Chapter 9 Lesson 4

Question 1

Alexandria

Answer 1

An Egyptian seaport city on the Mediterranean, a center of trade and learning in the Hellenistic Age

Question 2

Alexander

Answer 2

Known as “Alexander the Great” the king of Macedonia who conquered a vast empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa

Question 3

Hippocrates

Answer 3

Ancient Greek doctor who is often called the “father of medicine”

Question 4

Archimedes

Answer 4

Scientist of the Hellenistic Age who was the first person to explain how levers work

Question 5

Pythagoras

Answer 5

Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician who ideas led to the field of geometry

Question 6

Euclid

Answer 6

Greek mathematician who developed the system of plane geometry

Question 7

Hellenistic Age

Answer 7

relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization