Arete – is something that means inner excellence, a purpose
that makes you want to be better
Polis - is the same as the city states of Greece
Socrates- was an ancient Greek philosopher he is known to
help in the field of ethics and logic things that we still use today.
The Socrates’ method – was a method that was named after Socrates,
this method was used to stir up critical thinking where you talk by asking and
answering questions. This might lead someone to contradict himself or herself. Socrates used this method to find false
hypothesis etc.
The death of Socrates – was a painting that was done on oil
canvas in 1787 by Jacques – Louis David. This painting shows the execution of
Socrates, because he was proving the tyrant of Athens, wrong. Therefore, he had
to either drink the poisonous hemlock or execution. Socrates chose hemlock,
because he thought it might be a good final lesson for his students.
What the Greeks meant if they called you an idiot – The Greeks
meant that you were a person “lacking professional skill” or a “private person”.
They also usually called you this if you were selfish, only concerning about
yourself not the public events
508 BC - many events occurred such as the war between Rome Clusium, war between Clusium and Aricia, a new office in Rome and Cleinsthenes reorganizes Athens.
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