Pre-AP World history Flashcards

unit 4 Ancient Greece philosophers

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