7.10 Greek Philosophy and Learning

Multiple Choice

What do you believe Philosophy is?

• a religion

• a book

• a way of thinking

Today we are going to explore the big THREE philosophers!

Multiple Choice

Why did Socrates say he didn't have the answers to his questions?

• He wanted people to memorize facts instead of thinking.

• He believed true wisdom comes from knowing you don’t know everything.

• He didn’t care about finding the truth.

Multiple Choice

How was Plato’s idea that rulers should earn their position through wise decisions different from the way leaders were chosen in ancient civilizations?

• Ancient leaders were chosen for their wisdom and education.

• Ancient leaders were usually chosen by birth or force, not by wisdom.

• Ancient leaders had to pass tests to prove they were smart.

Multiple Choice

Aristotle's goal was to...

• observe and understand the world

• destroy democracy

• question everyone and everything

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Athens was the home of three major ​

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. Socrates was interested in ​

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the world in order to find truth. Plato thought that ​

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was a bad idea and philosopher-kings should ruler. Aristotle wanted to ​

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the world and understand it better. These three influences ​

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in a major way.

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philosophers

questioning

democracy

observe

Western Culture

Match

Match the following

• studied medicine and created an oath still used today

• developed an equation that demonstrates the relationships between the sides of a right triangle

• traveled the world and interviewed people to record history

• Wrote about the Peloponnesian War while serving in it.

Hippocrates

Pythagoras

Herodotus

Thucydides

• Hippocrates

• Pythagoras

• Herodotus

• Thucydides