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Which ancient thinker distinguished four earthly elements?

  • Aristotle (correct)
  • Paracelsus
  • Democritus
  • Leucippus
  • What did Aristotle consider as the invariable element stars were made of?

  • Water
  • Fire
  • Aether (correct)
  • Earth
  • How did the atomists, such as Leucippus and Democritus, view the material world?

  • As composed of indivisible building blocks called atoms (correct)
  • As substances differed in relative proportions of each element
  • As different combinations of three principles
  • As rearrangements of four earthly elements
  • Which ancient thinker described medicines as different combinations of three principles: mercury, sulfur, and salt?

    <p>Paracelsus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the theory of Democritus regarding the composition of everything?

    <p>Everything is composed of indivisible building blocks called atoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Aristotle, how many earthly elements were there?

    <p>Four</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were substances characterized by according to Aristotle's theory?

    <p>Hot or cold and wet or dry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the atomists, such as Leucippus and Democritus, believe everything is composed?

    <p>Indivisible building blocks called atoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Paracelsus describe medicines as a combination of?

    <p>Mercury, sulfur, and salt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Aristotle, what was the invariable element stars were made of?

    <p>Aether</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What theory proposed that everything is composed of indivisible building blocks called atoms?

    <p>The theory of Democritus and Leucippus regarding atoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Paracelsus describe medicines as a combination of?

    <p>Mercury, sulfur, and salt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Aristotle, what was the invariable element stars were made of?

    <p>Aether</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were substances characterized by according to Aristotle's theory?

    <p>Relative proportions of hot or cold and dry or wet elements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who distinguished four earthly elements according to ancient philosophy?

    <p>Aristotle</p> Signup and view all the answers

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