1. Greek Philosophy and History

2. 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.
Greek philosophers

3. Definitions
Philosophy – study of the nature of the meaning of life; comes from the Greek word for “love of wisdom”
Philosopher – Greek thinker who believed the human mind could understand everything

4. Pythagoras
Taught his pupils that the universe followed the same laws that governed music and numbers.
Pythagorean theorem [a2+b2=c2] that is still used in geometry to figure out the length of the sides of a triangle.

5. Sophists People should use knowledge to improve themselves
There is no absolute right or wrong
Developed art of public speaking and debates
Used today in political debates

6. Socrates There is absolute right and wrong Socratic method of teaching
Methods influence the way teachers interact with students
Was sentenced to death because of his teachings

7. More philosophers Philosopher-Kings should rule society
Plato
Aristotle
Philosopher-Kings should rule society
Wrote the Republic
Government should be fair and just
Student of Socrates
Divided government into 3 basic types
Wrote over 200 books
Taught his pupils the “golden mean”
Student of Plato

8. 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

9. Review

10. They believed the human mind could understand everything.
a. Epicureans c. Stoics
b. Sophists d. Philosophers

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

12. Aristotle taught his students to follow
a. Golden rule c. Golden mean
b. Golden fleece d. None of these

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

14. Taught that the universe followed the same rules as music and numbers
a. Aristotle c. Pythagoras
b. Herodotus d. Thucydides

15. Taught that there was no absolute right or wrong
a. Sophists c. Aristotle
b. Herodotus d. Pythagoras

16. 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

17. Greeks wrote the first real histories in Western Civilization
Greek Historians

18. The Historians Wrote the History of the Persian Wars
Herodotus
Thucydides
Wrote the History of the Persian Wars
Western historians consider him the father of history
Considered by many as the greatest historian of the ancient world
Lost a battle and was sent into exile
Wrote History of the Peloponnesian War

19. Herodotus wrote
The Odyssey
b. The Book of the Dead
c. The History of the Persian Wars
d. Antigone

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

21. The End