Sunday, September 1, 2013

Greek terms and definitions

All definitions are in my own words

Agora-The main place where the whole community would meet for social gatherings or events

Arete-Being the best you can be at anything

Polis-A city in Greece where people lived, for example: Sparta

508 BC-Athens established there government

Socrates- A popular Greek philosopher from Athens who is responsible for the Socratic method

The death of Socrates- He was found guilty of 2 crimes and was forced to drink poison which killed him

Socratic Method- Socrates method to problem solving which in order to use the method you would ask multiple questions that when answered would eventually reveal the answer

Ancient Greece Idiot- If you were called an idiot in ancient Athens you were particularly shy or quiet

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