Saturday, September 1, 2012

Human Geo day 5!


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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