Significant Individuals of Ancient Greece (p. 62 - 63)

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Significant Individuals of Ancient Greece 

Goals:

At the end of this class you:

- understand the achievements of some of the most important significant individuals of Ancient Greece 

Significant Individuals of Ancient Greece 

Get your I&S book and go to page 62 - 63

Significant Individuals of Ancient Greece 

On the next slides, answer the statements with either true or false.

Use p. 62 - 63 to look up the information. 

HERODOTUS

PYTHAGORAS

ARCHIMEDES

HOMER

HIPPOCRATES

Father of Modern Medicine

A scientist and mathematician

Author of the Illad and the Odessey

Father of History

Mathematician and philosopher

Recorded the Greek - Persian war

The sories tell about Achilles

A2 + b2 = c2

invented a screw, that transported water

disoverd natural explanations for medican conditions

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

SOCRATES

ARISTOTLE

EUCLID

PLATO

Student of Socrates

associated with the Tree of Knowledge

contibuted to the development of geometry

Political and Militairy leader

A philosopher about politics

expaned the Greek Empire to Egypt and India

Mathematician

Reflected an ideal society

philosopher, scientist and teacher

advocated importance of critical thinking

Significant Individuals of Ancient Greece 

On the next slides, answer the statement with true or false! 

Use p. 62 - 63 to look up the information. 

Socrates taught his students to question everything

1. True
2. False

Euclid contributed significantly to the field of geography

1. True
2. False

Pythagoras theorem is a2 + c2 = b2

1. True
2. False

Homer writes about gods that battle with Odysseus

1. True
2. False

Aristotle founded a school called the Gymnasium

1. True
2. False

Alexander the Great used military tactics that are still being studied.

1. True
2. False

Herodotus writings were entertaining stories about events.

1. True
2. False

In Plato's work Republic, he describes the ideal society were rulers were enlightened individuals who made decisions for the good of all people.

1. True
2. False

Hippocartes believed that medical conditions would be explained by the will of the gods.

1. True
2. False

The Archimedes screw is a hand operated machine that transports water from an elevated level to a lower level.

1. True
2. False

Significant Individuals of Ancient Greece 

Choose an example of a significant individual from p. 62 - 63. Create a powerpoint presentation with at least 3 slides about your chosen individual and cover the following topics:

1. background information (birthplace, family, interests)
2. work and achievements (what did your individual do)
3. significance and lasting impact (why are the achievements important today)

• Make sure you refer to your sources in your presentation. 
• Make it clear and organized, for example use images or video.
• Upload your final presentation in Google Classroom before next class. 

HOMEWORK