unit 4 Ancient Greece philosophers
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| 12229117645 | Pythagoras | Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem | 0 | |
| 12229119583 | Euclid | (circa 300 BCE), Greek mathematician. Considered to be the father of modern Geometry. Also collected and organized information into books | 1 | |
| 12229122378 | Hippocrates | "Founder of Medicine" During the Golden Age in Greece he was a scientist that believed all diseases came from natural causes. He also had high ideals for physicians & an oath was made that is still used today. | 2 | |
| 12229123731 | Achimedes | Greek scientist and mathematician who discovered Pi (3.14). | 3 | |
| 12229125775 | Aeschylus | Father of tragedy/ worked in the theater and developed concepts he also fought in the Persian war | 4 | |
| 12229130580 | Sophocles | Greek playwright famous for his dramas; author of Oedipus the King | 5 | |
| 12229146016 | Homer | A Greek poet before the golden age, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey | 6 | |
| 12229156417 | Herodotus | the ancient Greek known as the father of history wrote the histories, he founded history | 7 | |
| 12229160081 | Thecydides | Greek historian who chronicled the Peloponnesian wars- was more accurate and studied cause and effect relationships | 8 | |
| 12229165385 | Phidias | Athenian sculptor who supervise the building of the Parthenon. built a statue of zeus at olympia was one of the seven wonders of the world | 9 | |
| 12229168000 | Socrates | Greek philosopher who taught using question and answer method- was put to death for "corrupting the youth of Athens" | 10 | |
| 12229178669 | Plato | Greek philosopher who wrote "The Republic" and opened the Academy in Athens | 11 | |
| 12229184212 | Aristotle | A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with Plato | 12 |
