Chapter 8 Lesson 3 & 4

With these shadows, he was able to calculate the curve of the earth surface

Eratosthenes was the chief librarian of Alexandria that concluded that the earth was ROUND

What did Epicureans avoid?

A soldier put water in a helmet for Alexander to drink, he poured it on the ground, what point was he making?

Under what king did the Macedonians become a superpower in the ancient world?

What was Euclid’s answer to Egypt’s King Ptolemy in regards to a faster way to learn geometry?

What is a good life? How can people find peace of mind in a troubled world? These are questions that

Alexanders men were tired and refused to go any further, what occurs on their journey home through the deserts?

Who was the most famous scientist of the Hellenistic Era that worked on solid geometry?

Alexandria is the center of trade and business and it still vital today, it still holds

What new styles did the Hellenistic sculptors create?

Playwright considered most important poet of Greek New Comedy, developed European comedy during renaissance & today

Today Epicurean means the love of physical pleasures, such as good food or comfortable surroundings

How did Phillip take over the city states?

A branch of math, shows how points, lines, angles, and surfaces relate to on another

What was his humorous comment referring to “Know Thyself”?

What happens before Phillip is able to lead the Greeks & Macedonians in a war against the Persian Empire?

He also figured out the value of pi, what is that?

Today we use the word stoic to describe someone who seems not affected by joy or sadness

Solid Geometry is measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces and solids in 3D space

What did he study?

Who was Epicurus, what did he do?

Alexanders success marked the beginning of the Hellenistic Era, which meant?

At this time, other astronomers did NOT accept his idea

The philosophy of the stoics who believed that people should not try to feel joy or sadness

Alexander grew up reading Greek epics, his role model was Achilles, what do we call Alexander today?

To him, pleasure meant spending time with friends and not to be upset about problems in life

He put 2 sticks in the ground far apart from each other, when the sun was directly over 1 stick he measured its shadow

Who is best know for his book elements, describes planes of geometry

He was said to be a modest man, but did boast about himself, what did he say?

An Athenian that opposed Phillip, a lawyer and a public speaker

What else did he try to measure but he was incorrect?

In geometry today, you are studying ancient Greek topics, whose geometry ideas are you studying?

Zeno was a Phoenician philosopher, he developed a philosophy called stoicism

As King, Phillip II was NOT planning to unite Greek city states and destroy the Persian Empire

His measurements were incorrect, but he determined that the sun was much larger than the earth and moon

He built catapults for the king, what are catapults?

After Alexander crushes the Persian Empire in battle, has Darius III forced to flee, what does he do?

Epicurus and Zeno were NOT the two most important philosophers in the Hellenistic Era

Jason & his band of heroes sailed the seas seeking a ram with golden fleece, & having adventures along the way was

Why were the comedies of the Hellenistic Era NOT like those of the Greek New Comedy?

Greek’s try to stop Rome’s growing power by supporting enemies in various wars, what was the result of these conflicts?

They believed that sound thinking should guide reasons

Who takes over for his father at the age of 20, and is respected by the soldiers already?

A poet that wrote short poems about beauty of nature

What did other astronomers think?

Who claimed that the sun was at the center of the universe and the earth circled the sun

Who heard about this boast and asked him to build a machine to defend the city?

Eratosthenes also used his knowledge to

What did stoics claim and believe?

Demosthenes warned the Athenian people that Phillip was a threat to their freedom

Alexander dies at 32 from wounds and fever, how was he known for his bravery?

Philosophy of Epicurus stating that the purpose of life is to look for happiness and peace