Chapter 11 section 2

   1) Who was Socrates and How did he teach people how to think?

   He was a 70 year old man who was a philosopher and he taught people how to think by asking them questions.

2) What did philosophia mean to the ancient Greeks?

   Studying the laws of nature and loving wisdom were the same thing.

3) What was the Socratic Method?

      Each question was designed to make a person arrive step by step at a final conclusion or truth.

4) Why was Socrates brought to trial?

     He was accused of deniing the gods and trying to over throw the government.

5) List some quotes about ethical or moral living attributed to Socrates.

   “Wealth does not bring goodness. But goodness brings wealth and every blessing, both to the citizen and to the polis.”

6) How did Socrates die?

   He was forced to drink poisonous hemlock juice.

7) Who was Plato?

   He was one of Socrates pupils who founded the Academy

   8) What school did Plato found?

   The Academy  

9) Name two books that Plato wrote.

   The Republic and The Dialogues 

10) Who was Aristotle?  What did he do?

   He was one of Plato’s brightest pupils. He founded his own school and wrote more than 200 books. He also was the first to group together plants and animals that resemble each other. Aristotle provided a third step in the scientific method when he said that a hypothesis must be tested to see if it is correct. He also came up with syllogism

11) What is syllogism?  Give an example of one.  Who invented it?

    It is a method of reasoning that uses three related statements. The third statement is a conclusion based on the information given in the first two. Example: Athenians are Greek Socrates is an Athenian therefore, Socrates is Greek. Aristotle

12) Who developed the first two steps of the scientific method?

    Thales

13) Who developed the Hippocratic Oath?  What is the Hippocratic Oath?   

Hippocrates. The oath says that doctors should honor their teachers, do their best for the sick, never give