Greek Thinkers Flashcards
1
Q
Who were the five Greek Thinkers?
A
Archimedes, Anaxagoras, Pythagoras, Herodotus and Plato.
2
Q
What jobs did Archimedes have?
A
Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.
3
Q
When was Anaxagoras born?
A
He was born in 500 BC.
4
Q
Who was a philosopher in Classical Greece?
A
It was Plato.
5
Q
What was Herodotus called?
A
He has been called “The Father of History”, as well as “The Father of Lies”.
6
Q
What was the religious movement called?
A
Pythagoreanism.
7
Q
He built an academy in Athens to teach his Philosophy. Who is it?
A
Plato
