Ancient Greece + Socrates

In Human Geo class today, we learned more about Ancient Greece. They created the first democracy and knew that democracy encouraged excellency, and excellency encouraged democracy. We also learned about a man named Socrates. He was a stonemason and fought in the Peloponnese War. His working class background as well as his battlefield experiences shaped his view of the world. He taught his young students, and asked them questions to help them determine their underlying beliefs and knowledge on certain subjects. However, this did not bode well with others. They believed that he was corrupting their children with his beliefs. He was charged with two crimes. Impiety, and corruption of the youth. During his trial, he stayed loyal to his beliefs. He said that it was his job to be gadfly to the lazy horse, Athens. While in prison, he had the chance to escape, however, he refused to because the people had voted for him to be executed, so he thought to stay loyal to the democracy. He was then executed by hemlock poison.

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