8.4

Hellenistic kings wanted which city to serve as a cultural model for all other cities?

• Athens

• Alexandria

• Rhodes

• Zeno

The philosophy of Epicurus, happiness through moderate pleasure and freedom from fear and pain is the goal of life.

• Epicureanism

• Stoicism

The philosophy of the Stoics stating that Happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion.

• Epicureanism

• Stoicism

During this time period, philosophers, scientists, poets, and writers moved to the new Greek cities of Southwest Asia and Egypt and spread Greek culture

• Common Era

• Before the Common Era

• Hellenistic Era

• Trojan War Era

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

• Fine dining

• Lavish Entertainment

• Exciting Architecture

• Vast library

the astronomer who concluded that Earth is round

• Eratosthenes

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

• Hippocrates

a scientist, mathematician, and inventor, is best known in the field of mathematics for computing the closest value of pi.

• Eratosthenes

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

• Hippocrates

known as "the father of medicine"

• Eratosthenes

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

• Hippocrates

First to establish the principals of geometry

• Eratosthenes

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

• Hippocrates