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Pythagoras and Archimedes were ____
A
Greeks
B
Phoenicians
C
Carthaginians
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Archimedes was from an island of Greece called Syracuse. He is most famous for his many of his ideas in the sciences and math. Pythagoras came from an island of Greece called Samos. He was among the first mathematicians.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Greek philosopher; born on the island of Samos about 580 B.C., son of Mnesarchus. He is said to have been the first man who called himself a “philosopher, ‘’ or lover of wisdom.

Detailed explanation-3: -Greek mathematics allegedly began with Thales of Miletus (c. 624–548 BC). Very little is known about his life, although it is generally agreed that he was one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pythagorean Theorem. The Pythagorean theorem was first known in ancient Babylon and Egypt (beginning about 1900 B.C.). The relationship was shown on a 4000 year old Babylonian tablet now known as Plimpton 322. However, the relationship was not widely publicized until Pythagoras stated it explicitly.

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