Hellenism The East Meets The West
Hellenism The East Meets The West. Alexandria, Egypt Center of all Hellenistic culture. –Thriving commerce –Mixture of eastern/western cultures melded.
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Hellenism
The East Meets The West
Alexandria, Egypt• Center of all Hellenistic culture.
– Thriving commerce– Mixture of eastern/western cultures
melded
Hellenistic Science & Tech
• Astronomy: Aristarchus v. Ptolemy– Aristarchus = sun is 300x larger than
Earth & heliocentric theory– Ptolemy = geocentric theory
– Eratosthenes = circumference of earth is between 28-29,000 mi. Actual circumference is 24,860!
Hellenistic Mathematics
• Geometry: Euclid– The Elements– Theorems/postulates are unchanged today!
• Physics: Archimedes– 3.14…..... Importance? – Law of the lever– Compound pulley
Hellenistic Art• Qualities: Display emotion & action
– Meant to commemorate heroes, honor gods.
– Ordinary people served as inspiration too
vs.
Hellenistic Art
Hellenistic Art
Hellenistic Art Cont’d
vs.
Classical or Hellenistic?
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