Greek People

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Philosopher; Socratic Method = questioning to seek the truth using reason; "know yourself"

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Socrates

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Student of Socrates; used reason to create a perfect society. Wrote "The Republic" & set up a school called "The Academy" (lasted 900 years!)

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Plato

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Student of Plato; set up a school called the "Lyceum". Did not trust democracy! Used reasoning & tutored Alexander the Great

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Aristotle

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Who created the lever and pulley for moving large and heavy objects (i.e., physics!)?

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Archimedes

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Studied medicine and cures; considered the Father of Medicine. Hippocratic Oath is the rule of ethics for doctors, still used today!

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Hippocrates

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Wrote "The Elements", the basis for modern Geometry

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Euclid

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Investigated the relationship between the sides of a right triangle; Pythagorean Theorem is based on his findings

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Pythagoras

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Temple to Athena, located on top of the Acropolis

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Parthenon

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Doric, Ionian, Corinthian

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Columns

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Sculptor in Athens; created the statue of Athena in the Parthenon. Also created a life-like statue of Zeus

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Phidias