Identify the achievements of Herophilus, Plato, Aristarchus, and Archimedes during the Hellenistic era. He discovered the
value of pi.
He used dissection to
learn about the
human body.
He wrote the book
The Republic
He observed that
Earth rotated
around the sun
He studied arteries and
discovered that they
were filled with blood
He created a lever
and pulley system
to lift heavy objects
He favored a strong
central government
with classes of society.
He estimated that
the sun was at
least 300 times
larger than Earth
Herophilus
Plato
Aristarchus
Archimedes