Medicine
and Science (Stage 20)
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- Which two parts of
Alexandria attracted clever people to the city?
a)
b)
- Which Greek approached medicine
scientifically for the first time?
He lived before Alexandria was built.
Where?
When?
- Why was it easier to learn about the human
body in Alexandria than in Greece?
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- What things did Herophilus learn about?
a)
b)
c)
d)
- Who was the expert on geometry who wrote
in Alexandria?
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- Who calculated the circumference of the
Earth?
What
length did he give?
How
many miles out was he?
- Did some people in Alexandria realise that
the Earth goes around the Sun?
Who
rediscovered this in the 16th century?
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- What
made astronomy difficult for the
Alexandrians?
- Who
invented a
simple steam engine?
Describe the 'magical' altar that he made.
- Did the
Alexandrians use their knowledge to make useful machines?