Greek and Roman Civilization Flashcards

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Were philosophy, drama, western aesthetics, geometry, natural science, mathematics, astronomy and architecture was born.

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Greek Civilization

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the first scientist

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Thales of Miletus

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the founder of Atomic Theory

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Democritus of Abdera

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Founder of Athens

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Plato

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concept of life

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Aristotle

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Father of Medicine

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Hippocritus

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Father of Botany

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Theophrastus of Eresus

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also known as “pre-scientific”

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Greek Natural Philosophy

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9
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-better known as engineering
-rotary water-raising device
-fired brick

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Roman Civilization

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De Agricultura

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Cato

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Res Rusticae

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Varro

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12
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De rerum natura

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Lucretius

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13
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De Architectura

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Victruvius

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14
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source on earlier medical matters

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Galen

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15
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source on earlier medical matters

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Galen

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16
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earth was the center of the universe. (Geocentric Theory)

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Claudius Ptolemy