M2 - Chemistry Before Modern History Flashcards
1
Q
AIR is the primary substance of everything
A
Anaximenes
2
Q
Fire is the primeval (old) substance
A
Heraclitus Of Ephesus
3
Q
All matter is made from Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire
“Nothing comes from nothing.”
A
Empedocles
4
Q
Teacher of Democritus
“Something new could not be made from nothing and changes are due to rearrangement of atoms”
A
Leucippus
5
Q
“Atoms” are indivisible and uncuttable, thus building blocks of nature and entire universe
Everything is made out of small particles
A
Democritus
6
Q
Father of Modern Science
A
Democritus
7
Q
Everything was made from the four qualities: Hot, Cold, Wet, and Dry which coincide with the 4 elements
A
Aristotle
8
Q
Air + Fire =
A
Hot
9
Q
Fire + Earth =
A
Dry
10
Q
Earth + Water =
A
Cold
11
Q
Water + Air =
A
Wet
12
Q
A
13
Q
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