On our fifth day of human Geography we learned some new
vocabulary. Here are the vocabulary
words: arête- This term means being the best that you as a human being can be,
being at the top of your game.
Polis- the city or city state.
Socrates- He was a Geek philosopher who took on the mission
to correct people’s ignorance, he was the first to use rules and logic to talk
about important issues.
The death of Socrates- he was condemned to death for
corrupting the youth of Athens, put to death by drinking poison from a hemlock
tree, he could have escaped before being put to death but he chose to face his
punishment.
The Socratic Method- Socrates taught his students to repeatedly
ask questions, the point of this is to teach the students that through the use of
critical thinking, reasoning and logic.
The date 508 BC- When a democracy was formed in Athens; the
Greeks invented democracy.
Agora- This is central to every Greek city and town, a
market place, and also a meeting place.
If the ancient Greeks called you an idiot- if you didn’t vote
then they thought you were selfish and that you thought of yourself as too good
for them.
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