Greek Philosophers Flashcards
Philosophy:
Investigations or thinking about ruths and principles of knowledge or conduct.
Greek golden Age:
Greek philosophers helped develop the study of history, political science, biology, and logic(questioning things)
Sophists:
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.
Who was Socrates?
A philosopher/teacher who lived in Athens, and didn’t leave written word behind.
What did Socrates believe in?
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.
What happen to Socrates?
Athens arrested him, and convicted him to die. He went down as a marder when he died.
Who came up with the Socratic method?
Socrates
Describe Plato
One of socrates students, didn’t believe in democracy, not everyone should vote. He would not like our system.
What was Platos book about?
an ideal government, and society should be seperated into 3 groups
Three tier system?
Top-kings-ruled with wisdom and knowledge
Middle- warriors-defended society
Bottom-everyone else-produced food clothing and shelter
Why should everyone not vote according to Plato
Common people didn’t think for themselves, and they made foolish decisions.
What did plato think about Women?
Women should have more rights, should have a higher education, and have the same jobs as men.
What did Aristotle do?
Student of Plato, opened a school names the academy,Wrote the Politics
Aristotle….
created the golden mean, loved politics, science and astronomy
Aristotle thought that if you…
divide government into three, Monarch, oligarchy, and democracy. All three together would be amazing!
Rhetoric:
getting people to agree with you
he created the system similar to checks and balances
Aristotle
What was the first question from Aristotle.
What makes people happy?
What was the second question from Aristotle?
What is art for?
What was the third question from Aristotle?
What are friends?
What was Aristotle’s fourth question?
How can ideas cut through in a busy world?
The iliad and the odyssey are poems written by…
Homer
Allegory of a cave is written by….
Plato
Homer was greek and lived before the three philosophers…
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
______ was the end of the trojan war with Tory and Greeks.
Iliad
The _____ was about the 10 year long trek back to Greek land and fighting mythical creatures along the way.
Odyssey
$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, _____.
27, Athens, Spartans
In 259 BC a 23 year old from the remote Greek region of ________ became king. His name was _________
Macedonia, Phillep 2nnd
Phillip built Macedonia on two fronts:
Diplomacy (talking), and strength
Where the Macedonians considered greek by the rest of the city-states?
no
What weapon did the Macedonians use?
Pike
Belly shooter:
Crossbows that have more power than a human.
Catapult:
Skin penutrator
What two cities did Phillip defeat which mad e him undisputed leader of Greece?
Athens, and Thebes
Did Phillip hurt or destroy Greece and the people of greece
no
Phillip was ______, and his son __________ would take over after his death.
killed, Alexander
in 335 BC, Alexander led his macedonian army of 35,000 soldiers into baddle agaisnt the _______ empire. ______ was a massive _______.
Persian, Persia, Superpower
What doesn’t alexander have that the persians have?
a fleet
How did alexander and his engineers bring the fight to the island city of Tyre?
A causeway/bridge, and a tower tjat got them there.
Why did Alexander covet Egypt?
the mediterranean
What title did the Egyptians give Alexander?
Pharaoh and son of God
What was the name of the Hybrid culture that Alexander brought to the newly conquered territories?
Hellenism
Alexander’s Empire stretched from ___ in the west to India in the ______.
Greece, East
What was arguably the most important feature of
The theatre
Where did alexander die
in babylon from fever
Who took over after Alexanders death?
Ptolemy I because he buried Alexander
