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Greek Philosophy and History

Greek philosophers

I can identify some of the ideas developed by Greek

philosophers that are still used today.

I can define the terms philosophy and philosopher

I can identify the ancient Greek philosophers and their

contributions to the Greek civilization.

Definitions

P

hilosophy – study of the nature of the meaning of life; comes from

the Greek word for “love of wisdom”

P

hilosopher – Greek thinker who believed the human mind could

understand everything

T

aught his pupils that the universe

followed the same laws that

governed music and numbers.

P

ythagorean theorem [a2+b2=c2] that

is still used in geometry to figure

out the length of the sides of a

triangle.

Pythagoras

Sophists

P

eople should use knowledge to improve

themselves

T

here is no absolute right or wrong

D

eveloped art of public speaking and debates

U

sed today in political debates

T

here is absolute right and wrong

S

ocratic method of teaching

M

ethods influence the way teachers

interact with students

W

as sentenced to death because of his

teachings

Socrates

P

hilosopher-Kings should rule society

W

rote the Republic

G

overnment should be fair and just

S

tudent of Socrates

D

ivided government into 3 basic types

W

rote over 200 books

T

aught his pupils the “golden mean”

S

tudent of Plato

More philosophers

Plato Aristotle

Aristotle favored mixed government with rule by the many, while Plato described a state with three distinct classes

How did Aristotle’s idea of government

differ from Plato’s?

Review

They believed the human mind could understand everything.a. Epicureans c. Stoicsb. Sophists d. Philosophers

Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?a. Archimedes c. Aresb. Socrates d. Plato

Aristotle taught his students to followa. Golden rule c. Golden meanb. Golden fleece d. None of these

Who taught that government should be headed by philosopher-kings?a. Alexander the Great c. Aristophanesb. Plato d. Jason

Taught that the universe followed the same rules as music and numbersa. Aristotle c. Pythagorasb. Herodotus d. Thucydides

Taught that there was no absolute right or wronga. Sophists c. Aristotleb. Herodotus d. Pythagoras

How did Aristotle’s idea of government differ from Plato’s?

Aristotle favored mixed government with rule by the many, while Plato described a state with three distinct classes

Greek Historians

Greeks wrote the first real histories in Western Civilization

W

rote the History of the Persian

Wars

W

estern historians consider him

the father of history

C

onsidered by many as the greatest historian

of the ancient world

L

ost a battle and was sent into exile

W

rote History of the Peloponnesian War

The Historians

Herodotus Thucydides

Herodotus wrotea.The Odysseyb. The Book of the Deadc. The History of the Persian Warsd. Antigone

Considered by some to be the greatest historian of the ancient world.a. Socrates c. Thucydidesb. Aristotle d. Plato