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Chapter 5, Section 4, The Spread of Greek Culture, pp. 183-186
Greek Culture Spreads
1. During the Hellenistic Era, who flocked to the new Greek cities in Southwest Asia and Egypt? ____, ____,
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2. What two institutions located in Alexandria did many scholars come to take advantage of? ____ & ____
3. What did the new cities in the Hellenistic kingdoms look like (architecture and sculpture)?
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Before Hippocrates, how did the ancient Greeks believe that illnesses were cured?
List three ways that the doctor Hippocrates changed the practice of medicine in the 400s:
Hippocrates is also well known for the Hippocratic Oath, which was __.
In the Hippocratic Oath, his students had to promise __.
The Hippocratic Oath is used today when __.
Philosophy
9. The philosopher Epicurus founded a philosophy known as ___, in which he taught that the way to
achieve happiness was to ___.
10. Today the word epicurean means ___.
11. The philosopher Zeno founded a philosophy known as ___, in which he taught that the way to achieve
happiness was to ___.
12. Today the word stoic to describe someone who is ___.
Greek Science and Math
13. Astronomers study ___.
14. The astronomer Aristarchus claimed that ___, although other astronomers disagreed.
15. The astronomer Eratosthenes concluded that the Earth was ___, and then used geometry and astronomy
to calculate ___.
16. Draw a diagram to illustrate how Eratosthenes made this calculation. (Show the Earth, the sun and the
shadows.)
17. What was his estimate and how far off was he?
18. ___ is the most famous Greek mathematician, who wrote a book called ___.
19. His book describes ___, which is the branch of mathematics that describes ___.
20. ___ is the most famous scientist of the Hellenistic Era.
21. He worked on ___, which is the study of ___.
22. He figured out the value of __, which is used to measure ___.
23. Archimedes was an inventor. What did he design for the king of Syracuse?
24. How were Archimedes’ inventions used?
25. How did Archimedes die?
Two points extra credit: Look on the Internet and find one other invention by Archimedes, and describe
it in two or three sentences. Write your answer on the back on a separate page.
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