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Thales accepted non-naturalistic explanations for natural phenomena.
Thales accepted non-naturalistic explanations for natural phenomena.
False
Every event according to Thales had a supernatural cause.
Every event according to Thales had a supernatural cause.
False
Atomism was proven correct by Leucippus and his pupil Democritus during the Archaic period.
Atomism was proven correct by Leucippus and his pupil Democritus during the Archaic period.
False
The decline in intellectual pursuits in the western part of Europe was a result of the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire.
The decline in intellectual pursuits in the western part of Europe was a result of the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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The Byzantine Empire continued to advance various fields of learning, including physics, after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
The Byzantine Empire continued to advance various fields of learning, including physics, after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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Isidore of Miletus created an unimportant compilation of Archimedes' works in the sixth century.
Isidore of Miletus created an unimportant compilation of Archimedes' works in the sixth century.
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The works of Archimedes compiled by Isidore of Miletus are found in the Archimedes Palimpsest.
The works of Archimedes compiled by Isidore of Miletus are found in the Archimedes Palimpsest.
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The pre-Socratic philosophers proposed ideas that were not verified by reason and observation.
The pre-Socratic philosophers proposed ideas that were not verified by reason and observation.
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Atomism was found to be correct approximately 2000 years after it was proposed by Leucippus and Democritus.
Atomism was found to be correct approximately 2000 years after it was proposed by Leucippus and Democritus.
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The Western Roman Empire's fall in the fifth century led to a decline in intellectual pursuits in the eastern part of Europe.
The Western Roman Empire's fall in the fifth century led to a decline in intellectual pursuits in the eastern part of Europe.
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The Byzantine Empire continued to resist attacks from barbarians and advanced various fields, excluding physics.
The Byzantine Empire continued to resist attacks from barbarians and advanced various fields, excluding physics.
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Isidore of Miletus' compilation of Archimedes' works was insignificant.
Isidore of Miletus' compilation of Archimedes' works was insignificant.
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The Archimedes Palimpsest contains a copy of Isidore of Miletus' compilation of Archimedes' works.
The Archimedes Palimpsest contains a copy of Isidore of Miletus' compilation of Archimedes' works.
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The pre-Socratic philosophers, like Thales, rejected naturalistic explanations for natural phenomena.
The pre-Socratic philosophers, like Thales, rejected naturalistic explanations for natural phenomena.
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