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1
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  1. What charges were placed onto Socrates?
A

Corruption of youth (Political Charge)
Creation of Gods not known to Athens (Religious Charge)
Atheism

2
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  1. What two chargers placed onto Socrates are a contradiction?
A

Creation of Gods

Atheism

3
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  1. What is a sophist?
A

A paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric of ancient Greece.

4
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  1. What is democracy
A

All people rule, and have a voice.

5
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  1. Which charges are true about Socrates
A

None

6
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  1. Why is the charge of Socrates corrupting the youth false?
A

Socrates did not corrupt the youth because he did not force anyone to change their belief, he only challenged their belief, and asked questions?

7
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  1. Why is the charge of Socrates creating false gods not held up in trial?
A

Does not create false gods because he only wants to uncover the myth of Apollo and the objective of Apollo.

8
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  1. Why couldn’t the charge of Socrates being an atheist hold up in trial?
A

This charge could not be held up because he believed in a god, Apollo. He was willing to die for Apollo (the truth)

9
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What is the irony behind the Trial of Socrates

A

The society of Athens does not want to become like the thirty tyrants by becoming a democracy however, Socrates is put to death because of his freedom of speech, expression, and assembly.