THE LIFE AND

ACHIEVEMENTS OF

ARISTOTLE

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WHO IS ARISTOTLE?

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who lived in Macedonia, Greece.

• Around 350 BC, he went to study with Plato at his (Plato’s)

academy in Athens.

• He left the school after Plato’s death.

• Aristotle returned to Macedonia and tutored the son of a king,

who was later known as Alexander the Great.

• After Alexander became King, Aristotle founded Lyceum, his

own academy.

• Although he studied under Plato, Aristotle had different interests

from him; he was more interested in science and using logic to

find how the world worked.

WHAT DID HE DO?

Aristotle was particularly interested in biology, and classified

animals and plants.

During his travels of Western Asia, Alexander the Great sent

messengers all over the land to bring samples of unknown plants and

animals to Aristotle for studying.

WHY IS HE IMPORTANT?

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