CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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Which ancient Greek is said to have used his observations of nature to develop a military weapon?
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Archimedes
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Hercules
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Achilles
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Pythagoras
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Archimedes was well known for his inventions and scientific discoveries. The most famous of these were the Archimedes’ Screw (a device for raising water that is still used in crop irrigation and sewage treatment plants today) and Archimedes’ principle of buoyancy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Inventions that are credited to the ancient Greeks include the gear, screw, rotary mills, bronze casting techniques, water clock, water organ, the torsion catapult, the use of steam to operate some experimental machines and toys, and a chart to find prime numbers.
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