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GREECE. technology. A. Greeks put an enormous emphasis on intellect – the ability to learn & reason B. They studied the laws of nature & wisdom, which they called philosophy . I. Science.

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  1. GREECE technology

  2. A. Greeks put an enormous emphasis on intellect – the ability to learn & reason B. They studied the laws of nature & wisdom, which they called philosophy I. Science

  3. A. Believed that people could discover truth if they knew how to think B. Walked throughout Athens trying to teach people how to think C. The Socratic Method is the form of questioning when each question he asked was designed to get people to arrive at a final conclusion (truth) II. Socrates

  4. D. Sentenced to death in public by drinking poisonous hemlock juice…they later regretted this decision, so they put up a statue in his honor

  5. A. Plato was an Aristocrat & one of Socrates’ students B. He set up the Academy (school which lasted over 900 years) E. Believed in order and thought that politics should be run by the wise and good D. Created political science (study of government) III. Plato

  6. A. One of Plato’s students B. Founded his own school in Athens and wrote more than 200 books C. Known as “the master of them that know” D. Believed in using senses to understand laws of nature E. Classified animals into different categories IV. aristotle

  7. A. Not trying to make life easier, just wanted to add to their knowledge B. Natural laws – the world is governed by nature and not by the gods causing events to occur C. Thales developed the scientific method (collected data & formed a hypothesis) D. Hippocrates was the “Father of Scientific Medicine” & diagnosed many illnesses (before this, doctors thought disease was caused by evil spirits entering the body)…created the Hippocratic Oath V. Discoveries & inventions

  8. E. Greeks created: • gears • bronze casting • catapult • use of steam to operate things • watermill • crane • lighthouse • alarm clock • vending machine

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