Great Greeks and their contributions

1. Great Greeks and their contributions DATA

2. Socrates- 500 BCE Greek philosopher Used Socratic method of teaching Teacher asks series of questions, pretends to be ignorant to expose flaws in student’s logic Took an opinion & showed how it was not logical Social & moral critic "I only know that I know nothing“ Died by drinking hemlock Lived at same time as Buddha and Confucius

3. The Death of Socrates painted in 1787 by Jacques Louis David (French Neoclassical painter)

4. Plato- 350 BCE • Greek philosopher • In Athens, founded the world’s first university- The Academy • Wrote The Republic • Wrote dialogues, which are conversations between two people • Took a thing and defined it • “What is justice?”

5. Aristotle- 340 BCE • Greek philosopher • Student of Plato • Teacher of Alexander the Great • Was more practical than Plato; logical thinker • Study by scientific method • Used deductive reasoning; he took a thing & broke it down into parts • “Moderation in all things” Major premise: All humans are mortal. Minor premise: Socrates is a human.Conclusion: Socrates is mortal.

6. Euclid- 300 BCE • Greek mathematician know as the “father of geometry” • Elements, the book he wrote, is considered the foundation for teaching mathematics

7. Thucydides- 460 BCE • Greek historian and author • Wrote History of the Peloponnesian Warwhich recounts the war between Sparta and Athens • Wrote with great accuracy & without bias • Interviewed soldiers on both sides of the war

8. Hypatia- 400 AD or CE • Female mathematician, astronomer, Neoplatonist philosopher (takes things & defines them) • Educated in Athens and Italy • Taught at the Museum of Alexandria in Egypt • First notable women in mathematics

9. Who am I? Great GreeksSelect from the following Greek figures from the arts & sciences: Hypatia, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Thucydides • I am a philosopher who teaches people to question. • I love history and wrote all about the Peloponnesian War. • I studied math and help contribute to better understanding 3 dimensional space, angles, and triangles. • I wrote “The Republic” and wrote down all that Socrates had to say. • I was a teacher and Alexander the Great was one of my students. • I was a Greek woman who lived in Egypt. • I was the father of geometry. • I used logic and took things and broke it into parts. • I wrote many dialogues and founded the world’s first university called “The Academy”. • I believe that you shouldn’t memorize the opinions of others, but think and question for yourself. • I think that girls can also be brilliant in math and science. • I think you should go to college. • Avoid extremes, and do things in moderation- not too little, not too much.