Ancient Greece

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Cynicism
A philosophy that rejects pleasure, wealth, and responsibilities, advocating to live according to nature.
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Epicureanism
A philosophy that promotes the pursuit of pleasure and good while avoiding pain and evil.
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Stoicism
A philosophy that emphasizes reason, self-discipline, morality, and the importance of an ordered society.
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Hellenistic Acheivements

Euclid: The elements (geometry)

Eratosthenes-

Circumference of the earth

Tilt of the earth's axis

Distance to the sun

Leap year

Aristarchus-

Heliocentric model

Calculating the size of the sun and moon

Pythagoras-

Pythagorean Theorem

A squared plus b squared equals c squared

Right triangle

Archimedes-

Variety of military invention

Lever and compound pulley

One of the first calculations of pi

Archimedes screw (hydrodynamic screw)

Hippocrates-

Studied illnesses

Set ethical standards for doctors

Hippocratic oath still used today

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