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It's All Greek to Me
When in Rome...
Enlightenment of Education
Western Education Food for Thought (1225-1564)
Give Me Literacy, or Give Me Math!
100
This "Sophist" started the Socratic Method.
Who is Socrates?
100
This Empire was influenced by the Greeks after this Empire conquered them.
What is the Roman Empire.
100
This Prussian educator had a 5 step methodology for education. (Preperation, Presentation, Association, Generalization, and Application)
Who is Johann Herbart?
100
This type of schools was established in the Middle Ages.
What are Universities?
100
This is the country where many of the colonist of New England came from.
What is England
200
This city/state is known for its education to build up its military.
What is Sparta?
200
This Roman Educator believed education should be for the whole individual and moral nature.
Who is Quintilian?
200
This concept states that the mind begins as a "blank slate".
What is "Tabula Rasa"?
200
These places of books were established by Arab scholars.
What are libraries?
200
These schools taught women the basic skills needed to care for a home and read the bible.
What is a Dame School?
300
This city/state is known for its democracy which influenced its type of education.
What is Athens?
300
Quintilian supported these to help students relax and get energy.
What are holidays?
300
This belief states that learning must come via the senses through observational experiences.
What is "Sense Realism"?
300
This humanist argued for early childhood education.
Who is Erasmus?
300
A collection of rhymes that taught the alphabet combined with religious prayers, and creeds used to teach students.
The English Primer
400
This pupil of Socrates is known as "The Father of Idealism".
Who is Plato?
400
Quintilian felt this activity is a type of learning for young children.
What is play?
400
This Swiss educator was the first to encourage discussion and oral presentation rather than rote memorization.
Who is Johann Pestalozzi?
400
This reformer translated the Bible into German.
Who is Martin Luther?
400
These colonies' education system was based primarily on social class.
What are the Southern Colonies?
500
This student of Plato wanted education to be funded by the state, but only for boys.
Who is Aristotle?
500
This is another word for elementary school in Latin.
What is "ludus"?
500
This educator's aim for education was self development through self-expression.
Who is Friedrich Froebel?
500
This reformer/theologer started the Calvinist Proposal for state-supported education.
Who is John Calvin?
500
The state where the first all black school was created in 1700.
What is Pennsylvania?