artistic and intellectual accomplishments of the classical empires
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Artistic and Intellectual Accomplishments of the Classical Empires. The Greeks. The Acropolis at Athens. The Parthenon. Empire of Alexander the Great. Greek Accomplishments. Library at Alexandria Astronomy Eratosthenes calculated the Earth’s size Euclid’s Elements - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Library at AlexandriaAstronomy
Eratosthenes calculated the Earth’s sizeEuclid’s Elements
465 geometry propositions and proofsArchimedes estimated the value of
pi, law of lever, pulley systems, catapult
Pythagoras developed Pythagorean theorem
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Romantic languagesFrench, Spanish, Italian, etc. are derived from Latin
The Aeneid by VirgilPraises Rome and Roman Values
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Technology Paper Collar harness &
improved plow Wheelbarrow Watermill Seismograph
Study mathematics of music Acoustics Accurate calendar
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History Sima Quan’s
Records of the Grand Historian
Literature Poetry▪ Five Classics
Art Calligraphy
Science Daoism
emphasized importance of nature
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Adapted Greek calendar
Science Proved Earth was round Calculated the solar
year as 365.358605 Two medical texts
classified 1,000 diseases
Performed surgery including plastic surgery
Inoculations against smallpox
Mathematics Indian numerals (0-9) Decimal system Negative numbers Calculated the
numerical value of pi Literature
Poetry▪ Sinbad the Sailor, etc.
Drama▪ Focus on romance &
heroism
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