Thinkers of Ancient Greece- Socrates
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Where did Socrates live | Athens |
| How long ago did Socrates live | 400 years before Christ |
| What did he spend most of his life doing | Asking questions about people's beliefs and values |
| What was Socrates the first person in history to do | To build his life around examining questions like these |
| What was one of Socrate's quotes | Know yourself. The unexamined life is not worth living |
| Socrates was a great what | Teacher |
| What did Socrates ask | Questions |
| How did Socrates teach/What is the Socratic Method and what did it result in | By asking his students questions about their own opinions and beliefs resulting in students being able to build firmer, wiser beliefs |
| What did his students come to realize | That they could not explain or defend many things that they were once so sure of |
| Socrates was a ___ hero | War |
| What did the people of Athens think of Socrates and why | They disliked him because they felt he was teaching young people to reject important truths |
| What did the people of Athens do about Socrates | They ordered him to stop teaching but he refused |
| What did the people of Athens do when Socrates refused to stop teaching | They put him on trial and sentenced him to death |
| What was Socrates given to drink | A cup of Hemlock, a poison |
| What was a cup of hemlock equivalent to | Our electric chair |
| Did Socrates drink the hemlock | Yes, he drank it rather than to stop teaching and questioning |
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