Hellenistic- Culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences
Alexandria- the center of Hellenistic civilization- enable trade ships to come in giving Alexandria a rich mixture of customs
Euclid- highly regarded mathematician who taught in Alexandria
Archimedes- Hellenistic scientist of Syracuse who studied at Alexandria- accurately calculated pi and explained the law of the lever
Colossus of Rhodes- large bronze statue that stood on the island of Rhodes and stood more than 100 feet high and later was sold for scrap
Trade contributed to cultural diversity in the Hellenistic city of Alexandria because it became an international community with a rich mixture of customs.
Euclid influenced some of the developments in Astronomy during the Hellenistic period because he created some of the mathematical bases that are needed in astronomy
What Stoicism and Epicureanism had in common was that Gods ruled the universe
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