History: Chapter 6

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Myron

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one of historys greatest sculptor, lived druing the golden age. sculpted the famous figure The Discus Thrower.

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Phidias

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one of historys famous sculptors. Who created the two exquisite statues of Athenathat were on the acropolis and in Parthenon. His greatest work however was the statue of Zeus which stood at the temple of Olympia.

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Praxiteles

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created more delicate life like often life sized figures. He expressed the greek admiration for the beauty of the human body.

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Socrates

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one of historys greatest thinkers and teachers. lived in athens from 470 b.c to 399 b.c. son of a sculptor and midwife. served as an infantry soldier during the p wars before becoming a teacher.

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Plato

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a wealthy young aristocrat. he wrote dialouges and was interested in politics.

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Aristotle

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One of platos stuednts in the academy. founded his own school in athensand believed that logic was not seperate from but preliminary to the study of every kind of knowledge

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Pythagoras

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a philosopher best remembered for his developement of the Pythagorean

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Hippocrates

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considered the founder of medicine. taught that all disease comes from natural cases not as punishment from the gods. believed that rest, fresh air, and a proper diet made the besty cures.

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Herodotus

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an euthusiastic traveler and the first historian of the western world.

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Thucydides

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famous for his history during the pelopenisian war. believed that studying the past yields and undersanding of human nature and strove to make his account of history reflect this belief.

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Aeschylus

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well known writter lived during the 400s. wrote of old religious beliefs concerning the relationship of gods and people.

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Sophocles

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writer of tragedies. defended traditional values. most famous play was Oedipus Rexa perfect example of tragedy.

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Euripides

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third playwrite. more of a realist

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Aristophanes

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the finest writer of comedies.

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Philip II Macedonia

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a remarkable yound man who was king in 359 b.c. was a hostage of thebes for three years. he became to admire both the greek lifestyle and organization of the theban military.

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Demosthenes

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one of the finest orators or public speaker in all of the athenian history led the opposition to phillip in athens

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Alexander the Great

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proved to be ven more remarkable than his father. recieved military training in the macedonian army and his formal education from the great greek philosopher aritotle.

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Diogenes

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best known cynic

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Phyrro

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credited as the founder of skepticism taught tha peole cannot know how things are really are

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Zeno

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established the stoic philosophy in athens in the late 300's. he and his followers believed that divine reason directs the world.

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Epicurus

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founder of epicurean philosophy taught that the aim of life focuses on seeking the pleasure and avoiding pain.

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Euclid

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a noted greek mathmaticiancontributed extremely important work to the field of mathematics

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Archimedes

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considered to be the greates scientistof of the hellenstic period used geometry to measure spheres cones and cylinders. he also calculated the value of pi

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Aristarchus

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believed that earth and other planets moved around the sun

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Hipparchus

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of rhodes who was the first scientist to use trigonometry

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Eratosthenes

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calculated the corcumference of earth with amazing accuracy.