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All of the Greek Contributors for the VA SOL
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Science: Father of western medicine, taught disease came from natural causes, created oath
Archimedes
Euclid
Hipparchus
Hippocrates
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Mathematician & physicist, estimated the value of pi, explained the lever, pulley, & screw
Archimedes
Hippocrates
Aeschylus
Euclid
3
What is the correct order of the columns in the following image?
Doric, Corinthian, Ionic
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
Corinthian, Doric, Ionic
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Greek writer of tragedies, author of Oedipus Rex, first to have 3 actors
Sophocles
Homer
Thucydides
Aeschylus
5
Greek poet, author of Iliad and Odyssey
Herodotus
Homer
Odysseus
Aesop
6
Philosopher: studied many subjects, valued education, created Lyceum, tutored Alex the Great
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Aristophanes
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Math: Invented this theorem: a
2
+ b
2
= c
2
Euclid
Pythagoras
Archimedes
Phidias
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Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were all Greek _________________.
Philosophers
Mathematicians
Scientists
Historians
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Philosopher: described ideal form of gov in The Republic, created the academy
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Zeno
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Historian: Wrote about Peloponnesian Wars, wrote only truth backed by evidence
Strabo
Homer
Thucydides
Herodotus
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Founder of Greek Tragedy, wrote
Agamemnon,
introduced role of second actor in a play
Homer
Sophocles
Aeschylus
Herodotus
12
Historian: Wrote about Persian War, known as Father of History, includes gods and bias in story
Herodotus
Thatos
Thucydides
Homer
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Designed the Parthenon, created statues of Athena (gold) and Zeus
Phidias
Sophocles
Aristotle
Pericles
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Math: father of geometry, created school in Alexandria, wrote
The Elements
which is still used
Sophocles
Archimedes
Pythagoras
Euclid
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Philosopher: believed discussion led to truth, questioned everything, created a method
Socrates
Aristotle
Zeno
Plato