Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician born in 570 BC on the island of Samos. He traveled extensively in his youth to Egypt and Babylon to further his education. Pythagoras founded a school in Crotona, Italy called the Pythagorean school around 530 BC, where he taught his theories and beliefs. He is most famous for discovering the Pythagorean theorem which states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Pythagoras also believed in the transmigration of souls and was a vegetarian. He died around 495 BC leaving behind many mathematical and philosophical contributions.

1. PYTHAGORAS
Learn all about this amazing mathematician!!
By Kyla G.

2. HIS CHILDHOOD
 He was born in 570 B.C.
 He is the son of Mnesarchos.
 His mom is Pythais.
 He is known to have two or three brothers.
 Pythagoras lived on the island of Samos, the western coast of
what is now Turkey.
 He was smart as a kid. He learned to play the lyre (a Greek
string instrument. Top right), do pottery, and recite to Homer
(Wrote poems and read them to others).
 Pythagoras had a birthmark on his thigh. People said he had
a golden thigh!!
 In school there were three people that really influenced
Pythagoras. His teachers Pherekdes and Thales, but also
Thales student named Anaximander.
 He traveled many places like Egypt as a young man to get a
better education. Thales had suggested that he should go to
Egypt to gain knowledge. It is said that Pythagoras gained
most of his knowledge in Egypt.

3. ADULTHOOD
 The Persians invaded Egypt while Pythagoras was there.
Pythagoras was taken prisoner and sent to Babylon (which is
now Iraq). About 10 years later he was freed.
 He left Babylon and went back to Samos. He founded a
school there called the Semicircle. The leaders of Samos did
not like Pythagoras teachings, so he left.
 The Pythagoreans lived simply, they dressed simply and ate
on a strict diet.
 Pythagoras married a woman named Teano, who attended the
Pythagorean school he founded.
 Pythagoras had five children Myia or Mryia, Damo, and
Arignote, were his daughters. His sons were Arimnestes, and
Telauges.
 Some of Pythagoras’ famous sayings are “Silence is better
than unmeaning words.”-Pythagoras and “above a cloud with
a shadow is a star with its light. Above all things reverence
thyself.” - Pythagoras

4. PYTHAGOREAN SCHOOL
 Pythagoras tried to found a school in Samos but couldn’t, and
instead founded a school in Crotona Italy.
 The Pythagorean school was founded around 530 B.C.
 The Pythagorean school was scientific, but also very religious.
 Pythagoras taught in this school.
 Here is the schools hectic schedule. Morning: meditation,
planned out their schedule for the next day, ate breakfast,
exercise, and study. Afternoon: ate lunch, they wrote and got
letters from family members, and went for a walk. Night: ate
supper, read, and then meditated.
 Pythagoras taught that the Earth was a sphere in the center of
the universe. Pythagoras also noticed that the orbit of the
moon is inclined with the Earth’s equator.

5. THE PYTHAGORAS THEOREM
 The Pythagoras theorem is a2+ b2=c2.
 This theory applies only to right triangles.
 A right triangle must have a 90 degree angle.
 The longest side called the a hypotenuse, is always across
from the 90 degree angle.
 This theory was not first discovered by Pythagoras, though.
It was first discovered by indian mathematicians.
Pythagoras proved this theory and popularized it.
 Pythagoras also believed that after a person dies their
soul is placed in a new body. They believed
that you might have a body of an animal!

6. FUN FACT ABOUT PYTHAGORAS
Pythagoras was a vegetarian! Because of his religion
he did not eat meat!!

7. PYTHAGORAS DIED AROUND 495 B.C.

8. THE END!!
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