Philosopher's & "Stuff"
The Socratic Method involves this action.
What is "Asking Questions"?
The Greeks historically fight among themselves. This event would cause them to stop and join together.
This city-state was the model for how commerce and the rule by the wealthy would allow Greece to expand.
At the end of each year, the student body votes for whoever is running for office. The candidates who receive the most votes win the position they ran for.
What is democracy?
This body of water lies between Turkey and Greece.
What is the Aegean Sea?
Socrates most famous student.
Who is Plato?
This famous Greek conquered much of the known world, only to have it all fall apart after he died.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This city-state developed its military as a way of expanding into its neighbor's territories.
Who are the Spartans or Sparta?
Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, has ordered the execution of North Korean officials who displeased him. He ordered the assassination of half brothers and has his people on short rations for food where many are constantly hungry.
What is a tyrant?
This country lies South-West of Israel.
What is Egypt?
In Aristotle's Proof for the "Existence of God", he identifies a force that was never created, and can't change, but can make change. This is the term for that force.
What is the "Prime Mover"?
This nobleman became the leader of Athens after he won a sporting event, the Olympic Games, as a demonstration of corruption in their system.
Who is Cylon?
This City-State had post birth abortions where the village elders inspected children for birth defects or weakness.
What is Sparta?
To be able to vote, you need to be a legally recognized subject of the state.
What is a citizen?
From the mainland of Greece, if you were to sail directly south, you would eventually land on this country of North Africa.
What is Ilbya?
The name of Plato's school that taught the Socratic Method along with other topics.
What is the "Academy"?
Peisistratus became leader of Athens after accomplishing this feat.
What is capturing gold and silver mines?
In Sparta you would become a citizen at this age.
What is 30?
Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, George Bush Jr., Donald Trump, and Joe Biden are all men who were President of the United States. Most, or all of them, are wealthy or socially established, or both. They are part of the highest class in America.
What is the Aristocracy?
This country is North-West of Syria.
What is Turkey?
Socrates believed that the reason people aren't good is because of this.
What is "they are ignorant" or "they don't know enough"?
Today college students have a substantial amount of debt that they struggle with. Greeks in this profession also struggled with debt during this classical Greek era.
Who are farmers?
Athens faced a decision as to what to do with a large debt owed by one particular group among their people. This was their solution to the debt owed.
What is erasing the debt and not allowing them to borrow any more?
There are 400 players in the NBA and 80 of them earn nearly 80% of all the money paid to players.
What is the Pareto Distribution?
This nation is north of Israel and south-west of Syria.
What is Lebanon?