Thales

When was Thales born?

• 636 BC

• 686 BC

• 356 BC

• 686 AD

Where was Thales born?

• Miletus

• Ithaca

• Babylon

• Alexandria

(Select all that apply.)

Thales was...

• the first Greek philosopher.

• the first person to be attributed with discovering a mathematical proof.

• the first person to correctly identify the "originating substance of matter."

• the first astronomer.

(Select all that apply.)

Thales was the first to discover...

• that opposite angles in intersecting lines are always equal.

• static electricity.

• that a triangle inscribed in a semicircle will always have a right angle.

• that two side of a right triangle squared and added together will equal the length of the hypotenuse squared.

What did Thales believe the originating substance of matter to be?

• Earth

• Air

• Water

• Fire

Which of the following is FALSE of Thales?

• He never married.

• He hated children.

• He adopted his nephew.

• He mentored Pythagoras.

What did Thales look for in the world? Select all that apply.

• He looked for logical explanations for unknown occurrences.

• He looked to the Greek gods, who he believed were responsible for unknown occurrences.

• He looked at patterns and predicted outcomes.

• He looked for the originating substance of matter.

What did Thales predict? Select all that apply.

• A solar eclipse

• A volcanic eruption

• A good olive crop

• A bad year for pyramid tourism

Which of the following did Thales discover? (Select all that apply.)

• The height of a pyramid using ratios.

• How to extract oil from olives.

• A full year contains 365 days, not 360.

• Hot air rises, while cold air sinks.

When asked how to "do good," Thales responded:

• "by refraining from doing what we blame in others."

• "by thinking of the needs of others first."

• "by looking for solutions rather than problems."

• "by observing patterns and predicting outcomes."