Terms

• Agora-  a public open space used for assemblies and markets
• Arête- a sharp mountain ridge.
• Polis- a city state in ancient Greece, esp. as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes
• the year 508 BC- The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC
• Socrates- ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon
• The death of Socrates- The trial of Socrates refers to the trial and the subsequent execution of the classical Athenian philosopher Socrates in 399 BCE. Socrates was tried on the basis of two notoriously ambiguous charges: corrupting the youth and impiety
• The Socratic method- a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students
• what the ancient Greeks meant if they called you an idiot- “person lacking professional skill”