1. Ancient Greek Learning
Seat work
Students will quietly enter the room, find your seats and discuss your three sticky notes on pages with your row group.
Central Question:
What cultural traits did the Greeks spread and how did they spread them? (4.5e)

2. Ancient Greek Learning
What is the question-and-answer method of teaching developed by Socrates?
The Socratic method
Academy was a school of philosophy founded by whom?
Plato
What is the name of the pledge taken by medical students to only use their knowledge in ethical ways?
Hippocratic oath

3. What is the Importance of Science in a Culture?
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What is the Importance of Science in a Culture?
Invite students to identify ways in which scientists are important to our society. Then ask them to predict some fields of science in which ancient Greeks made contributions.

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Key Ideas
Greek scholars made important contributions in both philosophy and history.
The ancient Greeks pioneered scientific and medical discoveries by examining nature.
Greek learning continued to grow and spread during the Hellenistic age.

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Key Terms
Socratic method—question-and-answer method of teaching developed by Socrates
Academy—school of philosophy founded by Plato
hypothesis—logical guesses
Hippocratic oath—a pledge taken by medical students to use their knowledge in ethical ways only

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The Power of Reason
Greek thinkers used reason and observation to answer difficult questions.
They solved problems using logic, a step-by-step method.
Greek philosophers and scientists applied logic to their study of the universe and reality.
The Socratic method required students to think clearly.

7. Schools of Thought Ancient Greek Learning Plato The Stoics Shared
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Schools of Thought
Plato
The Stoics
Shared
Ask students to think about the founders, the ideas, and the beliefs of each school of philosophy. Encourage them to use this information to compare and contrast them.

8. Ancient Greek Learning
Learning From the Past
Why is Herodotus known as the “father of history”?
What methods did Thucydides use in his research?
What was an important purpose of Thucydides’ writing?
Who wrote the world’s first known autobiography?

9. Founders of Modern Science
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Founders of Modern Science
Famous Greek Scientists
Thales
Democritus
Aristotle
Archimedes
Ask students to think about the achievements and ideas of each scientist before completing the table. Remind students that they can learn more about Greek doctors and scientists in the feature on this topic in their student editions.

10. Aristotle’s Influence
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Aristotle’s Influence
According to J. M. Roberts, what influence did Aristotle have?
How were the areas of Aristotle’s influence connected?
Have students read again the quote from J.M. Roberts in Section 4 of their textbooks. Encourage students’ understanding of what these different areas of knowledge cover and how they may intersect. For example, the stem cell research debate involves biology and ethics. An understanding of beauty and how it affects us covers both aesthetics and psychology.

12. Advances in Mathematics and Medicine
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Advances in Mathematics and Medicine
Pythagoras believed that numbers held the key to understanding the universe. The Pythagorean theorem bears his name.
Hippocrates taught his students to make observations and ask questions of their patients. The Hippocratic oath requires doctors to “never do harm to anyone.”
Herophilus and Erasistratus advanced the study of anatomy.

13. Alexandria: A Great Hellenistic Center
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Alexandria: A Great Hellenistic Center
Which famous scholars lived in ancient Alexandria?
In what ways did Alexandria’s location contribute to its development as an economic and intellectual center?

14. Hellenistic High Points
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Hellenistic High Points
To which modern cities might Alexandria be compared?
In what way did Greek scientists differ from other ancient thinkers in their explanation of natural events?
What sophisticated technology did the Greeks produce?
How did Greek doctors go beyond Egyptian doctors?

15. Summarize key ideas about ancient Greek learning.
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Summarize key ideas about ancient Greek learning.
Workbook page 141
Refer students to this diagram in their Student Journals. Ask them to use what they have read in Section 4 to fill in key ideas about the topics in the table.