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Ancient Greek Science In the Hellenistic Age of Ancient Greece, science became a major topic of study. The Hellenistic Age of Greece was a time when Greek culture spread throughout Persia and North Africa, including Egypt. When the Greek culture spread into a different culture, some parts of both of the cultures mixed together. This was called cross-fertilization. Because of this, a lot of advancements in culture were made in the area of science. Egyptian-civilization The Greeks had a long tradition of rational inquiry, or using their intelligence to make reason out of things. An example of this is the Greek’s rich history of philosophy. East Asia and Persia had an even …show more content…
Other things that helped science advance were the use of Greek as an international language: almost everyone in the Hellenistic world spoke Greek. The Museum in Alexandria also helped advance science because it was a meeting point where Greeks and other scientists and thinkers could get together and share their ideas. Egyptian-civilization This time was called: The Golden Age of Science geometryEuclid: Living in about 300 BC, Euclid wrote a book that is still used as the basis for the study of plane geometry. This is a type of geometry where math is used to study shapes. The basis of Euclid’s geometry was to prove one thing, and then base the rest of the study of shapes off of the basic proof. He used proofs to prove his ideas about geometry, all based off of the proof that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Euclid is still the most widely read Greek author. Egyptian-civilization piArchimedes: One of the greatest mathematicians of all time was Archimedes. He calculated the value of pi, which was a geometrical calculation that helped determine the width, or circumference, of a circle. He also developed a system for writing down
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Ancient Greek Science In the Hellenistic Age of Ancient Greece, science became a major topic of study. The Hellenistic Age of Greece was a time when Greek culture spread throughout Persia and North Africa, including Egypt. When the Greek culture spread into a different culture, some parts of both of the cultures mixed together. This was called cross-fertilization. Because of this, a lot of advancements in culture were made in the area of science. Egyptian-civilization The Greeks had a long tradition of rational inquiry, or using their intelligence to make reason out of things. An example of this is the Greek’s rich history of philosophy. East Asia and Persia had an even …show more content…
Other things that helped science advance were the use of Greek as an international language: almost everyone in the Hellenistic world spoke Greek. The Museum in Alexandria also helped advance science because it was a meeting point where Greeks and other scientists and thinkers could get together and share their ideas. Egyptian-civilization This time was called: The Golden Age of Science geometryEuclid: Living in about 300 BC, Euclid wrote a book that is still used as the basis for the study of plane geometry. This is a type of geometry where math is used to study shapes. The basis of Euclid’s geometry was to prove one thing, and then base the rest of the study of shapes off of the basic proof. He used proofs to prove his ideas about geometry, all based off of the proof that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Euclid is still the most widely read Greek author. Egyptian-civilization piArchimedes: One of the greatest mathematicians of all time was Archimedes. He calculated the value of pi, which was a geometrical calculation that helped determine the width, or circumference, of a circle. He also developed a system for writing down