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| Describe the importance of contributions made by Euclid, Eratosthenes, and Archimedes. |
1. Euclid- developed geometry
2. Eratosthenes- calculated the distance around the Earth
3. Archimedes- studied pullies and levers |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:35:40 GMT |
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Name one way that the domination of Greek culture in the Hellenisitic countries might have been an advantage.
Name one way that it might have been a disadvantage. |
1 advantage is that some of the arts, such as the Greek tragedies, survived.
1 disadvantage is that very little of the local cultures survived. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:35:40 GMT |
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| What features of Greek culture was carried over to the Hellenistic kingdoms? |
1. Greek kings ruled.
2. Greeks held the most important jobs.
3. The Hellenisitic cities were designed with Greek temples and agoras.
4. Greek tragedies were performed in theaters.
5. The Greek language was spoken. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:25:56 GMT |
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| Alexander the Great wanted the cultures of his defeated cities to survive and mix with Greek culture. What happened instead? Why? |
After Alexander the Great died, the Hellenistic kingdoms were modeled after Greek cities.
The cultures did not mix. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:25:56 GMT |
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| How did Alexander's upbringing affect his attitudes about Greek culture? |
1. He learned Greek literature, philosophy, and science.
2. He felt the Greeks were superior people and deserved to rule. |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:25:56 GMT |
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| Who was Alexander's tutor when he was young? |
Aristotle, the Greek philosopher |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:25:56 GMT |
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| Describing Greek history or culture after the death of Alexander the Great, including the 3 main kingdoms formed by the breakup of Alexander's empire |
Hellinistic |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:12:06 GMT |
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| The king of Macedonia, who conquered Persia and Egypt and invaded India |
Alexander the Great |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:12:06 GMT |
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| To murder for political reasons is to ___________________. |
assassinate |
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angela Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:12:06 GMT |
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| A person who belongs to a group that others consider wild or uncivilized |
barbarian |
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