2nd Day

Today in class we really didn’t do much.  I talked with the kids around me which was interesting..


Definitions:
Arête:  A sharp edged ridge of a rock that is caused by glaciers

Polis:  Greek, mean “city”

Socrates:  a Greek philosopher that is known for finding western philosophy

The death of Socrates:  a painting by a French painter that pictures Socrates being condemned to die by drinking poison

The date 508 BC: Cleisthenes changes the government of Athens

Agora: Means “assembly” or “gathering”, it was the spot in the middle of the Greek city states where people came

What did ancient Greeks mean when thy called you an idiot?  In ancient Greece  it meant civilian.