Mini Research Stuff

Today we started the class talking about 9-11 and Mr. Schick's experience with it, and what was happening in the school during that time. We also talked about how the whole nation just shut down for days after and during 9-11. Now were doing some research stuff, so here they are:

Agora - A central public in ancient Greek city-states, used for market places, assemblies, and meetings; center of athletic, artistic, spiritual, and political life in the city/state

Polis - political entities ruled by their bodied of citizens; origin of words politics, metropolitan, poll

Importance of 508 BC - Introduction of Democracy; Klisthenis was put in charge; first time in recorded history a people had revolted against their rulers. Ever! Since then... United States, France, China (2 times), Russia, Iran, Egypt, many others

Socrates - A classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher of the Western ethical tradition of thought

Death of Socrates - Socrates ticked off the Athenian leaders. After his trial, he was found guilty of corrupting the young minds of Athens and of impiety. He was sentenced to die by drinking hemlock, which is poisonous

Socratic method - a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presumptions

Idiot in Greece - A non-politician; self-centered person who didn't care about their place in politics

Synergy - Democracy -> Excellence (Greeks believed strongly in their democracy)