9/10 Human Geo - Excellence notes part 3
Notes
- 508 B.C. first revolution to overthrow gov. (ever)
- Socrates
᛫ stonemason
᛫ fought in Peloponnesian war
᛫ working class background may have shaped the way he viewed the world
- Socratic method
᛫ met with kids in workshops outside agora
᛫ asks a series of questions to bring find out persons' beliefs
᛫ come up w hypothesis & disprove/prove the hypothesis
- Socrates controversy
᛫ Athens full of brilliant thinkers
᛫ people came from all over to share their discoveries/knowledge
᛫ often got young people to question your beliefs (mostly about greek gods)
- Socrates trial
᛫ charged w two crimes
᛫ impiety (not believing in gods of the the state)
- His defense
᛫ "It's my job to be gadfly to the lazy, sluggish horse that is Athens."
᛫ "I should be rewarded with free dinners for life."
᛫ jury of 500 males citizens found him guilty. (279-221)
᛫ hemlock poison to drink to die
᛫ had opportunity to escape but refused, proving loyalty to Athenian democracy.
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