Socrates in Ancient Greece

In class today we reviewed our vocabulary and learned more about Socrates. We began to learn about Socrates and his importance in Ancient Greece. He was a one of the first moral philosophers and he founded western Greek philosophy. He came up with the Socratic Method which was made to make the citizens think critically and try to make them clarify their own thoughts without changing their minds. He taught this method to children outside the agora. This was highly criticized by the Greek people, so they charged Socrates with Corruption of Athens Youth and Impiety or not believing in the gods of the state. Socrates died in prison from drinking poison Hemlock. We learned that Greece was the first place to ever have a democracy recorded in history. A stronger democracy leads to greater excellence. The Athenians valued the democracy so they fought for it and wanted to learn more about it.