How did Ancient Greek scientists and philosophers influence people's understanding of the natural world?
How did regular Greeks make sense of natural occurrences before scientific reasoning emerged?
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Sentence frames: Ancient Greek scientists influenced people's understanding of the natural world by_____.
Greek scientists_____
which changed the way people viewed_____.
Greek Philosophers_____
which changed how people____
about_____.
Before
these____
were introduced by Greek scientists and philosophers, people believed____.
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Ancient Greek scientists influenced people's understanding of the natural world by conducting experiments and making observations, which changed the way people viewed the causes of natural occurrences. For example, Thales of Miletus, an Ancient Greek scientist, believed that water was the primary substance of the universe.
Greek philosophers, on the other hand, influenced how people thought about the natural world by developing rational explanations for phenomena. For example, Aristotle proposed a geocentric model of the universe, which challenged previous beliefs about the Earth's position in the cosmos.
Before these ideas were introduced by Greek scientists and philosophers, people believed in more supernatural or mythological explanations for natural occurrences.