Development of the Atoms

Aristotle

________ suggested that everything was composed of 4 elements such as water.

Alchemy

________ is the act of changing one substance to another.

Democritus

________ believed that all matter has very small particles called atoms.

Thales

________ believed that water is the ultimate substance that constituted matter.

Leucippus

________ is known as the first atomist.

base metal to gold, discover a universal cure for diseases, and discover means of prolonging life.

ENUM: The goals of alchemists consist of intertwined spiritual and mythical concepts to transmute what?

elixir of life

The ________ was thought to bring wealth, health, and immortality.

Aether

________ is where stars are made from.

ancient greeks

The ________ and the emergence of alchemy are the two historical periods that played an important role in the development of the atomic theory.

philosophers stone

The ________ was thought to be the highest and purest form of matter.

Atomism

________ is the philosophy for which all matter is produced from atoms

Thales of Miletus

________ is the first pre- Socratic philosopher (or in other words, a Classical Philosopher)

Atoms

________ are derived from the Greek word "atomos "meaning "indivisible "or "uncuttable.

water

Thales believed that _____ is the ultimate substance that constituted matter.

Thales

Who asked the question, “What is matter composed of?”