Bellringer January 10, 2011

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Review of Chapter 4

JANUARY 10 , 20121

Chapter 5, Section 4The Spread of Greek

Culture

Objective

Today, we will be learning about the spread of Greek culture.

Greek Culture Spreads

Greek Culture Spreads

Alexandria: *B/c the center for

learning *Had a library w/500,000

scrolls *Researchers flocked

Hellenistic kingdoms had to be built or rebuilt.

Architects built baths, theaters, & temples along the streets.

*Hellenistic kings & wealthy citizens paid handsomely for statues & temples.

Money was also spent to support literature.

Appolonius of Rhodes wrote Argonautica.

Greek Culture Spreads

Argonautica: *Jason & band of

heroes *Search for ram w/

golden fleece.

Theocritus *Wrote short poems

about the beauty of nature

Philosophy

Philosophy

Epicureanism: *Founded by Epicurus *Happiness was the

goal of life *To be happy seek

pleasure *Pleasure = friends &

not worrying *Thus no politics

Philosophy

Stoicism *Developed by Zeno *Taught at the

“painted porch” *Happiness from

reason & doing your duty, not emotions

*Stoic today = not affected by joy or grief

Greek Science and Math

Greek Science and Math

*Astronomers study stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies.

Aristarchus: *An astronomer *Believed that the sun

was at the center of the universe & the Earth circle it

Others rejected this idea

Greek Science and Math

Eratosthenes: *In charge of the

library of Alexandria *Earth is round *Measured the

diameter of the Earth *Shadows

Greek Science and Math

Euclid *Most famous Greek

mathematician *Elements & plane

geometry *The branch of math

that shows how points, lines, angles, & surfaces relate to one another

Greek Science and Math

Archimedes *Most famous scientist

of Hellenistic Era *Solid geometry – the

study of spheres & cylinders

*Value of pi *Catapults

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