GUIDED READING The Spread of Hellenistic Culture Section 5
A. Summarizing As you read this section, fill in the diagram by listing the achievements of Hellenistic scholars and philosophers.
1. Astronomy
- Discoveries: The sun is 300 times bigger than Earth, and Earth, like the other planets, revolved around the sun
- Earth’s circumference
2. Mathematics
- The value of pi
- Geometry propositions
- Proofs
- Ratio of circumference of a circle and the diameter
3. Physics
- Law of the lever
- Something heavy can be moved by a smaller force
- Archimedes screw
4. Philosophy
- God established natural laws for the universe
- Stoicism
- School of thought
- Five senses
B. Clarifying Define Hellenistic and explain how Alexandria became a center of
Hellenistic culture.
Hellenistic- Greek culture blending with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian culture.
Alexander became a center of this culture because it was created from his policies.
TERMS & NAMES 1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
• Hellenistic- Greek culture blending with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian culture.
• Alexandria- An Eygptian city and the foremost center of commerce
• Euclid- a highly educated mathmeticians in Alexandria
• Archimedes- A scientist in the Hellenistic age that studied in Alexandria
• Colossus of Rhodes- A bronze statue that stood more than 100 feet high
USING YOUR READING GUIDE
2. Which Hellenistic achievement had the
greatest impact? Why?
Mathematics because a lot of the same concepts are still used today
MAIN IDEAS
3. How did trade contribute to cultural diversity in the Hellenistic city of Alexandria?
Different culture trading with one another led to cultural diffusion
4. How did Euclid influence some of the developments in astronomy during the Hellenistic period?
He used geometry and it influence how scientist were able to tell the size of the sun.
5. What did Stoicism and Epicureanism have in common?
Both said how people should live their lives.
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