Greek Vocab and Socrates

Today in human geo, we defined greek vocabulary. Some main words were agora and polis. Agora is a gathering or assembly place. It was the center of life in Ancient Greece. The polis was a political entity ruled by its body of citizens. The word polis is also the origin of the word politics, metropolitan, and poll. Another main point of discussion today was Socrates. He was a working class stonemason and a war hero. He is famous for being a philosopher. Socrates would ask his students questions to determine their underlying beliefs and the extent of their knowledge. This was named the Socratic Method. We discussed why or why not we thought Socrates, an uneducated man, would be a good leader. Although he was uneducated, I think his views on life would have made him a fine leader. He obviously had fantastic critical thinking skills which is an important quality. His lack of education could have possibly been a issue when governing a large group of people though. Overall, he would have been a great leader and role model. He would have been mostly popular with younger generations due to his speculation of traditional beliefs. His questions challenged mythology and opened people's eyes to a whole new world of possibilities and knowledge.