Quizlet Great Greeks

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  1. Aesop: created fables that taught a moral lesson
  2. Anaximander: philosopher; student of astronomy and geography; sun-dial
  3. Aristarchus: Astronomer who believed that the earth and planets revolved around the sun
  4. Aristotle: Philosopher; pupil of Plato; developed scientific method
  5. Cleisthenes: Athenian leader who was thought to be the founder of democracy
  6. Euclid: mathematician; used logic to do geometry and created basic principles of geometry
  7. Herodotus: "Father of history"; explored the known world
  8. Hippocrates: "Father of medicine"; developed principles of modern medicine; "Hippocratic Oath"
  9. Pericles: Athenian leader who brought democracy to Athens; constructed the Parthenon
  10. Plato: Philosopher and student of Sacrates; wrote a book called the Republic
  11. Pythagorus: philosopher and mathematician who discovered the Pythagorean theorem
  12. Socrates: philosopher; searched for ethical knowledge; taught by asking questions