9-4 Alexander the Great Flashcards
1
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Alexandria
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an Egyptian seaport city on the Mediterranean, a center of trade in the Hellenistic Age
2
Q
Alexander
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Known as “Alexander the Great,” the king of Macedonia who conquered a vast empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa
3
Q
Hippocrates
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Ancient Greek doctor often call “the Father of Medicine”
4
Q
Archimedes
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Scientist of the Hellenistic Age who was the first person to explain how levers work
5
Q
Pythagoras
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Ancient Greek Philosopher and mathematician whose ideas led to the field of geometry
6
Q
Euclid
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Greek mathematician who developed the plane of geometry
7
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Hellenistic Age
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a time when ancient Greek and Asian cultures mixed
