I can read/ Socrates Flashcards
Artisans?
A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.
Veritable?
Used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor.
Chieftains?
The leader of a people or clan.
Minstrel?
A medieval singer.
Reformer?
A person who makes changes to something in order to improve it.
Patron?
A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity.
Podgy?
(Of a person or part of their body) somewhat fat; chubby.
Cross-fertilized?
Stimulate the development of (something) with an exchange of ideas or information.
Philosophy?
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
Maintained?
State something strongly to be the case; assert.
What type of writing did the inventors of the alphabet do?
Not just sacred texts and songs, but letters, contacts, and receipts.
What type of people were the creators of the alphabet?
Merchants.
In which ports did the creators of the alphabet live?
The ports of Tyre and Sidon.
Who invented the alphabet?
The Phoenicians.
What did wild tribes trade with The Phoenicians?
Furs, and precious stones in exchange for tools, cooking pots, and colored cloth.
What were The Phoenicians known for?
Their craftsmanship.
What temple did The Phoenicians help construct?
Solomon’s.
What was the most popular of the Phoenician goods?
Dyed cloth, especially the purple.
What did many of the Phoenicians do on foreign shores?
Stayed on their trading posts and built towns.
Where did the Phoenicians travel?
Africa, Spain, and southern Italy.
When was Socrates put to death?
About 2,400 years ago.
What was Socrates like?
Snub-nosed, podgy, shabby, and a bit strange.
What did Socrates ask Euthydemus?
Whether being deceitful counted as being immoral.
In what way was Socrates different from other philosophers?
He refused to write anything down.
Who is the reason we have some idea of what Socrates was like?
His star pupil Plato.
What literary giant was Plato compared to?
Shakespeare
What idea do people believe is Plato’s rather than Socrates’?
The world is not what it seems and there is a significant difference between appearance and reality.
