Hellenistic World

Sound reasoning, controlling your emotions, and making intelligent decisions is the philosophy of what?

• Stoicism
• Epicureanism
• Socraticism
• Platonism

The distance around a circle is known as the

• diameter

• area

• radius

• circumference

Which of these areas was not part of the Hellenistic world?

• Egypt
• Greece
• Southwest Asia
• China

The Greek scientist Aristarchus claimed which of the following?

• The earth is flat
• The earth is the center of the universe
• The sun is the center of the universe
• the sun is smaller than the earth

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

• Theaters

• Trade

• Library

• Architecture

Which of the following is NOT true about Alexander the Great?

• He was the son of Phillip II

• He became the ruler of Persia

• His empire was 2,000,000 square miles when he died, about the size of the United States.

• He was the elected leader of Macedonia

Which of the following was not a Hellenistic philosophy?

• Cynicism

• Skepticism

• Stoicism

• Confucianism

What was the Greek capital of Egypt?

• Cairo
• Alexandria
• Thebes
• Giza

How did Alexander spread Greek influence?

• Modeled cities after Greece

• Built temples and theaters like those in Greece

• Encouraged Greek settlers to move to the new cities

• All of the above

What does the term "Hellenistic" mean?

• Absolute ruler

• To conquer

• Greek-like

• Having Greek ancestry