1. Alexander the Great and Hellenism
Hellenistic Culture
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3. Alexander the Great Son of Phillip II the king of Macedon
He conquered most of Greece
Alexander will establish an empire from Greece to Egypt and up to the edge of India
He adopted Greek Culture and spread Hellenism throughout his empire.

5. Hellenistic Culture
It is the blend of Greek culture with Egyptian, Persian and Indian influences

6. Alexandria
An African city which was the center for trade and Hellenistic culture.
This city became an international community with a mix of customs and traditions

10. Ancient Library of Alexandria
Contained a collection of 500,000 papyrus scrolls and masterpieces of ancient literature
Was the first true research library in the world
Scholars produced commentaries on ancient worlds of literature.

13. Science and Technology
Astronomy- Aristarchus estimated that the sun was 300 times bigger than Earth and that the sun was the center of the universe
Nobody accepted this theory. Instead they thought the Earth was the center of the universe

15. Math and Physics Euclid – Opened the school for geometry in Alexandria
Archimedes accurately estimated the value of pi ( ).

16. Philosophy SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT: 1. Stoicism 2. Epicureanism
the belief that there was a divine power that controlled the universe
Believed everyone should live in harmony with natural law
2. Epicureanism
- taught that the universe was made of atoms and ruled by gods who didn’t care about humans

17. Pictures Cited Slide 2 – http://www.crystalinks.com/alexandermen.jpg