A collection of 13 books, dealing with geometry, written by Euclid.
100
Euclid taught mathematics at a school that he founded in _________(City).
Alexandria
100
Euclid's series of books, called The Elements, consisted of how many books?
13
100
Euclid was known as Euclid of ________ because he was often confused with Euclid of Megara
Alexandria
200
Euclid lived in Sirra, Thrace.
False; Euclid lived in Alexandria, a Greek city in Egypt, after completing his studies in Athens.
200
What is Euclidean geometry?
The study of points, lines, planes, and other geometric figures.
200
Euclid was born around 365 B.C. and died at about _____ B.C.
300 B.C.
200
Euclid based all of his work on ______ general Axioms.
Ten
200
Euclid was described as being nice, but often ________
Sarcastic
300
Euclid was active during the reign of Ptolemy II
False, He was active during the reign of Ptolemy I.
300
What is an Axiom?
A rule or a statement that is accepted as true without proof; it is also known a postulate.
300
Euclid studied an the academy in Athens, which was founded by _________.
Plato
300
The second half axioms that Euclid based his work on were specific to what?
Geometry
300
Euclid is said to have influenced another Geek mathematician, such as _________.
Archimedes
400
During the 19th century, the study of Euclidean geometry was dropped, and non-Euclidean geometry was studied
True
400
The Golden Ratio is represented by which Greek letter?
Phi (φ or Φ)
400
What is Euclid's full name?
Eukleides (Ευκλειδης in ancient Greek)
400
Euclid was first to discover that there are an infinite amount of what type of numbers?
Prime numbers
400
The first edition of The Elements was printed in what year? (Closest group gets points)
1492
500
Euclid's "Elements" proves theories of many of Euclid’s predecessors, such as Pythagoras and Hippocrates.
True
500
What is the meaning of Euclid's name?
Renowned, Glorious
500
What was the conclusion that some researchers have made due to the fact that there is an unusual lack of biographical information on Euclid?
Some research have concluded that Euclid was not a historical character and that his works were written by a team of mathematicians who collectively took the name Euclid.
500
What was Euclid's 1st-6th books written about?
Plane Geometry
500
Who wrote about you Euclid in his summary of Greek mathematicians, that was the source of most of our knowledge on Euclid?