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SS 6th Chapter 31
8 Important People from Ancient Greece
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archimedes | Bath experiment - water overflowed figured out how to find volume. He was a thinker, observant, and curious. |
| Herodotus | Legacy in Language and Literature A Greek writer. Known as the "father of history" because he liked to write about history. |
| Thucydides | Legacy in Language and Literature Greatest historian. Liked to write about the wars between Athens and Sparta. |
| Hippocrates | Legacy in Medicine Known as "father of medicine". Believed that diseases had natural causes. Thought health and medicine very important. Observed his patients. Hippocratic Oath - promise to be honest, preserve life, & keep info about patients. |
| Pythagora | Legacy in Mathematics Numbers were key to understanding nature, Started School for mathematical theories, Geometry to measure land, Area (shape & spaces to measure for seeds for crops |
| Euclid | Legacy in Mathematics Math mathematician, Created geometry textbook used for 2,000 years |
| Hypatia | Legacy in Mathematics Woman, respected mathematician, Taught philosophy and mathematics in Alexandria |
| Aristotle | Legacy in Understanding Plants and Animals Philosopher (Plato was his teacher), Fascinated by living things, classified (made groups) information about plants/animals |