SOCRATES

WHY WAS HE IMPORTANT?

• He presented a new way of thinking and believing (1)
• Helped people find the truth about their beliefs (3)
• Helped people examine what they thought to be true (3)
• Taught the great philosopher, Plato (3,4)
• One of the first people to defy the government and Greek religion (4)

HOW DOES HE IMPACT US TODAY?

• Influenced teacher- student interaction (2,4)
• Made Socratic method, used in education (1,2,3,4)
• Taught Plato, who's works are widely known (3)
• Gave new ways to think about things (1,2)
• Came up with scientific and logical explanations for things (3)

Socrates was born in Athens in 470 BCE, his father was the sculptor Sophroniscus. Educated in music, literature, and gymnastics. Was an infantry man in the Peloponnesian war. He didn't like writing books, so he talked at the market to anyone who would listen, and questioned anyone who would submit to interrogation about their beliefs. (4)

WHY WAS SOCRATES SENTENCED TO DEATH?

• "Corrupted youth" and taught against the Greek gods. (2,3)
• Really only offended and humiliated government officials (2)
• Viewed as an upstart and a traitor to the gods (3,1)
• Had to drink liquified hemlock, a poison (3,4)

SOURCES (1)
(1) Spielvogel, Jackson. World history: Journey Across Time. Student Edition. New York, NY: McGraw Glencoe, 2005, 170-172

Sources (2)

Unknown, . "Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle: The big three in Greek philosophy." Dummies.biz. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014. Web. 13 Jan 2014. .

Sources (3)
Alex drake, Mamie, dir. Greek civilizations- philosophers. YouTube, 2012. Film. 13 Jan 2014

Sources (4)
Unknown, . "Socrates." Discovery Education. Discovery Communications, LLC, 2014. Web. 13 Jan 2014. .