Chapter 8 Lesson 4 Hellenistic Culture

the astronomer who concluded that Earth is round

• plane geometry

• Eratosthenes

• Epicureanism

• Stoicism

• circumference

Happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion.

• plane geometry

• Eratosthenes

• Epicureanism

• Stoicism

• circumference

mathematics that deals with points, lines, and angles

• plane geometry

• Eratosthenes

• Epicureanism

• Stoicism

• circumference

the distance around the Earth

• plane geometry

• Eratosthenes

• Epicureanism

• Stoicism

• circumference

Happiness is the freedom from fear and pain.

• plane geometry

• Eratosthenes

• Epicureanism

• Stoicism

• circumference

Alexandria was the Greek capital of Egypt and was most famous among scholars for its

• grand art museums.

• exciting architecture

• famous theaters.

• vast library.

Hellenistic kings wanted which city’s buildings to serve as a model for all other cities?

• Athens

• Alexandria

• Rhodes

• Zeno

Who is known as “the father of medicine”?

• Hypatia

• Aristarchus

• Hippocrates

• Euclid

The Greek scientist who stated that the sun is the center of the solar system and that the Earth revolves around it was

• Aristarchus

• Euclid

• Hypatia

• Epicurus

The most famous scientist of the Hellenistic Era was _________.

• Helen

• Archimedes

• Eratosthenes

• Euclid