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 * Economy**

Alexandria was a great trading and economic area used by the Hellenistic culture

Alexandria was a major port of trade, that in particular supplied wheat to the Roman Empire

Alexandria’s location near the Nile River provided an ideal location to control sea trade in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and control the export of Egyptian agricultural products that would be shipped down the Nile

Alexandria controlled the manufacturing of papyrus, which was a very important plant that was used to write on during that time period

The Hellenistic kings were very rich, and funded scientific programs, and the army


 * Technology**

Alexandria constructed the Lighthouse of Alexandria to make Alexandria’s harbor safe for shipping

In Alexandria there were two great institutions of learning the Museum of Alexandria, and the Library of Alexandria

Archimedes invents a military weapon that is some form of a catapult, and he invents a crane like invention that has a claw, and is able to lift larger objects

Many forms of science became successful including astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and engineering, mostly because of the rich kings who’s money funded research and experimentation

Many advancements in engineering arose out of a need for better artillery

There were many improvements in the technology from this empire because of all the rich kings who payed to help improve the technology of this empire