Test tomorrow than break

Today we reviewed for Hellenistic culture in preparation for the test tomorrow. We learned about what makes up Hellenistic culture and talked about science, mathematics, and sculptures. The cultures that make up Hellenistic culture are Greek, Egyptian, Indian, and Persian. Alexandria was the foremost center for commerce and culture/civilization. Some of the attractions included Alexander's coffin, Pharos (a lighthouse),  and a library filled with 500,000 papyrus scrolls. In the astronomy side of things Aristarchus said that planets and stars revolve around the sun but Ptolemy said that everything revolved around the Earth (he was wrong) but his idea was what was taught for 14 centuries. Then Eratosthenes said that the Earth is round. Now onto math and physics. Euclid wrote a book called Elements which is a book all on geometry. Archimedes estimated the value of pi, explained the law of the lever and used the Archimedes screw to raise water from the ground. Stoicism was invented by Zeno and Epicureanism was invented by Epicurus. The Colossus of Rhodes was a bronze statue that  stood over 100 ft. high and is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. One last thing, in 150 B.C. (or B.C.E.) Hellenistic culture started to decline and Rome began to rise.

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