Chapter 4 - Western Civ - People

Euclid
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Euclid
Father of Geometry; wrote Elements
Pythagoras
mathematician; derived a formula to calculate the relationship between the sides of a right triangle; Pythagorean Theorem
Archimedes
mathematician; used principles of physics to make practical inventions
Aristarchus
theorized about a heliocentric, or sun-centered, solar system
Erastothenes
calculated the circumference of the earth and showed that the Earth was round
Draco
Athenian lawmaker; codification of law
Solon
Greek leader; lad and citizenship reform; eliminated debt slavery, encourages "emigration" promotes non-aristocrats; produce "Cash Crops" temporary fix
Pisistratus
expands public works as tyrant; demagogue
Cleisthenes
sets standard for democracy and reorganized voting groups; assembly becomes legislature
Themistocles
Greek military leader during the Persian Wars; oracle at Delphi told to not build a wooden wall
PericlesAthenians leader after the Persian Wars(the golden age);ThalesGreek philosopher; water as "basic" substanceDemocritusGreek philosopher; atoms- building blocks that make up everythingHeraclituspre-Socratic philosopher; explained changeSocratesAthenian philosopher; hated the sophise; believed object truth exists, used the socratic methodPlatostudent of socrates; founder of the Academy in Athens; how the world worksAristotlegreek philosopher; student of plato; four causes - material, formal, efficient, final(purpose)Sophoclesgreek writer of tragedies; three theban plays - Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, AntigoneAeschylusgreek writer of tragedies; Oresteia TrilogyHistorianA person who studies the pastHerodotusfather of history; wrote about the Persian WarsThucydideswrote about the Peloponnesian Wars; lack of bias