Yesterday was the fifth day of human geography class. We talked about Greek terms and ancient Greece. We discussed arete, polis, Socrates, the death of Socrates, the Socratic method, the date 508 B.C., agora, and what idiot meant in ancient Greece. I learned that Socrates had friends in the jail who was going to let him escape after getting the death penalty, but Socrates denied their offer and was still put to death. Socrates didn't want to escape because he believed in Greece and since he was charged with the death penalty, he was going to obey what they said. I also learned that in ancient Greece, if you said you were sorry for your crime in the court, your crime would be forgiven. However, when Socrates had the option to say sorry for his crime and that he wouldn't do it again, he said that he did nothing wrong and he was only helping the youth of ancient Greece. Socrates died by poison, a quick but very painful death, which causes the nervous muscles to shut down and to suffocate.
arete: a type of excellence; hero
polis: an ancient Greek city-state
Socrates: Athenian philosopher
the death of Socrates: Socrates was put to death by the Athenian government because his teaching methods caused a new way of thinking in the youth
508 B.C.: Athenian democracy was invented
agora: main marketplace in Athens, a place where people voted
idiot: someone who isn't interested in politics, someone who doesn't vote
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