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Macedonia | AREA north of Greek city-states on the Balkan Peninsula |
Alexander the Great | son of king Philip 2, after death of father he became king and conquered Persia/other Empires |
Aristotle | teacher of Alexander, taught him philosophy and science |
Euclid | Greek mathematician who did work in geometry |
Hellenistic Age | A Greek-like age; like Athens Golden Age, a time of cultural achievements and cultural borrowing. |
Eratosthenes | astronomer;used mathematics and geometry to estimate Earth's diameter and circumfrance |
Hypatia | Egyptian mathematician - headed school of philosophy |
Archimedes | A scholar developed theories on simple machines |
King Philip II | King of Macedonia; wanted to rule the Greek city-states |
Aristarchus | Astronomer; discovered theory of the earth's rotation |