Hellenistic Culture

What is Hellenistic Culture?

• The period when greek culture spread.
• This era was after Alexander's conquest.
• Greek language, art, architecture began spreading.
• The word hellenistic means "to imitate greeks"

Trade During Hellenistic Era

• Trade was developed and improved.
• Trade was divided into domestic and international.
• The most important type of trade was sea trade. 
• Sea trade was mostly in...
• Mediterranean, black sea, and the persian gulf

Diversity

• Hellenistic culture is different from other cultures because...
• It had huge increase in the arts
• Science, literature, and philosophy. 

Science and Technology

• Astronomy and technology were two areas of progress.
• One famous scientist during the hellenistic era was Archimedes.
• Eratosthenes was another important astronomer.
• He determined the earth was round. 

Philosophy and Art

• Alexandria became home to poets, writers, philosophers, and scientists. 
• The library in Alexandria became the largest in ancient times with more than 500,000 scrolls!
• Athens was the center of Greek theatre. 
• The hellenistic age produced a great quantity of literature.

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