mathematics
how did Greeks come up with math
with geometry
How did they study stars?
By the time of Ptolemy, Greek astronomers had proposed adding circles on the circular orbits of the wandering stars (the planets, the moon, and the sun) to explain their motion.
Who changed the way we think of medicine?
Hippocrates
Are Geographs a thing
no, this is just a joke couldn´t think of anything.
What is the Greek language called?
Greek
Why is Math important to Greek culture?
For finding the answers and reasoning to nature and life.
Did the Greeks study planets?
No, but they realized the Earth was a sphere, or a three-dimensional circular object, and tried to measure its size. They also created an idea of a geocentric solar system in which everything orbits around the Earth.
what types of plants did they use in medicine
they use algae to make medicine
Who created the first map
Herodotus created the first map of the known world in about 450 B.C.E
When was the Greek language created?
1450 B.C.
What famous person wrote a geometry textbook that was used for 2,000 years.
Euclid (YOOklid)
how many stars did they name
850 stars
What do we call the principles of medicine
The Hippocratic Oath
Who was another great Greek Geographer?
Ptolemy
What two Greek words make the word “alphabet”
Alpha & Beta
what does Geometry mean in the Greeks language
¨to measure land¨
what word comes from the word astronomy in Greek language
Star
how did the medical students learn about the inside of the body?
by sports
What does geography mean in Greek?
To write about the Earth or “Earth-Write (Geo-Graph)”
How long did the Greek language last?
3400 years
Was there ever a Greek woman that taught mathematics
Yes, her name is Hypatia she was born in Egypt in 370 C.E. She taught mathematics in the city of Alexandria
Aristarchus a Greeks scientist first thought that the Earth orbits the sun in a circle
before medicine what did the Greek think the cause of sickness
they thought it was from the gods
How did Herodotus find the answers to his Geography questions?
By asking people and travelling around the world
What was the order of the translated Greek alphabet?
a,b,g,d,e,z,e,th,i,k,l,m,n,o,p,r,s,t,u,ph,ch,ps,o