Greece in all of its Glory
Today in class we talked about Greece and were given terms to define.
- The Agora - the chief marketplace of Athens, center of the city's civic life.
- Arete - excellence of any kind.
- Polis - Translated as "City-State".
- Socrates - a Greek philosopher who contributed to the field of ethics.
- Death of Socrates - Socrates was put on trial for criticizing democracy and was sentenced to death and was forced to drink a mixture containing poison hemlock.
- The Socratic Method - Perhaps one of Socrates greatest contributions to Western thought, this method applied to the examination of moral concepts such as the Good and Justice.
- Idiots meaning in ancient Greece - Someone concerned with private affairs rather than public affairs. Self-centered.
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