Math & Science Archimedes Eratosthenes Pythagoras Establishes Pi, explained levers, and invented the screw pump Eratosthenes Calculated the circumference of the Earth Pythagoras Pythagorean Theorem
Philosophy The greatest philosophers were GREEK! Socrates Plato Brilliant mind Created the basic understanding of logic Socratic method Question what was good, moral, and just Was condemned to death by the Athenian Council for “corrupting the young” Plato Wrote The Republic – described ideal city-state ruled by a philosopher king Defined justice as the rule of reason over desire Student of Socrates Aristotle Scientist & philosopher Collected and classified things from animals to city-state constitutions Tutored Alexander the Great, the famous Greek leader