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__ MEDICINE __ The ancient Greeks thought it was disrespectful to think that the gods would make people sick. Hippocrates was a Greek physician born in 460 BC on the island of Cos, Greece. He became known as the founder of medicine and was regarded as the greatest physician of his time. Hippocrates believed observing someone’s sickness could allow him to predict the outcome to fully understand the sickness and how it could be fixed. Without medicine, we would be in a world where everyone is dying due to a lack of medicine. __ ARCHITECTURE __ The ancient Greeks used to build their most sacred buildings. Greek architects developed three styles of architecture called orders: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. A descripted example of how the ancient Greeks used architecture was the Parthenon. The Parthenon consisted of a vast majority of columns and marble. Without architecture, we would not have spectacular buildings and monuments such as the Eiffel tower, the Great Wall of China, or the Sydney Opera House. __ Astronomy __ The ancient Greeks mapped the stars. They also said the Earth rotated on its axis. An axis is an imaginary line going through the center of the Earth. The ancient Greeks were able to predict the size of the moon and sun. Without astronomy, astronauts would have absolutely no clue about space. __ ENGINEERING __ The ancient Greeks developed scientific theories and applied them in various ways. Archimedes used science and mathematics to invent war machines with reflective metals that used the sun’s heat to burn ships. And he also invented catapults that threw stones and arrows. Without engineering, we wouldn’t have the simple seesaw which we would not enjoy at our local parks. __ MATHEMATICS __ Euclid was a Greek mathematician and is often referred to as the "Father of Geometry." He is referred to that for organizing the existing mathematical elements. Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher and mathematician. Pythagoras developed a theorem for the relationship of sides of a triangle. Without mathematics, we wouldn’t have life because mostly everything in this world revolves around mathematics.