The catholic church was selling indulgences
Their main goal was to drive Europeans out of China
The Hellenistic Period (or Hellenism) was a time in history between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC when the Greeks came under the rule of the Macedonian Empire.
Greek influence was so great that, after the fall of the Empire, Hellenistic culture continued to predominate in all territories previously dominated by them.
Between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, the Hellenistic kingdoms were gradually conquered by the Romans.
The <u>expansionist movement</u> promoted by Alexander was responsible for the spread of Greek culture in the East, founding cities (several times named after Alexandria) that became true centers for the spread of Greek culture in the East.
Greek elements ended up merging with local cultures. This process was called Hellenism and Greek culture mixed with Eastern elements gave rise to Hellenistic Culture, in a reference to the name as the Greeks called themselves - Hellenes.
In the <u>Mathematics</u> of Hellenism, Euclid and Archimedes stood out, who developed Geometry. Euclides used Geometry in his Physics studies. Physics (mechanics) also deserved special attention from Archimedes, making it possible to invent new weapons for attack and defense.
In <u>Astronomy</u>, Aristarchus and Hipparchus stood out in an attempt to measure the diameter of the Earth and the distances from our planet to the Sun and the Moon. Aristarchus launched the heliocentric hypothesis, that is, that the earth and planets revolved around the Sun , which was not accepted at the time.
The allies were set back acouple of weeks to regroup, resupply, and continue the advance. They defeated the Germans weeks after planned.
The Germans lost their gamble, and though they were able to keep the allies from offensive, they were never able to set up a proper defense because of losses, even less able to redouble their effort to continue the push.
The USSR was able to push through and get to Berlin, Germany first in the allied armies.
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The fossil fuels formed hundreds of millions of years ago from the remains plants and animals called prehistoric