Philosophers of Athens

What did Athens manage to keep after the Peloponnesian War?

• Its army

• What it stood for and believed in

• Its empire

• Its wealth

What subject involves the examination of the nature of the world and human life?

• Math

• Science

• Philosophy

• History

Who taught math, science, and other subjects among the ancient Greek philosophers?

• The Stoics

• Socrates

• The Sophists

• The Epicureans

What did the Epicureans believe life should be about?

• Happiness and avoiding pain

• Self-control

• Wealth

• Power

What method did Socrates develop?

• The Aristotelian method

• The Platonic method

• The Socratic method

• The Scientific method

Who was Socrates' most famous student?

• Philip II

• Plato

• Alexander the Great

• Aristotle

What did Plato envision in his text 'The Republic'?

• A society without rulers

• A society ruled by warriors

• A society with a philosopher-king

• A democratic society

Who was known as the greatest general who ever lived?

• Socrates

• Philip II

• Alexander the Great

• Aristotle

What empire did Alexander the Great conquer?

• The Egyptian Empire

• The Roman Empire

• The Persian Empire

• The Macedonian Empire

What period is known as the Hellenistic period?

• From 30 BCE to the fall of the Roman Empire

• From the founding of Athens to the Peloponnesian War

• From the start of the Peloponnesian War to Alexander's death

• From Alexander's death to 30 BCE