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208562081What was a Demacracy?Comes from the 2 words: demos which means people, and kratein which means to rule. Democracy is a form of government where people have a say in government.0
208562082What is a Government?A body that represents the whole country. A system of laws and people that have power over a group. Political action and control over a group of people.1
208562083What is a Assemblya group of people that meets once a month to talk about affairs of the state. You have to be a male citizen. No body by the government could not make a decision without first asking the assembly. As many as 30 thousand members.2
208562084Who is Socrates?Believed to be born mid 1400's B.C. Decides to start questioning laws and law making process. Found guilty of treason to the gods because he asked so many questions. First think that set apart the body from the soul. He discovered that the body is completely different from the soul. Teaches Plato.3
208562085Who is Plato?Born in Athens. After Socrates "bites the dust" Plato leaves Athens for a while. Plato and Socrates were very close. Socrates taught Plato the value of education and questioning. Feels great obligation so he returns to Athens. When he returns he starts an academy that is believed to be the very first university. One of his students there was Aristotle.4
208562086Who is Aristotle?great public speaker. Could go on speeches for 2 or 3 hours and still keep an audience focused. Studies under Plato for more than 20 years. While he is studying he is also teaching. Family that likes Aristotle and gives him his son to teach. His name was Alexander (Alexander the great). While teaching he would be constantly moving or peripatetic. After Alexander "bites the dust" Aristotle was charged with lack of reverence to the gods.5
210779770Who Were The Ones Who Fought As Gladiators?Criminals And/or Slaves.6
210779771What Were The 3 Types Of Roman Entertainment?Chariot Races, Gladiators, And Plays And Musicals7
210779772What Were Three Types Of Questions Socrates Practiced?Conceptual clarification questions, Probing assumptions, And Probing rationale, reasons and evidence8

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