Across
- 2. Developed a theory still used in geometry today to measure triangle angles; believed everything could be expressed in numbers
- 4. Greek dramatist who wrote about realistic situations; often used war in his writings
- 7. Greek poet during 700s B.C.; wrote the Iliad & Odyssey
- 8. Phoenician thinker believed those who lived by their emotions lived unhappy lives and the way to be happy was to be reasonable; believed they have a duty to serve the community
- 9. Worked on solid geometry; discovered value of pi; invented the catapult
- 10. Advanced the field of mathematics by showing how points, lines, angles, & surfaces relate to each other
- 11. Considered the "Father of History"; wrote about the Persian Wars; believed gods played a role in life
- 12. Rejected idea that gods affected history; explored causes & effects of events; only reported first hand eye witness accounts
- 14. Concluded the world was round and calculated its circumference; chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria
Down
- 1. Philosopher who believed governments shouldn't have too much power; taught the "Golden Mean"- living moderately, started a school, scientific observations helped develop modern science
- 3. 1st to believe the sun was the center of the universe and the Earth rotated around it
- 5. Athenian writer who accepted struggle as a part of life; wrote Antigone
- 6. Philosopher who questioned everything; deemed a threat and put to death by poisoning
- 11. "Father of Medicine"; believed diseases came from natural causes and not evil spirits; doctors today take an oath in his name to do no harm
- 13. Philosopher; student of Socrates; disliked democracy; believed should be ruled by philosopher kings; believed women should have the same opportunities as men
- 15. Taught finding happiness is the purpose of life and the way to be happy is to avoid pain