Ancient Greece Section 5 Pg. 149 Textbook Questions

1.) For each term, write a sentence explaining its significance. 
     - Hellenistic: the blended culture of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and India 
     - Alexandria: Egyptian city that became center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization
     - Euclid: very smart mathematician who taught in Alexandria; best-known book, Elements, contained 465                             geometry propositions and proofs
     - Archimedes: a Hellenistic scientist; examined value of Pi
     - Colossus of Rhodes: largest known Hellenistic statue; bronze and more than 100 ft high

3.) How did trade contribute to cultural diversity in the Hellenistic city of Alexandria?
     - trade made different international communities come to create a mixture of customs and traditions 

4.) How did Euclid influence some of the developments in astronomy during the Hellenistic period?
     - astronomers, Eratosthenes and Aristarchus, used his geometry text 

5.) What did Stoicism and Epicureanism have in common? 
     - they both promoted unity in society