Greek Contributions to Modern Astronomy
Where does Astronomy come from?
The Greek word for "star"
Reasoning
Did The Greeks love sports?
Yes
What did the earliest Greeks think?
They thought illnesses and accidents were punishments sent by the gods
Does the word "alphabet" come from the first two letters of The Greeks alphabet?
Yes
What did people in all civilizations do?
Observed the sun, moon, and stars
What did Pythagoras believe?
That numbers were the key to understanding nature.
What did early Greeks believe?
Cutting people open would offend the gods
What did The Greeks believe?
They believed the gods and goddesses controlled natural events, including health and sickness.
Is the word "telephone" made up of Greek alphabet?
Yes
Who was the first person to suggest that the earth moves around the sun?
A Greek scientist named Aristarchus
What was Pythagoras fascinated by?
Geometry
What could medical students do in several centuries?
They were able to name and describe organs inside the body
What did The Greeks not know?
About the natural causes of disease and healing
What did The Greeks develop?
Historical writing
Who was the other Greek?
Hipparchus
Where does Geometry come from?
A Greek word that means "to measure land"
What did the medical students discover?
The heart was a pump that sent blood flowing throughout the body
Who changed the way people thought about health and medicine ?
A Greek man named Hippocrates
What did the Greeks invent?
Drama, both tragedy and comedy
What did Hipparchus study and name?
850 stars
Who was another famous Greek mathematician?
Euclid
What did the medical students learn?
The brain was the center of the nervous system
What did Hippocrates believe?
That diseases had natural causes
What is Herodotus known as?
The father of history