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Greek Philosophers Flashcards

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Philosophy:

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Investigations or thinking about ruths and principles of knowledge or conduct.

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Greek golden Age:

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Greek philosophers helped develop the study of history, political science, biology, and logic(questioning things)

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Sophists:

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a group of traveling philosophers known as sophist traveled from Polis to Polis. They rejected the idea of right or wrong saying what was right for one might be wrong for another.

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Who was Socrates?

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A philosopher/teacher who lived in Athens, and didn’t leave written word behind.

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What did Socrates believe in?

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He believed in absolute truth, and to ask questions and not be afraid to. He didn’t believe in what the Sophist said. he was considered dangerous.

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What happen to Socrates?

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Athens arrested him, and convicted him to die. He went down as a marder when he died.

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Who came up with the Socratic method?

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Socrates

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Describe Plato

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One of socrates students, didn’t believe in democracy, not everyone should vote. He would not like our system.

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What was Platos book about?

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an ideal government, and society should be seperated into 3 groups

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Three tier system?

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Top-kings-ruled with wisdom and knowledge
Middle- warriors-defended society
Bottom-everyone else-produced food clothing and shelter

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Why should everyone not vote according to Plato

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Common people didn’t think for themselves, and they made foolish decisions.

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What did plato think about Women?

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Women should have more rights, should have a higher education, and have the same jobs as men.

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What did Aristotle do?

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Student of Plato, opened a school names the academy,Wrote the Politics

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Aristotle….

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created the golden mean, loved politics, science and astronomy

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Aristotle thought that if you…

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divide government into three, Monarch, oligarchy, and democracy. All three together would be amazing!

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Rhetoric:

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getting people to agree with you

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he created the system similar to checks and balances

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Aristotle

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What was the first question from Aristotle.

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What makes people happy?

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What was the second question from Aristotle?

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What is art for?

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What was the third question from Aristotle?

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What are friends?

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What was Aristotle’s fourth question?

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How can ideas cut through in a busy world?

22
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The iliad and the odyssey are poems written by…

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Homer

23
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Allegory of a cave is written by….

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Plato

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Homer was greek and lived before the three philosophers…

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Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

25
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______ was the end of the trojan war with Tory and Greeks.

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Iliad

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The _____ was about the 10 year long trek back to Greek land and fighting mythical creatures along the way.

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Odyssey

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$04 Bc, a long and bloody ____ year war has come to an end. ________, its one dominant navy destroyed is starved unto submission at the hands of its arch-rivals, _____.

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27, Athens, Spartans

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In 259 BC a 23 year old from the remote Greek region of ________ became king. His name was _________

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Macedonia, Phillep 2nnd

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Phillip built Macedonia on two fronts:

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Diplomacy (talking), and strength

30
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Where the Macedonians considered greek by the rest of the city-states?

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no

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What weapon did the Macedonians use?

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Pike

32
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Belly shooter:

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Crossbows that have more power than a human.

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Catapult:

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Skin penutrator

34
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What two cities did Phillip defeat which mad e him undisputed leader of Greece?

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Athens, and Thebes

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Did Phillip hurt or destroy Greece and the people of greece

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no

36
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Phillip was ______, and his son __________ would take over after his death.

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killed, Alexander

37
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in 335 BC, Alexander led his macedonian army of 35,000 soldiers into baddle agaisnt the _______ empire. ______ was a massive _______.

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Persian, Persia, Superpower

38
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What doesn’t alexander have that the persians have?

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a fleet

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How did alexander and his engineers bring the fight to the island city of Tyre?

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A causeway/bridge, and a tower tjat got them there.

40
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Why did Alexander covet Egypt?

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the mediterranean

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What title did the Egyptians give Alexander?

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Pharaoh and son of God

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What was the name of the Hybrid culture that Alexander brought to the newly conquered territories?

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Hellenism

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Alexander’s Empire stretched from ___ in the west to India in the ______.

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Greece, East

44
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What was arguably the most important feature of

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The theatre

45
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Where did alexander die

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in babylon from fever

46
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Who took over after Alexanders death?

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Ptolemy I because he buried Alexander

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