served as its most important poet. Epicurus founded a way of life that emphasized happiness • and pleasure. This is called Epicureanism. Zeno founded Stoicism, which promoted reason over emotion. February 13 Aristarchus discovered that circled the sun. • Eratosthenes concluded that Earth was round and measured its circumference. In mathematics, Euclid wrote Elements, which describes • plane geometry. The most famous Hellenistic scientist was Archimedes. He worked on geometry, discovered pi, and invented machinery and weapons. The four Hellenistic kingdoms could not work together. • Meanwhile, the city-state of Rome grew into a major power. Gradually, Rome took control of Greece. February 14, 2017 NO BELL WORK February 15, 2017 NO BELL WORK February 16, 2017 People in first settled along the Huang He, or Yellow • River. The Huang He provided early China with rich soil, but it also often flooded and has cost millions of lives. The Chang Jiang, or Yangtze, is another river in China and • the longest river in Asia. Early farmers grew rice along its shores. February 17, 2017 Mountains and deserts cover much of China. The mountains •
served as its most important poet. • Epicurus founded a way of life that emphasized happiness and pleasure. This is called Epicureanism. Zeno founded Stoicism, which promoted reason over emotion. February 13 • Aristarchus discovered that circled the sun. Eratosthenes concluded that Earth was round and measured its circumference. • In mathematics, Euclid wrote Elements, which describes plane geometry. The most famous Hellenistic scientist was Archimedes. He worked on geometry, discovered pi, and invented machinery and weapons. • The four Hellenistic kingdoms could not work together. Meanwhile, the city-state of Rome grew into a major power. Gradually, Rome took control of Greece. February 14, 2017 NO BELL WORK February 15, 2017 NO BELL WORK February 16, 2017 • People in first settled along the Huang He, or Yellow River. The Huang He provided early China with rich soil, but it also often flooded and has cost millions of lives. • The Chang Jiang, or Yangtze, is another river in China and the longest river in Asia. Early farmers grew rice along its shores. February 17, 2017 • Mountains and deserts cover much of China. The mountains
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