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Who is Marcellus?
A famous Roman general who conquered Syracuse in 212 B.C.
In what city was Archimedes born?
Syracuse, Sicily
Draw and Ellipse and a Parabola.
S.C
What is an assailant?
An Attacker
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What is Infinite?
Never ending
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Who is Hiero?
King of Syracuse who had a long, peaceful reign.
Where was the Museum in which Archimedes studied at?
Alexandria
Draw Archimedes favorite shape
S.C
What is a brazier?
A metal dish for holding burning coals that act as a heater.
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a symmetrical, u-shaped, curved line
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Who is Hippocrates?
A traitor who murdered the leader of Syracuse on behalf of Carthage, ending a long-held alliance between Syracuse and Rome.
Who was the city of Alexandria named after?
Alexander The Great
What happened with King Hiero's Crown?
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What is circumference?
The distance around the outside of a circle.
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What does it mean to retaliate?
Repay an attack in kind
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Who is Hieronymus?
Grandson of King Hiero who inherited the throne, only to be brutally murdered by a traitor.
Who killed Archimedes?
A Roman General
What two great powers were at War in the Mediterranean Sea?
What is an ellipse?
A regular oval shape
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What is a telegraph?
A system for transmitting messages along a wire by making and breaking an electrical connection.
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Who is Eratosthenes?
A friend of Archimedes who studied with him at the Museum; became a famous Greek astronomer. Ch. 3; Pg. 33
What was the Archimedean Screw used for?
To help farmers to irrigate their fields.
Why did Hiero command Archimedes to build war machines?
S.C.
What is hydrostatics?
Branch of science concerned with liquids and gases at rest.
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What is work?
The result of a force moving something.
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