1. “THERE IS ONLY ONE GOOD, KNOWLEDGE, AND ONE EVIL, IGNORANCE.” DO YOU AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT ABOVE? WHY OR WHY NOT? EXPLAIN IN 4 TO 5 SENTENCES. Do Now – Tuesday, October 29 th

2. Inspirational History October 29, 1998 – 77 year-old astronaut, John Glenn, returns to space 40 years after being the first American to orbit the Earth

3. Sparta Had the most powerful army in Greece Individualism was discouraged Boys left home and joined the army from age 7 to 30 Did not value the arts or other intellectual pursuits

4. Sparta What do you think this Spartan phrase means: “Come back with your shield or on it.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkWS9PiXekE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI6sARmxEuc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdNn5TZu6R8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kuna7sC5ek

5. Philosophers – “lovers of wisdom” Athens lost a war with Sparta Athenians lost confidence in democratic process Philosophers appeared searching for truth  Universe is orderly and unchanging  We can understand these laws through logic and reasoning

6. Greek Philosophers Group Work Students will be broken into groups of 3 Each person in the group will have 8 minutes to complete the guided reading assignment Each person will refer to their textbook and read about their assigned philosopher – Socrates, Plato & Aristotle After the 8 minutes has passed students will share with their group their info about their philosopher Page 138 - 139 Group 1 & 4 – Socrates Group 2 & 5 – Plato Group 3 & 6 - Aristotle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwYYxVGsS0E

7. Socrates Encouraged Athens to examine their actions & beliefs Examine their personal traits Brought to trial for corrupting the youth of Athens His teachings were good for the Athens Died by drinking hemlock (poison)

8. Plato Born into wealth Student of Socrates Wrote down the works of Socrates Wrote The Republic  His vision of a perfect society  Perfect ruler is the philosopher-king NOT democracy

9. Aristotle Son of a physician Attended Plato’s school  Was one of the brightest students His greatest pupils were Alexander the Great and King Philip II Opened his own school – Lyceum “He who studies how things originated will achieve the clearest view of them.”

10. Socrates Criticized the Sophists Believed in absolute standards for truth & justice Told Greeks to question themselves and their moral character “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Sentenced to death for corrupting Athenian youth and neglecting the gods Socratic method used today in fields of law & medicine

11. Plato Student of Socrates The Republic  What a perfect society would look like  NOT a democracy  Society in 3 groups:  Farmers/Artisans  Warriors  Ruling Class  Philosopher-King was wisest/smartest of the ruling class

12. Aristotle Questioned the world and of human thought & belief Invented a method of arguing according to logic His work applied to science as well & used today Tutored Alexander the Great

13. DBQ Conveyer Belt You will answer 8 DBQ questions You will have 3:30 minutes to answer each DBQ question! As the timer sounds for each DBQ, you MUST immediately stop where you are at and pass your DBQ on to the next person so you can begin the next one Good luck!