Inventions
Who is the father of urban planning?
Hippodamus
What did Anaximander's maps consist of?
The entire inhabited land, not just roads and towns.
Who could use the communal showers?
Both the elite and citizens alike
What did the first human-like robot do?
Held a jug of wine in her hand and poured it
What are the 3 architectural orders?
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
How did the Greeks create plumbing systems?
Used aqueducts to bring water down from the mountains
What did the first vending machine dispense?
Holy water
When were cranes invented?
6th Century BC
Why did the Greeks create coins in different sizes?
To indicate different amounts of money
What materials were used for the first anchors?
Baskets with stones, bags with sand, logs with lead
What takes place in a Greek theater?
Festivals, religious rituals, weddings, funerals, athletics, music, poetry
What was the odometer used for?
Measure distance between cities.
When were watermills invented?
3rd century BC
How did clocktowers help merchants?
Helped them estimate the time of delivery of their products
Why did Arceus create the artificial bird?
To study what gives birds the ability to fly
How did the Greeks heat their homes?
Placed pipes under floors and ran hot water through them
How did having automated sinks help the Greeks?
They could wash both their hands at the same time and scrub them
How did the first automatic doors work?
Used water or compressed air
What is heliocentrism?
The belief that the sun is the center of the solar system.
What did the first analog computer/calculator do?
Display the positions of the sun and moon, predict eclipses, keep calendar.
Who are the fathers of Western Philosophy?
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Into which subjects did Aristotelian logic first get accepted?
Science and math
What did people do before lighthouses were invented?
Light a fire on a hilltop
What knowledge did the Greeks use to invent the thermometer?
Air expands when it reaches high temperatures
Who invented the first alarm clock?
Plato