Greece was Great ...Why?

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1. This man lived from 470 BCE to 399 BCE. He lived at the height of Athenian power. He spent his life asking questions and debating. He was sentenced death because he debated the existence of the gods and goddesses. He chose death by poison, and drank hemlock. Plato Socrates Aristotle Pythagoras

2. One of the first mathematicians, he was from Miletus. He discovered five geometric theorems. His knowledge of geometry helped to improve navigation. Pythagoras Hippocrates Aristotle Thales

3. Socrates famous pupil, Plato, also changed the course of Greek civilization. He wrote the arguments Socrates took part in, but Plato also took the front seat when it came to his own theories. In 388 BCE, Plato opened an Academy where he taught philosophy and science. Which of his books was the first about political science? The Republic Platonic Theories The Grammar of Greece The Democracy

4. This man is often considered the most famous Greek mathematician. He lived from 582 BCE to 500 BCE. By laying out pebbles in the sand, he studied the pattern of numbers. Euclid Thales Pythagoras Plato

5. The Greeks made significant discoveries in the field of astronomy. Which man formulated the view that the sun was the centre of the universe? Hipparchus Plato Aristarchus Socrates

6. This man was a pupil of Plato's. He served as tutor to Alexander the Great for seven years. In 323 BCE, he established his own school called the Lyceum. Aristarchus Hipparchus Hippocrates Aristotle

7. The Greek astronomer Hipparchus calculated the revolution period for the moon to go around the earth. How far off was he in his calculations? a little more than a minute 2 days less than a second 3 hours

8. This man lived from 460 BCE to 377 BCE. He was known as the father of medicine. His name even describes an oath that doctors still take today. Hipparchus Aristotle Hippocrites Hippocrates

9. What mathematician wrote thirteen books on geometry in the Hellenistic age? Thales Archimedes Euclid Aristotle

10. Archimedes (287 BCE-212 BCE) is most famous for his proof of pi. Another incident that he is noted for is running around the city screaming "Eureka! I've got it!" What solution did he find? The four basic virtues Pythagorean Theorem Displacement He found the stopper to his tub