Greek and Roman Civilization Flashcards
1
Q
Were philosophy, drama, western aesthetics, geometry, natural science, mathematics, astronomy and architecture was born.
A
Greek Civilization
2
Q
the first scientist
A
Thales of Miletus
3
Q
the founder of Atomic Theory
A
Democritus of Abdera
4
Q
Founder of Athens
A
Plato
5
Q
concept of life
A
Aristotle
6
Q
Father of Medicine
A
Hippocritus
7
Q
Father of Botany
A
Theophrastus of Eresus
8
Q
also known as “pre-scientific”
A
Greek Natural Philosophy
9
Q
-better known as engineering
-rotary water-raising device
-fired brick
A
Roman Civilization
10
Q
De Agricultura
A
Cato
11
Q
Res Rusticae
A
Varro
12
Q
De rerum natura
A
Lucretius
13
Q
De Architectura
A
Victruvius
14
Q
source on earlier medical matters
A
Galen
15
Q
source on earlier medical matters
A
Galen
16
Q
earth was the center of the universe. (Geocentric Theory)
A
Claudius Ptolemy
