Plato Socrates, Aristotle-Plato-philosophy science mathematics-very wealthy parents borne 427 bce died 347 bce taught by socrates began as a tragedy writer found the academy of athens Socrates-saved alcededs life-athenian general taught students to use rational understanding to relearn things.born 429 bce died 399 bce son of a stonemason carried on family business wife-Xanthippe was nag and a shreev. Socrates accused of sacrilege and corruption was poisoned to death-hemlock Aristotle-started study of logic answered why? and what is the explanation of this? had great moral philosophy sarted his one school taught alexander the great- mathematical logic known as father of biology. first to distinguish between plant and animal. believed earth was round and smaller than stars and that the earth stood still significant contrib. to astronomy proposed fifth element aether-makes up stars and planets born 384 bce died 322 bce taught by plato
Government-democracy used to be familial tribes this system failed created constitution for all greece all male citizens could participate in gov't legislative branch, judicial branch, assembly of 6000, council of 500, arbitration, and jury courts, and law enforcement people liked the system-freedom-were some critics, Thucydides blamed the fall of the athenian empire on it. took 150 years to develop to true democracy, Draco, the Solon, Peisistratus, and Cleisthenes. voted on bills directly. high participation.
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