WORLD CIVILIZATION

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GREEK

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Alexander the Great was a student of . . .
A
Aristotle
B
Plato
C
Socrates
D
Thales
E
Euclid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aristotle’s most famous student was Philip II’s son Alexander, later to be known as Alexander the Great, a military genius who eventually conquered the entire Greek world as well as North Africa and the Middle East.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is a well-known fact that Alexander was tutored and mentored by Aristotle, the greatest philosopher of classical antiquity, who had a very important influence on shaping the personality of the future Macedonian king and inspired him to achieve great things.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is also evidenced that the vast knowledge generated by Alexander’s conquests in all sciences led Aristotle to the forging of his empiricism. It is further reported that Aristotle had received 800 talents from Alexander for his naturalistic research.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aristotle’s most important philosophical student was probably Theophrastus, who became head of the Lyceum about 323. Learn more about Aristotle’s student Theophrastus.

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