Wednesday, August 29, 2012


Avery van der Steur
  •          Arête- thin, almost knife like ridge of rock which is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys.
  •          Polis- city in Grease comes from the ancient Greek city-states, which developed during the archaic period.
  •          Socrates- a classical Greek Athenian philosopher, he was credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. Invented The Death of Socrates.
  •          The Death of Socrates- a painting from 1787 by a French painter named Jacques-Louis David.
  •          The Socrates Method- a form of inquiry and debate between individuals with opposing viewpoints based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking.
  •          The Date 508 BC- Cleisthenes reforms Athenian code of laws, and establishes a democratic constitution.
  •         Agora- a central spot in ancient Greek city-states. The center of athletic, artistic, spiritual, and political life of the city.
  •          Idiots- At Athens, a person who held no official position or who was not a habitual orator in the Assembly was branded as an idiot. It is also used to distinguish the common people from the poor and the more powerful. It is also used for an unskilled worker.

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