Socrates and Aristotle were both Greek philosophers who contributed philosophies. Socrates believed that all people contained real knowledge within them and that self critical examination was needed to bring this knowledge out. Socrates once stated‚ “The unexamined life is not worth living.” In this philosophical idea‚ Socrates is suggesting that an individual‚ who chooses to not think about their own actions‚ does not truly care about their own life. Aristotle believed in the concept of examining
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DBQ The ancient societies of Greece and China each produced a civilization remarkable for its time. Although these civilizations emerged nearly one thousand years apart‚ their philosophies were completely different‚ had various forms of governance‚ and had unique economic classes. First‚ the thoughts of the numerous Greek philosophers were absolutely different from those of the Chinese philosophers. Chinese philosophers believed that the individual was not as important as the kingdom was as a
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Anna Pacheco 12/8/14 Ms. Shuman Global 1 HW #27 Period #10 The education you’re receiving and the building you’re sitting in may have been contributed to the ancient Greeks. The Greeks were a group of intellectual creative people around 500 to 300 BC who advanced technology‚ architecture‚ drama‚ science‚ philosophy‚ mathematics‚ and government to resemble that of today. Greece’s democratic government was the start to a new sense of leadership since people were introduced to a innovative way of
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“Unit 6: ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME DBQ” Student Name Period Date ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Print your name and the Social Studies Period on the lines above. PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME A D USE YOUR TEST TAKI G STRATEGIES FOR DBQ ASSESSME TS Mr. Moore’s Ancient Greece and Rome DBQ 1 Name ____________________ Date ___________ Directions The task below is based on documents 1 through 6
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DBQ ROY SCHWARTZ Ancient Greeks made many influential contributions to western civilization such as in the areas of philosophy‚ art and architecture‚ and math and science. In every sector of life‚ from law to politics to sport‚ the terminology and innovations of this period are still relevant today. In fact‚ it’s fair to say Western civilization as we know it was made possible
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Geography/ Ancient Greece and Rome DBQ Ancient Greece and Rome DBQ The cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome have influenced the world’s modern day culture quite lavishly. The question that I was asked to answer is‚ how precisely the Ancient Greece and Rome had influences our au courant culture. I established that they did indeed‚ help form what is today’s Government‚ Architecture or Engineering‚ and Literature or Art among so many other different things. The Ancient Greek and Roman governments
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DBQ: ANCIENT GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS The Ancient Greek contribution ranged by the 1900-133 BC‚ however its influence on the Western Literate Society lasts to this day. As the Greeks expanded their empire‚ they spread their ideas to other countries‚ while also borrowing from other cultures. During this period of time‚ the Greeks made many significant and long-lasting contribution to our modern culture in Philosophy‚ Art‚ Democracy‚ Drama‚ Math‚ and Science. These givings of important ideas
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The ancient Greeks made many lasting contributions to Western civilizations. Many achievements of the ancient Greek civilization have positively affected the west. Roots in the most influenced areas of math‚ art‚ philosophy‚ and drama can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. The ancient Greek mathematician Euclid influenced mathematics in a large way after developing the Pythagorean theorem. His theorem (written around 300 B.C.) stated that “If two straight lines cut one another‚ the vertical
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Ancient Greek Contributions Many of the roots in the Western civilization can be traced back to ancient Greece. They created long lasting contributions in the making of the Western development with their literature‚ drama‚ mathematics‚ philosophy‚ politics‚ and science. The ancient Greek contributions started from 1900 B.C. to 300 B.C.‚ but still have an impact on Western society today. As the Greeks expanded‚ they spread their ideas to other countries‚ while also receiving ideas from them
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The sophists were a group of traveling teachers and philosophers in ancient Greece. They had a very different mind set than most of Athens. They argued that the human mind simply can not understand the universe‚ it was beyond our reach. True wisdom was being able to pursue and percieve ones own good. Sophists believed it was more important for individuals to improve and work on themselves. For them‚ there was so absolute right or wrong. They’re goal was to learn how to argue effectively‚ not to promote
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