Week 4

Question 1

5 Districts

Answer 1

Northwestern, Northern, Northcentral, Northeastern, Gateway

Question 2

Aristotles Scheme of Elements

Answer 2

Alchemy- alchem is arabic origin
meaning- the art of Egypt or the “art of transmitting metals”

Question 3

3 things ancient alchemists sought were

Answer 3

1.Philosophers stone which can trasmute base metals into gold
2. Elixir of Life which grants longevity and immortality
3. Universal Solvent: which can dissolve anthying, yet nothing can contain it

Question 4

Alchemists

Answer 4

Paracelsus
- very well traveled alchemist who was the first to apply alchemy to medicine
Geber
-very meticulous, wrote everything down, and believed in experimentation and the scientific method

Question 5

Alchemist part 2

Answer 5

Altotus
-mysterious, garbed in oriental robes
-believed in physical laws over magic
Cagliostro
-huge dickwad
-sought to use alchemy as a means of personal gain
Hermes Trismegistus
-considered the father of alchemy
-wrote the emerald tablet

Question 6

Emerald Tablet

Answer 6

1. I speak not fictitious things but that which is certain and true.
2. what is below is like that which is above and what is above is like that which is below, to accomplish the miracles of one thing