This document provides information on important figures and developments in science and technology from Ancient Greece between 585 BCE to 190 BCE. It mentions thinkers such as Thales of Miletus, Pythagoras of Samos, Anaximenes of Miletus, Aristarchus of Samos, Archimedes, and Hipparchus of Nicaea who made contributions to fields like astronomy, mathematics, engineering, and geography. It also summarizes Greek influences on agriculture, botany, geology, urban planning, mining, military signaling, medicine, and inventions like the odometer and water pumps.
6. • Greek influence on agriculture was the establishment of the science of botany.
• It is the study of all aspects of plant life, including where plants live and how they grow.
• Theophrastus
• Study of the earth and its origin and development.
• Eratosthenes
7. • One of the greatest influences in Ancient Greece.
• Hippodamus of Miletus
• Three major inventions that made important contributions to the water supply of Greece: a.
Archimedes’ Screw,
b. Aqueducts and Bridging, c. Siphon Principle.
• Studied by Hippocrates, Aristotle, Theophrastus, Dioscorides, Pliny, and Galen.
• Allliving things were the basic concern of biology.
8. • The study of animals,involves studying the different species of animals, the environment in
which they live, and their organs.
• Aristotle
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12. • olive tree and grapevine,as well as orchards, were
complemented by the cultivation of herbs, vegetables, and
oil-producing plants.
• up to 80% of the Greek population were employed in the
agricultural industry.
• Bees werekeptto produce honey, the only source
of sugar known to the ancient Greeks.
• most lands wereheld by the aristocracy.
13. • Most often the work ofslaves.
• Many of the potters of Athens assembled between
the agora and the Dipylon, in the Kerameikon.
Theymost often operated as small workshops,
consisting ofa master, several paid artisans, and
slaves.
14. • Deposits ofmetal orearecommon in Greece.
• Thepassageways and steps of Greek mines were
dugouts with the same concern for proportion and
harmony found in their temples.
• TheLaurium mines wereworked by a largeslave
population
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16. Codes in torch Reflection onthe
sunlight on mirrors
(shield)
Colored flags Pigeons Cryptography
17. Treatises were written Better understanding ofthe human
body
Herbs (celery, egg white, opium)
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19. • Originated from Perachora wheel.
• 3rd century BC
• Invented by Greek engineer Philo of Byzantium
• measures the distance traveled by a vehicle such as a
bicycle or automobile
20. • Hellenistic engineer and inventor Ctesibius
• Plato
• study and practice of making maps
• Anaximander
Editor's Notes
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male citizens - three groups: landed aristocrats (aristoi), poorer farmers (periokoi) and the middle class (artisans and traders).
semi-free labourers (e.g the helots of Sparta).
women - belonging to all of the above male groups but without citizen rights.
children - categorised as below 18 years generally.
slaves - the douloi who had civil or military duties.
foreigners - non-residents (xenoi) or foreign residents (metoikoi) who were below male citizens in status.
The potter's work consisted of selecting the clay, fashioning the vase, drying and painting and baking it, and applying varnish.
