Newlan_Key People of Ancient Greece

Father of History for Greece

• Hippocrates

• Alexander the Great

• Herodatus

• Thales of Miletus

Created a theorem about measuring the sides of a right triangle

• Herodatus

• Pythagoras

• Euclid

• Hippocrates

Conquered much of the known world. GOAT of warriors and was son of Philip of Macedon.

• Alexander the Great

• Leonidas

• Hippocrates

• Aristotle

These people believed in lots of grey areas, no black and white or absolute truth.

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Socrates

• The Sophists

Started the Academy for learning. Did not like regular people having power in a Democracy. Wrote the Republic. Taught Aristotle.

• Sophists

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

Created a school called the Lyceum which is a model for HS and Colleges today. Taught Alexander the Great. Believed in MODERATION. Wrote over 200 books and divided up learning into subjects.

• Sophists

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

Was put to death for "corrupting the youth of Athens." Taught using questions. Believed in absolute truth and right and wrong. Taught Plato.

• Sophists

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

Was a scientist, mathemetician, and astronomer.

• Alexander the Great

• Aristotle

• Pythagoras

• Thales of Miletus

Wrote a textbook on Geometry called, "The Elements" that was in use for over two thousand years.

• Pythagoras

• Euclid

• Thales of Miletus

• Aristotle

Known as the Father of Medicine. Had an oath that asked physicians to "do no harm."

• Pythagoras

• Hippocrates

• Herodatus

• Homer