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Chapter 4 The Hellenic Age
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09/12/2014

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Aristotle
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A philosopher who lived from 384-322 B.C.E., who believed that all non-Greeks were only fit to be slaves. Founded the Lyceum school.
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League of Corinth
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A coalition of Greek cities led by King George for the sole purpose of attacking Persia.
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Issus
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A Northwestern city of Persia where Alexander met Darius's army. When Darius saw Alexander's phalanx he and his army fled.
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Ptolemy
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One of Alexander's generals who ruled Egypt.
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Koine
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The standard Greek language spoken during the Hellenistic Age.
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Archimedes
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He invented the field of Mathmatical Physics around 225 B.C.E.
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Euclid
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A Mathematician who wrote a textbook on geometry around 300 B.C.E.
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Mystery Cults
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Cultic religions who had secret rituals performed for their initiation to gods that they believed would grant them a happy afterlife.
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Epicureans
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People who followed the Philosopher Epicurus who believed that there were no gods but only atoms. They believed a person's goal in life was to pursue pleasure and avoid pain.
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Stoics
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People who believed that the universe was a well-organized machine made up of wheels and gears that repeated cycles.
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