1. Friday March 21, 2014

2. Epicureanism Stoicism Circumfrence Plane Geometry Solid Geometry Purpose of life is to find happiness and peace People should use reason and not emotion The outer border of a circle, a measurement of that border Shows the relationships of points, lines, angles and surfaces of figures that are flat and level Shows the relationships of points, lines, angles and surfaces of figures in 3D space

3.  Scientists, writers, philosophers and poets moved to the new Greek cities in Egypt and Southwest Asia.  Many came to use Alexandria’s library. ◦ It had more than 500,000 scrolls. ◦ Alexandria also had a museum that brought people to study and do research.  The Hellenistic kings built new cities and rebuilt old ones.  They brought in Greek architects to design the new baths, temples, and theaters in the Greek style. The kings and other rich citizens hired Greek sculptors to make statues.  Developed new styles. ◦ They did not carve ideal versions of the perfect human body. ◦ They showed people more realistically and had them show emotion  Writers wrote drama, poetry, and histories at this time ◦ but most of this writing has been lost or destroyed.  Athens was still the center of Greek drama

4. Writers of the Hellenistic Era WriterWhat He Wrote Appolonius of RhodesEpic poem, Argonautica TheocritusShort poems about nature and its beauty MenanderPlays about love and relationships of ordinary people

5.  2 most important were Epicurus and Zeno.  Epicurus developed Epicureanism. ◦ taught people that happiness should be the goal of life. ◦ happiness meant spending time with friends and not worrying.  A thinker named Zeno developed Stoicism. ◦ Stoics believed that happiness came from following logic and reason. ◦ Emotions, like anger or sadness, caused problems. ◦ also believed that people were happy when they did their duty to the community.

6. Greek ScientistOccupationDiscoveries AristarchusAstronomerSun was the center of the universe, Earth went around the sun EratosthenesScientistEarth was round; he measure the circumfrence EuclidMathematicianWrote the book, Elements, which teachers plane geometry ArchimedesMathematician; inventor Worked on solid geometry, figured out pi; invented the catapult

7.  The Hellenistic culture brought together Egyptian, Greek, Persian, and Indian influences. Write a brief essay (1/2 page) showing how American culture is a combination of different influences.  A Venn diagram should be included at the end of the essay to show similarities and differences between Hellenistic and American culture.