the time of alexander ?
- Persia
What empire did alexander take from persia
egypt
How did Egypt react to Alexandrian rule
loved it, felt like they were freed. hated Persia. made alexander a living god/pharaoh
What did alexander declare the new capital of Egypt
Alexandria
what ancient wonder was located in alexandria
great lighthouse
how did Alexandria die
drunkenness in babylon
how was alexanders empire divided after his death
between his generals, one to rule each city
Which general was left in charge of Alexandria
Ptolemy I
what did Ptolemy open in alexandria
the mouseion which had the library of alexandria
How many books/texts were in the library of alexandria
1 million original texts
how was the library of Alexandria destroyed the first time
civil war, temple nearby set on fire and spread to library
How was the library of Alexandria destroyed the second time
burned by christians
Who rediscovered the library of Alexandria after the second destroying
Arabs
Who was eratosthenes
teacher/director at the great library
- calculate dthe circumference of the earth, distance to the sun, distance to the moon, and tilt of earths axis
- Invented chronology
Who was Heron
produced textbooks for students which survived
- teacher/inventor
- pneumatica (based on ctesibius and Archimedes)
- many inventions
how was anatomy viewed in ancient culture
punishable by death. heinous to disturb dead
How long was anatomy studied in ancient culture and where
50 years in alexandria
what did Ptolemy have to do with anatomical studies in Alexandria
government support. funds facilites, and death sentenced subjects
who was Herophilus
experiments with brain
-neuro anatomy
who was Erasistratus
experimented with the heart, learned that heart is a pump
why was the study of anatomy ended
dissection and vivisection seen as untraditional, no use to romans ( 4 humours)
what were the 4 humours
balance of fluids that dictated health according to the romans
what was hodos
tube inside of female from anus to mouth according to romans
