Period 7 11/25/13 Complete handouts from the pick-up table using pages of your textbook Once I see that your work is done you may get your assigned laptop
The Golden Age of Athens Chapter 9 Lesson 3
The Golden Age of Athens: Followed the Greek victory over Persian Empire and lasted 75 years ( BCE) Ideas in philosophy, education, art, and government flourished
The Philosophers: Socrates Plato Aristotle All three had different methods, but each taught people how to reason = logical thinking
Socrates : Wanted his students to question things "Is our government good? If gods exist, where do they live?“ Taught by asking questions = Socratic Method Was accused of corrupting the youth, was found guilty, he took his own life
Plato: focused on important questions such as "What is the self?" and "What is human nature?" believed that a philosopher's job is to open people's eyes to the truth and help them strive to be good and fair first to teach that women should receive the same education as men
Aristotle: had new ideas on how the world should be studied He liked to make detailed observations of the world, taking notes and records of what he saw. The "mean" - He believed that the best way for people to behave was to avoid any extremes. Today we call this "doing everything in moderation
Athens Falls to Sparta: Greek city-states formed an alliance with Athens or Sparta War broke out in 431 BCE = Peloponnesian War Athens surrendered in 404 BCE