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Seat work

Students will quietly enter the room, find your seats

and discuss your three sticky notes on pages 344351 with your row group.
Central Question:
What cultural traits did the Greeks spread and how did they
spread them? (4.5e)

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What is the question-and-answer method of teaching
developed by Socrates?
The Socratic method
Academy was a school of philosophy founded by whom?
Plato
What is the name of the pledge taken by medical students
to only use their knowledge in ethical ways?
Hippocratic oath
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What is the Importance of Science in a Culture?

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Key Ideas
Greek scholars made important contributions in
both philosophy and history.
The ancient Greeks pioneered scientific and
medical discoveries by examining nature.
Greek learning continued to grow and spread
during the Hellenistic age.

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Key Terms
Socratic methodquestion-and-answer method
of teaching developed by Socrates
Academyschool of philosophy founded by
Plato
hypothesislogical guesses
Hippocratic oatha pledge taken by medical
students to use their knowledge in ethical ways
only
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The Power of Reason

Greek thinkers used reason and observation to answer
difficult questions.
They solved problems using logic, a step-by-step
method.
Greek philosophers and scientists applied logic to their
study of the universe and reality.
The Socratic method required students to think clearly.
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Schools of Thought

Plato

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Shared

The Stoics

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Learning From the Past

Why is Herodotus known as the father of history?
What methods did Thucydides use in his research?

What was an important purpose

of Thucydides writing?
Who wrote the worlds first known autobiography?

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Founders of Modern Science

Famous Greek Scientists

Thales

Democritus

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Aristotle

Archimedes

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Aristotles Influence
According to J. M. Roberts, what influence
did Aristotle have?
How were the areas of Aristotles influence
connected?

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Advances in Mathematics and Medicine

Pythagoras believed that numbers held the key to
understanding the universe. The Pythagorean
theorem bears his name.
Hippocrates taught his students to make observations
and ask questions of their patients. The Hippocratic
oath requires doctors to never do harm to anyone.
Herophilus and Erasistratus advanced the study of
anatomy.
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Alexandria: A Great Hellenistic Center

Which famous scholars lived
in ancient Alexandria?

In what ways did Alexandrias location contribute

to its development as
an economic and intellectual center?

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Hellenistic High Points

To which modern cities might
Alexandria be compared?
In what way did Greek scientists differ from other
ancient thinkers in their explanation of natural events?
What sophisticated technology
did the Greeks produce?
How did Greek doctors go beyond Egyptian doctors?
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Summarize
key ideas about
ancient Greek
learning.

Workbook
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